The Rise and Fall of the Yahweh ben Yahweh Cult and the FBI's Decade-Long Pursuit of a Self-Proclaimed Messiah

In the early 1980s, the decapitation of a young African-American male led the Miami-Dade police department and the FBI along a trail of murder. Investigators quickly discovered that the victim was a dissident member of a religious sect headed by a man calling himself Yahweh ben Yahweh, or God, Son of God. Although the FBI believed Yahweh ben Yahweh and his followers were responsible for many murders, they could find no direct evidence linking them to the crimes. Agents knew they had but one recourse: to convince one of the cult leader’s fanatical followers to betray a man he considered a god.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.