
EXCLUSIVE: Y’all, grab your popcorn because this story is NEXT LEVEL disturbing. Netflix just dropped Trust Me: The False Prophet, and chile, the tea is scalding hot regarding Samuel Bateman, the FLDS wannabe prophet!
Sources say this man thought he could just waltz in after Warren Jeffs got locked up and start his OWN twisted little family—but the reality is pure NIGHTMARE fuel.
Get this: Bateman claimed he had divine authority, a direct line to God, blah blah blah. But WAIT — it gets WORSE. We’re talking about a multi-state scheme hiding some of the most HORRIFIC sexual crimes imaginable!
Can you BELIEVE this?!
Listen up, this guy wasn’t just some fringe weirdo; he was operating right under everyone’s noses, growing his little cult, the “Samuelites,” along the AZ/UT border. He snagged about 50 dedicated sheep.
We’re told that when the OG prophet, Warren Jeffs, went down for preying on minors (a whole other SHOCKING saga!), Bateman saw his chance to step into the void. Talk about opportunistic!
Bateman started demanding followers hand over their wives and daughters—and not just adults! His victims included children as young as NINE years old, given to him as ‘spiritual wives.’
According to court documents cited by Today, he reportedly had over 20 wives, many underage. The depravity is just STAGGERING.
Here’s the thing: His own biological daughter was allegedly told by Bateman that one of his 9-year-old ‘wives’ was actually her ‘new mother.’ That detail alone is enough to make you sick!
But the story isn’t just about the villain; it’s about the BRAVE souls who fought back. Enter cult expert Christine Marie and her husband, videographer Tolga Kates.
These two risked EVERYTHING to track Bateman’s rise, gathering the evidence needed to expose this monster while he was operating in Nebraska, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona!
They were the ones blowing the whistle, long before Netflix gave the whole world a front-row seat to the MESSY details!
The docuseries dives deep into how they pieced together the puzzle that law enforcement eventually used. It’s an IMPORTANT look at grassroots exposing of evil.
So, after all the scheming, the abuse, and the dramatic takedown chronicled in Biography, what’s the status of Samuel Bateman?
He isn’t walking free, thank GOODNESS. Bateman is currently serving a FIFTY-YEAR prison sentence. Fifty years! That’s a long time to think about what he did to those kids.
But even though he’s locked up, the fallout continues. Sources say his former community is STILL grappling with the severe trauma inflicted by his confirmed and alleged crimes.
The documentary ensures his reign of terror isn’t forgotten, shining a light on the victims who are now trying to heal, as detailed by Netflix Tudum.
Y’all, watch this docuseries. It’s a crucial, albeit terrifying, look at the dark underbelly of religious extremism and the predators who hide within it. Don’t sleep on this one!






