The Cult Next Door: Mike King on the Zion Society
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Well, this is a first for us. Today, we\u2019re covering the Zion Society, which was a cult run by a landscaper, Arvin Shreeve. Based out of Ogden, Utah, Shreeve and his followers had some of the most manicured lawns in the neighborhood. But, behind lush green lawns hid sinister secrets. This polygamist sect had about 100 members at its peak, hiding in plain sight in a quiet suburban\xa0 cul-de-sac. Former lieutenant Mike King was the one to discover them. With a tip from one of the former followers, Mike helped put Shreeve and many of his followers behind bars for life.\xa0
Mike King is the creator and host of Profiling Evil, a YouTube channel and podcast that covers breaking true crime stories, as well as the author of \u201cDeceived: An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult.\u201d We spoke to him this summer in front of a live audience at CrimeCon. Now, we\u2019re sharing it on our main feed. In this episode, we dive deep into the practices of the Zion Society and Mike\u2019s investigation that ultimately brought the cult down.\xa0
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