The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt1: "Life After Death"
Was I in a Cult?2 Juli 2025

The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt1: "Life After Death"

In August of 1978, one of the darkest chapters in Utah's history unfolded. A man claiming to be God became the catalyst for a tragedy that left a city shaken and a family shattered. Emmanuel David—born Charles Bruce Longo—founded a small but insidious cult rooted in offshoot Mormon beliefs, prophetic delusions, and total control.


Despite the mass suicide—or murder-suicide, depending on who you ask—the cult didn't die with its leader. The remaining believers held on. They kept the doctrine alive. And for decades, they waited for their God to return.


Today's guest is one of the few who remained.


This is Part 1 of her story.


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