{"product_id":"broken-faith-linda-davidson-9798271683268","title":"Broken Faith: Broken Faith The Crimes of the Lafferty Brothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBroken Faith: The Crimes of the Lafferty Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting, rigorously reported true-crime account of how devotion curdled into delusion-and ended in the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her 15-month-old daughter, Erica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1984, Utah's Wasatch front was shattered by a crime born from \"revelation.\" Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty claimed God had commanded a \"removal.\" What followed forced a community-and a nation-to confront the thin line between fervent belief and fanatic harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Davidson reconstructs the case with care and clarity: the family's patriarchal roots; the brothers' slide into separatist fundamentalism; the July 24th killings; the interstate manhunt and arrests; and the trials that tested sanity, faith, and the meaning of justice. Alongside the investigative narrative, Davidson probes the psychology of shared delusion, the mechanics of coercive control, and the resilience of those left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentering the lives of Brenda and baby Erica-not the mythology of their killers-Broken Faith refuses sensationalism. It is a study in how authority without accountability becomes danger, and how families and communities rebuild after the unthinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scene-by-scene reconstruction grounded in court records and contemporaneous reporting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear explanations of the legal and psychological issues the case raised\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compassionate portrait of Brenda Lafferty as a voice of reason and courage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLessons for recognizing and resisting extremist control cloaked as faith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContent note: Contains non-graphic descriptions of homicide and religiously framed abuse.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Davidson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271683268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Linda Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170670452991,"sku":"9798271683268","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-faith-linda-davidson-9798271683268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}