New Times staff writer John Dougherty spent months examining the secretive, isolated polygamist Mormon communities that straddle the Arizona-Utah border north of the Grand Canyon. He found a culture of sexual abuse and psychological torment as well as the unlawful expenditure of millions of dollars in public money. And it's all been going on with little attempt by the state to help the residents or put an end to the fraud.

1. Feature
   Persecution Complex
   Prophet Warren Jeffs' conviction won't stop underage marriages among his followers, much less end polygamy
   Published: October 04, 2007
2. Dougherty
   It Practices What They Preach
   Cast into the spotlight by fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, the mainstream Mormon Church's trying to distance itself from its infamous cousin
   By John Dougherty
   Published: May 25, 2006
3. Dougherty
   Authorities Swarm Polygamists
   State and federal law enforcement launches a multifaceted campaign against fugitive fundamentalist Mormon Prophet Warren Jeffs and his followers
   By John Dougherty
   Published: April 13, 2006
4. Dougherty
   Rogue Cops
   The police force in Polygamyland helps fugitive Prophet Warren Jeffs and his cult break the law
   By John Dougherty
   Published: February 23, 2006
5. News
   FBI Raids Polygs
   Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served.
   By John Dougherty
   Published: January 26, 2006
6. Feature
   Forbidden Fruit
   Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children
   By John Dougherty
   Published: December 29, 2005
7. Feature
   Plundering the Faithful
   Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin
   By John Dougherty
   Published: December 29, 2005
8. News
   Crash Course
   Fundamentalist Mormons lose control of Colorado City's school district, as a criminal investigation continues
   By John Dougherty
   Published: December 08, 2005
9. Feature
   Wanted: Armed and Dangerous
   As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital
   By John Dougherty
   Published: November 10, 2005
10. Feature
    Under Siege
    Polygamists are barricading their homes in the midst of mounting legal assaults by authorities
    By John Dougherty
    Published: September 22, 2005