
The Witness Wore Red
The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
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Narrated by:
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Rebecca Musser
About this listen
You've watched Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, the top 5 true-crime docuseries on Netflix. Now discover the revealing memoir of one woman featured in the series who was forced into polygamous marriage and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate.
Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world. Covered head-to-toe in strict, modest clothing, she received a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' school headed by Warren Jeffs. Always seeking to be an obedient Priesthood girl, in her teens she became the 19th wife of her people's prophet: 85-year-old Rulon Jeffs, Warren's father. Finally sickened by the abuse she suffered and saw around her, she pulled off a daring escape and sought to build a new life and family.
The church, however, had a way of pulling her back in—and by 2007, Rebecca had no choice but to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages. The following year, Rebecca and the rest of the world watched as a team of Texas Rangers raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a stronghold of the FLDS. Rebecca's subsequent testimony would reveal the horrific secrets taking place behind closed doors of the temple, sending their leaders to prison for years, and Warren Jeffs for life.
The Witness Wore Red is a gripping account of one woman's struggle to escape the perverse embrace of religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, and a courageous story of hope and transformation.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2013 Rebecca Musser (P)2013 Hachette Book GroupCritic Reviews
"Compelling . . . the book speaks to the ways isolation, fear and secrecy can shelter insidious abuses until someone has the courage to step forward as a witness."—Kirkus Reviews
Honestly, only downside was the audio reading of the book, however it definitely wasn’t bad enough to not want to continue listening, and I don’t hold it against her in the slightest. In fact I got a giggle at the way Rebecca reads, and translates the Texan accent, as well as a few other moments throughout the book.
Enjoyable
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What did you like most about The Witness Wore Red?
the storyWhat did you like best about this story?
the fact that it was trueWhat did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
the narrator/author wasnt the best, cant expect too much as she is the author and isnt educated in the art of narrationWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yesriveting true story
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a good FLDS storey
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Detailed, revealing and riveting
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Fantastic telling
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Good book but a bit long winded
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Anyone who values human rights and the protection of the vulnerable should listen to this. Rebecca’s ability to see through the manipulation and corruption of religious ideas to suppress others and then discover a true loving faith is hopeful for those that have been damaged in the name of religion st the hand of the evil.
Wow.
Power in truth
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However the Texan accent adopted by the narrator for one of the characters in the last half of the book was awful. It was so irritating that I couldn’t listen to 3 more hours of it and deleted the book.
Fascinating story, unfortunate narration.
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