Chris Johnston

The apocalyptic group The Family and their guru, Anne Hamilton-Byrne, captured international headlines throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Hamilton-Byrne, who some followers believed was Jesus Christ, was glamorous and charismatic—and, many allege, very dangerous. She acquired children—some through adoption and some born to cult members—and raised them as her own, bleaching their hair blonde to make them look like siblings....