Series from 2014
| Duration: | 4920 min |
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Escaping Polygamy follows three sisters who left the Kingston clan, a secretive polygamist group in Utah known as the Order, and who now help loved on…
This 2-hour special focuses on the dramatic work of three sisters who escaped from the polygamous cult known as the Kingston clan as young women and now help other young men, women and children to escape, preferring to face hell than spend another day inside.
The girls face a challenge when one of their sisters, Melanie, contacts them about needing to leave the Order. Originally planning to wait for the most opportune moment to quietly get their sister out, plans quickly change and the escape attempt must happen amid a chaotic and violent backdrop.
Shanell's aunt Kathy has decided to leave the Order after having raised sixteen children under the umbrella of the notorious cult. Kathy's youngest daughter is now of age in the Kingston Clan and ready to be married off, so Shanell must intervene and get her family into hiding as quickly as possible.
Rachel, is in desperate need of breaking free from the order.
A seventeen-year-old girl must flee from Utah to Nevada to escape from the clutches of polygamy and Utah's runaway laws. Having unsuccessfully attempted to escape before, Priscilla is adamant about leaving once and for all, but knows she needs the help of her friends outside the Order.
Shanell receives a letter from her fourteen-year-old half-sister crying out for help and threatening suicide.