Escaping Polygamy

Three sisters who escaped from the polygamous cult known as the Kingston clan as young women are now helping other young men, women and children to escape, preferring to face hell than spend another day inside.

Five people who left polygamous cults share the difficulties of living on the outside. Sisters Ariel and Vanna reveal a shocking secret, Amanda’s brother Eskel discovers a new calling in life, and Shanell’s aunt Kathy faces a dramatic custody battle for her children. Meanwhile, Lizzy finds herself back in the grips of the cult and Leah, who left the AUB group, has embraced a new attitude on love and life.

Follow up with four people who left polygamous cults on Escaping Polygamy

One of the sisters, Melanie, contacts the girls about needing to leave the Order. Originally planning to wait for the most opportune moment to quietly get their sister out, plans quickly change and the escape attempt must happen amid a chaotic and violent backdrop. An update is presented on where Melanie is today.

Yolanda needs the girls' help to escape from the FLDS compound in Colorado City, Arizona. While they are familiar with the cult's principles, practices, and prophet Warren Jeffs, the girls are hundreds of miles away from home. With a plan in place to get Yolanda out, the biggest hurdle they face is to remain as under the radar and out of sight as possible. An update is presented on where Yolanda is today.

Shanell's aunt Kathy has decided to leave the Order after raising 16 children in view of the cult. Kathy's youngest daughter is now of age in the Kingston Clan and ready to be married off. Shanell must intervene and get her family into hiding.

A 17-year-old girl must go to Nevada to escape polygamy and Utah's runaway laws. With a failed escape before, Priscilla is adamant about leaving but seeks the help of her friends outside the Order. Many risks are in play, so Priscilla must escape quickly.

Jessica and Kollene receive word that two sisters want to escape the FLDS polygamist cult headquartered in Colorado City, at the border of Utah and Arizona.

Amanda's younger brother wants to leave the group as he refuses to live a polygamist lifestyle. Amanda enlists her sister Rachel to help their brother and avoid suspicion, but their mother figures out the plan and confronts him with an emotional plea to stay.

Amanda's mother, Lorie, can no longer stay trapped in the Order, but getting the wife of an influential Order man out is a challenge, as her home is surrounded by Order members tasked to keep watch over her. Later, see where Lorie is today.

A former Order member reaches out fearing that the life of her elderly father, Fred, is in danger. As Fred's health rapidly declines, Jessica and Kollene must figure out how to convince this devoted Order man to accept help from outsiders. Other members in the cult go to extreme lengths to halt their plan. Later, an update is provided on where Fred is today.

Andrea and Shanell get a tip that Lizzy, a young mother, is in an abusive situation and needs help. The girls track Lizzy down, but Lizzy won't leave without her daughter, who was taken and hidden from her by members of the church. Ultimately, the girls are faced with the harsh reality of what brainwashing can do to a family when the escape takes a dramatic and emotionally charged turn.

The insider sends the sisters a tip that federal agents are targeting the polygamous group in a raid on their businesses, and sends a desperate plea for help when they suspect leaders have figured out their identity.

MaryAnn, a rule-breaking FLDS woman, reaches out to Jessica and Amanda about leaving the polygamous group; after an emotional confrontation with her mother, MaryAnn refuses to leave until she says goodbye to her siblings in a nearby polygamous town.

Jessica recruits Rachel Jeffs, daughter of notorious leader Warren Jeffs, to help FLDS member Carole escape a "house of repentance." After being caught in what the religion considers a highly forbidden relationship, Carole was sent to live far away from her family and friends to be closely guarded by some of the religion's most elite and faithful women.

Andrea and Jessica receive word from Ethel, a young woman desperate to break free from the FLDS polygamous group. As a child, Ethel's mother was ripped away from her by the church and she's had a void in her life ever since. With the mission of finding her mother in mind along with the sisters' help, Ethel attempts to escape not only her extremely devout grandmothers but also a highly dangerous area.

Sisters Andrea, Jessica and Shanell relive past escapes, unveil never-before-seen moments and catch up with the people who have escaped polygamy and are now living a life away from the polygamous group they so bravely left behind.

Rosie, a young FLDS woman, reaches out to her older sister and former member, Yolanda, for help leaving the group. The decision is painful as once Rosie leaves, ties with her beloved mother will be severed due to the religion's teachings that anyone who escapes is considered an enemy. With Jessica and Yolanda's help, Rosie tries to secretly escape, but the situation begins to fall apart when the team realizes Rosie's mother may have caught onto the plan.