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Cult expert weighs in on Idaho missing children's case

May 17, 2020 / 01:51

This episode features Flora Jessop discussing extreme religious organizations, child safety, and the case of Laurie Vallow. Jessop shares her insights on the potential fate of missing children and the psychological factors influencing parental decisions.

Flora Jessop, with over 20 years of experience, expresses her belief that the missing children could still be alive and are possibly being used for a greater purpose within their religious ideology. She emphasizes the danger posed by individuals who consider themselves chosen by God.

Jessop reflects on the incomprehensibility of a mother abandoning her children, highlighting the psychological grip that extreme beliefs can have on individuals. She suggests that these children were victims long before their disappearance.

The conversation raises questions about the influence of dogma on parental behavior and the potential for children to be hidden away by other members of the community.

TLDR

Flora Jessop discusses the psychological impact of extreme religious beliefs on child safety and the case of Laurie Vallow.

Episode

1:51
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[Music] my name is flora Jessop and I have spent 20 plus years working with people coming
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out of extreme religious organizations if you will I think that those children could be alive do I think Laurie Vala
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would give them up absolutely not I think that those children are being going to be used for a greater purpose
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within the ideology of whatever they're pulling toward I think that when somebody says that
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they are chosen by God to do something special in the world it seems to me like because she believes she's special that
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she's above the law she's on a higher mission and man has nothing they can do to her that is gonna veer her away from
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that because if she steps away from that her salvation is at risk her eternal life these kids weren't victims waiting
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to happen as soon as the dogmatic insect entered their lives these kids were victims and could these
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children possibly be they're being held by someone other members absolutely they
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could be in an underground bunker somewhere without any knowledge that all of this is going on there's a hundred
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places they could be I still have trouble wrapping my head around what makes a mommy walk away from her kids
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it's incomprehensible to me

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Episode Highlights

  • Flora Jessop's Mission
    Flora Jessop has dedicated over 20 years to helping those escaping extreme religious organizations.
    @ 00m 06s
    May 17, 2020
  • The Fate of the Children
    Flora believes the children are being used for a greater purpose within a dangerous ideology.
    @ 00m 25s
    May 17, 2020
  • The Complexity of Belief
    Jessop discusses how belief in being 'chosen by God' can lead to dangerous actions.
    @ 00m 36s
    May 17, 2020

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Key Moments

  • Flora's Journey00:06
  • Children's Fate00:25
  • Incomprehensible Choices01:37