Viewers of Netflix's latest documentary series have been left scarred by its shocking story.

The four-part show digs deeper into a polygamous religious cult known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and pays particular attention to its leader, the self-professed prophet Warren Jeffs.

Titled Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, the doc reveals the strict rules imposed on female members of FLDS, who are forced to dress a certain way, pray every hour, and marry men far older than them.

It also delves into the polygamous practices endorsed by the church and the reports that began to emerge of child brides being raped and abused. During his tenure as head of the FLDS, it was believed that Jeffs had up to 69 wives, many of whom were teenage girls as young as 12.

In 2008, Jeffs' West Texas ranch was raided, and he and other key members of the church were charged with child abuse. He has since been found guilty of two counts of sexual assault against a child and is serving a life sentence in prison.

But the fact that Jeffs is safely behind bars hasn't made watching Keep Sweet any easier for viewers, many of whom have taken to Twitter to brand the documentary "traumatizing" and "sickening".

"Just finished 'keep sweet: pray and obey'. I don’t have the words. need everyone to try and watch this, it’s so sickening," one person tweeted, while another wrote: "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey on Netflix is damn near traumatizing."

Other viewers went so far as to say that the doc made them feel physically ill. "I thought the new season of Stranger things season was dark… then I watched Keep Sweet; Pray and Obey and it made me physically nauseous," one wrote. Another agreed, tweeting: "I'm 20 minutes into the Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey documentary and I feel ill."

Meanwhile, one viewer even thought it was more appropriate to describe it as a horror flick than a documentary.

"I nominate Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey for horror movie of the year," they tweeted.

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey is available to watch on Netflix now.

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A 21-year-old man who killed a young mom and her one-year-old daughter when he hit them at 100mph has developed a disturbing cult following as fans argue he's too "cute" for prison.

As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, in 2018, Cameron Herrin fatally struck the mother and daughter while speeding.

In April of this year, Herrin was given a 24-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.

Now, a cult following has emerged for the fresh-faced 21-year-old on TikTok, with users on the platform declaring that he is "innocent".

For instance, one person wrote: "He is innocent please give him one chance."

Another added: "Omg [he's] so cute. Release him..."

A third simply wrote: "He is so damn not."

Another fan argued: "He is not [a] criminal it was [an] accident."

A different member of the fanbase wrote alongside a broken heart emoji: "Justice for Cameron. 24 years is too much."

Twenty-four-year-old Jessica Reisinger-Raubenolt and her 20-month-old daughter, Lillia, had been crossing a street in Tampa, Florida when Herrin hit them.

Prosecutors stated that Herrin had been taking part in a street race at the time of the incident.

Per Insider, TikTok videos gushing over Herrin have managed to accumulate billions of views, and videos under the hashtag #justiceforcameron have been viewed over 26 million times.

Many of the videos feature the young convict in court as his sentence is announced.

What's more, a Change.org petition, which has been signed over 28,000 times at the time of writing, has been set up calling for leniency in his sentence.

Herrin's mother has now weighed in on the bizarre fascination with her son, telling the Tampa Bay Times that his fans seem to have "an unhealthy obsession" with him.

She even said they send letters and ring her up in the middle of the night and that the obsession became "scary" when people began stalking members of her family online and allegedly hacked Herrin's partner's accounts.

Widower David Raubenolt requested that the judge give Herrin the maximum sentence of 30 years for ending the lives of his wife and daughter.

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For a lot of people, the idea of settling down with a partner and having children is an overwhelming one. For others, however, it's a lifelong dream.

But not everyone fits into one of those two categories.

Take Winston Blackmore, for instance, who - apparently discontent with just having one wife - is married to 24 women at the same time, and has 149 children between all of them.

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Blackmore, the Canadian leader of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, is famous for being the patriarch of such a huge family. However, unfortunately for him, his domestic set-up isn't at all legal.

As a result, the 62-year-old was sentenced to 150 hours of community service this week for the crime of "practising polygamy", and was also ordered to spend six months under house arrest. During that time, Blackmore will be permitted to leave his home in order to attend work and see to any "medical emergencies", but otherwise must remain on his property.

Another man, James Oler, was tried and found guilty of the comparatively lesser crime of having only five wives. He was sentenced to 75 hours community service.

Despite his criminal conviction, though, Blackmore has claimed that nothing will stop him from following his religion and continuing to live with his two dozen spouses. "He's made it clear that no sentence will deter him from practising his faith," said Justice Sheri Ann Donegan. "The concept of remorse is foreign to him in this context."

As a committed Mormon, Blackmore has a long history of polygamy. His own father, Ray Blackmore, had six wives and 31 children, with Winston being the fifth oldest.

However, his life with the church hasn't always run smoothly. At one point, he was excommunicated and was spurred on to create his own denomination - the Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc. What's more, he upset a lot of people with his polygamous ways, as some of his wives were reportedly underage when he married them.

Reports show that 10 of the fundamentalist's wives were only 17 years old when Blackmore tied the knot with them, three were 16 years of age, and one bride was only 15. The legal age of marriage is 18 in Canada - unless the person has their parents' consent - in which case it's 16.

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Under the current Canadian law, the maximum sentence for being married to more than one person at a time is five years imprisonment. However, as cases of the offence are so rare, the judge found it difficult to follow a precedent in sentencing Blackmore and Oler.

In fact, there have only ever been two other cases of criminal polygamy in Canada, and those took place more than a century ago in 1988 and 1906 respectively.

Blackmore's lawyer actually asked the judge to consider all possible sentences, including a complete dismissal of charges, but the lenient sentence was eventually reached after Justice Donegan took into account that both men have lived otherwise law-abiding lives, and do a lot of good for their communities.

Blackmore is still married to all 24 of his wives.

A man has revealed he has 27 moms and 150 siblings, and his followers are seriously intrigued.

TikToker @kayezer0 (real name: Murray Blackmore) is an ex-Mormon who is open about his experience growing up in a polygamous family.

Needless to say, his followers have plenty of questions about his family setup, given how unusual it is.

One person wanted to know: "Did you remember all of [your siblings'] names?"

A different user wondered the same: "Can you remember all the names? not being rude lol just curious. I could barely remember all my classmates names."

Another bewildered TikTok user asked: "How [did] his parents handle the babies?"

Speaking to Bored Panda, Blackmore revealed why he no longer follows Mormonism.

He said: “Growing up there was always a piece of me that never really connected to the beliefs of Mormonism.

"I stayed a part of the church to feel like I belonged with my family. It wasn’t until I entered adulthood that I decided it just wasn’t right for me. At first it was hard to tell my family, but over time, it became easier.”

When asked how people react when they learn he was raised in such a large family, Blackmore said that initially people are shocked, and usually respond in one of two ways: “They either think it’s interesting and want to learn more about it or they contribute to the slander that’s been a ‘shadow’ over my family.”

The young man refers to himself as a "triplet" as he was born on the same day as two of his siblings who have different mothers. Overall, he has 12 siblings who share the same birth year as him, all of whom have a name that begins with the letter "M".

In another video, his older brother Warren Blackmore explained: "Typically, there would be two moms and their kids per house, one on the top floor and one on the bottom."

He added: "There was two groups of three different sisters and there was four groups of four different sisters from another family.

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Chris Watts, the Colorado man responsible for the brutal murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two young daughters in 2017, has made headlines once again.

A former cellmate, Dylan Tallman, has opened up about Watts' behavior in prison and some disturbing claims he made regarding his infamous crime. Watts, now 40, is serving a life sentence at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, after pleading guilty to the murders.

Tallman, who spent seven months in an adjacent cell to Watts in 2020, spoke to the Daily Mail about Watts' obsession with women and how he still seems to be driven by his weakness for them. While incarcerated, Watts converted to Christianity, even citing the influence of TV pundit Nancy Grace’s coverage of his case.

Despite this newfound faith, Tallman reveals that Watts hasn't overcome his past demons, claiming that the killer dad blames his actions on a woman he became infatuated with.

Watts' obsession with women in prison

Dylan Tallman described Watts as someone who couldn't resist becoming obsessed with any woman who showed him attention. "He will talk to a girl and she becomes his everything really fast," Tallman said. "He becomes obsessed with a woman and she becomes all he can think of - and he'll do whatever they ask him to do."

According to Tallman, Watts would often spend hours talking to women over the phone, writing them long letters, and calling them incessantly.

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Many women, Tallman noted, have sent money to Watts through the prison commissary and have become his pen pals. "A lot of women write him in prison," Tallman said. "He talks to them a lot." This behavior suggests that even in prison, Watts remains fixated on finding validation and affection from women, a pattern that seems to tie back to the events that led to his family's tragic deaths.

Watts blames his crime on a woman

In letters reviewed by the Daily Mail, Watts is said to have attempted to explain his horrific actions by citing his obsession with Nichol Kessinger, a woman with whom he was having an affair at the time of the murders.

Using Biblical references, Watts reportedly tried to paint Kessinger as a seductress who led him astray. "The words of a harlot have brought me low," Watts wrote in a prayer of confession from March 2020. "Her flattering speech was like drops of honey that pierced my heart and soul. Little did I know that all her guests were in the chamber of death."

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Tallman, who described himself as Watts' "spiritual twin," explained that the killer had a tendency to blame others for his actions, including Kessinger, whom he depicted as the cause of his downfall. Watts' reliance on religion to explain his crime reflects his attempt to reconcile his actions with his faith, although it does little to diminish the severity of his actions.

While Watts' crime remains a chilling example of the depths of his depravity, his prison behavior suggests that some of the same weaknesses and obsessions that led to the murders continue to dominate his life behind bars.

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