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Inside the Marcus Wesson Massacre

Forced to Live a Primitive Existence, Family Turned into a Cult by Own Father

PHOTOS: The Marcus Wesson Story

Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Inside the Marcus Wesson Massacre
Inside the Marcus Wesson Massacre
Family Secrets: The Marcus Wesson Story
Over the years, Wesson collected bizarre beliefs and welded them together to create his own religious vision, which he imposed upon his family. Wesson had his family pitch a huge army surplus tent where they lived for the better part of 12 years, away from the prying eyes of neighbors, social workers, and police. Pictured: Sebhrenah Wesson, Marcus Wesson's daughter, in a blue shirt, who was part of a suicide pact. Marcus Wesson claimed his daughter was the one who led her son, sister, nieces and nephews to the back room, and then killed them all with a single gunshot wound to the head. Kiani Wesson is shown in the center with her baby girl, Illabelle, who also was killed that day. Cousin Rosie is to the far right. (Courtesy Elizabeth Wesson)
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