In the 1960s, a woman named Anne Hamilton-Byrne created a secretive cult in Australia called The Family. She convinced followers that she was the female reincarnation of Jesus Christ — and that the world would soon end. Anne, a former yoga teacher, and her husband Bill Hamilton-Byrne gathered devoted followers who believed she was divine. But behind the religion was horror. They stole and illegally adopted at least 14 children, raised them in total isolation, and told them Anne was their real mo

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