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Bust-up in Bountiful: How a bitter power struggle turned family against family in this notorious polygamous community in British Columbia.
Aired January 25,
2006 at 9pm
on CBC-TV
Updated April 12,
2008 on
CBC Newsworld

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REPORTER: Hana Gartner
PRODUCER: Oleh Rumak

WEB EXCLUSIVE
Former Bishop of Bountiful, Winston Blackmore is rumoured to have 26 wives and 80 children. Download the Bountiful family tree. (.pdf file)
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BUST-UP IN BOUNTIFUL

During the last decade, the fifth estate's Hana Gartner has followed the fascinating story of the notorious polygamous community of Bountiful, British Columbia and the bitter, potentially dangerous, power struggle that developed between Winston Blackmore and the sect's self-proclaimed prophet, Warren Jeffs. Earlier this year, Warren Jeffs was arrested, tried and is now serving out a life sentence.

This week, this break-away sect of Mormons was back in the news when a ranch in Texas was raided and hundreds of children removed following accusations of abuse. Watch an update of Bust-up in Bountiful for more this ongoing, dramatic story.

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CREDITS
producer/director: Oleh Rumak
reporter/writer: Hana Gartner
associate producers: Lynette Fortune
graphic designers: Tim Kindrachuk
audio mix: Damian Kearns
colourist: Peter Jorgensen
website producer: Annette Bradford
website coordinator: Eleanor Besley
senior producer: Salley Reardon
executive producer: David Studer
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