| 1/1/1998 |
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Jeffs becomes first counselor in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. |
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FLDS |
| 4/23/2001 |
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Jeffs conducts a marriage between 14-year-old Elissa Wall to her 19-year -old cousin April 23, at the Hot Springs Motel in Caliente, Nev. |
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Spiritual marriage |
| 7/22/2008 |
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Based on evidence gathered in the raid, a Texas grand jury indicts Jeffs on bigamy and sexual assault charges in two alleged underage spiritual marriages. |
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Indicted  Photographs submitted into evidence in a court hearing showing FLDS leader Warren Jeffs with a young girl. Photos dated July 27, 2006. Tribune file photo |
| 9/8/2002 |
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After years of acting as a spokesman for his aged and stroke-disabled father, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leader Rulon Jeffs, Warren Jeffs takes over leadership of the sect in a disputed succession process. |
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New Leader  Rulon Jeffs |
| 8/10/2011 |
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Tapes released Warren Jeffs describes why he can have multiple women with him at once.(48 sec.) Listen to the audio
Jeffs reads a revelation about why his wives must be loyal to him. (6:10 min.) Listen to the audio
Jeffs describes the "atonement sessions" and how his "ladies" must bring him back from the brink of death through their touch. He also tells them they must "assist each other" during sex. (7:43 min.) Listen to the audio
Jeffs describes the grooming he requires of his wives, but that they may not discuss it with others. (2:52 min.) Listen to the audio
Jeffs says he does not need to be near death for his wives to have sex with him. (54 sec.) Listen to the audio
Jeffs tells the women "You ladies just don't know how men out in the world are." A female voice replies, "We're so glad we don't know." (7 sec.) Listen to the audio |
| 8/5/2003 |
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Jeffs is formally ordained as president of the FLDS church |
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Ordained  Warren Jeffs appears on a poster labeled "Marching on to Zion" at the FLDS school in Lister, British Columbia.Tribune file photo |
| 3/28/2011 |
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After a four-year absence, William E. Jessop re-emerges to claim that he, not Jeffs, is the true prophet of the church. He files paperwork to take control of the FLDS Corporation of the President back from Jeffs, igniting an ongoing struggle for control. He is now said to be gaining some traction in the twin towns of Colorado City and Hildale, with up to 200 people attending Sunday sessions he leads. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55866173-78/jessop-jeffs-flds-william.html.cs |
Re-emerging  William E. Jessop speaks to a congregation of FLDS members Sunday, February 17, 2013 in Hildale. Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune. |
| 1/1/2004 |
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Jeffs excommunicates at least a dozen men, including the longtime mayor of Colorado City, Ariz., and ordered them to leave the community without their wives and children. The wives and children are assigned to other men in the community. |
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Power play |
| 11/20/2007 |
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Jeffs gets 10 years to life on accomplice to rape charges and steps down as president of the FLDS Corporation of the President. |
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Sentenced Warren Jeffs looks at one of his attorneys at his sentencing on accomplice to rape charges in St. George in 2007. Associated Press file photo. |
| 6/9/2005 |
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A Mohave County, Ariz., grand jury indicts Jeffs June 9 on charges of sexual conduct with a minor and conspiracy to commit sexual conduct with a minor for marriages he conducted. |
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Arizona charges |
| 11/1/2010 |
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After a courtroom fight, Jeffs is quietly extradited from Utah to Texas. |
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Texas-bound  Warren Jeffs walks out of the Tom Green County Courthouse. Jeffs was transferred into Texas custody from Arizona. Patrick Dove, Standard-Times |
| 6/27/2005 |
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Federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and a federal arrest warrant for Jeffs are issued by a U.S. magistrate in Arizona June 27. A Utah magistrate later issues similar warrants. |
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Warrant issued |
| 8/4/2011 |
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The West Texas Jury convicts Jeffs of sexually assaulting two girls, ages 12 and 15, whom he took as plural wives. |
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=16420591&itype=storyID |
Guilty A courtroom sketch of the trial by Brigitte Woosley, The Associated Press |
| 12/12/2005 |
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A woman identified as "M.J" sues Jeffs on Dec. 12, claiming he enticed her to marry an older man. She is later revealed to be Elissa Wall. |
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A bride sues |
| 9/25/2007 |
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After a two-week trial, a jury in St. George finds Jeffs guilty on two counts of accomplice to rape in the Elissa Wall case. The suicide attempt, and jail's tapes of the conversation in which he renounced his role as prophet are made public more than a month later. |
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Convicted |
| 4/5/2006 |
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Prosecutors file accomplice to rape charges against Jeffs for presiding over the unwilling marriage of then-14-year-old Elissa Wall to her 19-year-old cousin. |
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Utah charges  Elissa Wall at 14 in her wedding dress, the night before she was married to her 19-year-old cousin, Allen Steed. |
| 4/3/2008 |
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Texas authorities begin a weeklong raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch in remote Eldorado, Texas. More than 400 children are taken into protective custody, though they are later returned to their parents. Police also cart off the equivalent of 1.7 billion pages of evidence. |
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Raided |
| 5/6/2006 |
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FBI places Jeffs on its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list on May 6. |
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Ten most wanted  |
| 7/27/2010 |
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The Utah Supreme Court overturns Jeffs' 2007 accomplice to rape conviction, saying the jury should have been instructed to more carefully consider only whether Jeffs intended for Allen Steed to rape his cousin, Elissa Wall. |
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Reprieve |
| 5/27/2006 |
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Bruce Wisan, the court-appointed fiduciary overseeing United Effort Plan assets, a trust that controlled most of the property of a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border, sues Jeffs along with other trustees for failing to protect the fund's assets and unjustly enriching themselves. |
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3871345&itype=NGPSID |
Money gone |
| 1/1/2011 |
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Jeffs takes back control of the FLDS Corporation of the President. Using a pay phone in his Texas jail cell, he begins excommunicating more than 30 men from the FLDS Church, forcing most to leave their homes and families. Those exiled include nearly all the top leaders and public church faces. |
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Power play |
| 8/8/2006 |
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After two years on the run, Jeffs is arrested in southern Nevada. He was riding in a red Cadillac Escalade with a brother, Isaac, and a favorite wife, Naomi, when a state trooper pulled the SUV over for having partially obscured temporary registration tags. Police later found wigs, 14 cell phones and nearly $68,000 in hundred dollar bills, among other items, stuffed into the SUV. |
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Apprehended  Warren Jeffs during his arrest near Las Vegas. Courtesy of Nevada Highway Patrol. |
| 7/6/2011 |
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In a move the prosecution calls a stalling tactic, Jeffs fires his high-profile defense attorney less than three weeks before trial. But Texas District Judge Barbara Walther denies Jeff Kearney’s motion to withdraw. |
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Fired  Defense attorney Jeff Kearney was fired by Warren Jeffs July 6, 2011. The Associated Press. |
| 3/1/2007 |
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Weakened by extended fasting, sleeplessness and long periods spent on his knees praying, Jeffs renounces his role as prophet in a videotaped jailhouse conversation with his brother. He refers to himself as a “wicked man" and names the bishop of Colorado City/Hildale, William E. Jessop, as the true prophet. He attempts suicide days later, but recovers and later apparently recants. |
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Stepped down |
| 8/9/2011 |
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Jeffs sentenced to life in prison |
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=16495538&itype=storyID |
Life in prison |
| 3/1/2007 |
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A judge awards special fiduciary Bruce Wisan $8.8 million in a lawsuit he filed against Jeffs and other former trustees. Wisan accused them of fleecing the church's financial empire. |
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5348659&itype=NGPSID |
UEP judgement  Court appointed trust attorney Bruce Wisan. Tribune file photo |
| 4/1/2013 |
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Former spokesman Willie Jessop buys Warren Jeffs' compound at auction. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56223239-78/jessop-flds-jeffs-compound.html.csp |
Auction  A large home intended for the family of Warren Jeffs in Hildale, Friday April 26, 2013. The property was purchased by Willie Jessop who spent the day allowing former followers to see the inside of a compound they had previously not been allowed to enter. Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune |
