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| − | * | + | * January 08 — [[Angela Smith|Angela Marilyn Smith]] is [[Angela Smith's death|murdered]] by former member [[Ricky Rodriguez]]. |
| − | * | + | * January 09 — Ricky Rodriguez subsequently [[Ricky Rodriguez's death|takes his own life]]. |
| − | * | + | * January 17 — '''[[Main Page|xFamily.org]]''' is established as a collaborative effort to document and collate information on [[The Family]]. |
| − | * | + | * January 18 — Family spokesperson [[Claire Borowik]] [[Statement by Family spokesperson Claire Borowik regarding Ricky's death|states]] that the sexual abuse of children was made an excommunicable offense in [[1986]]. |
| − | * | + | * January 23 — The Family International [http://www.xfamily.org/images/2/27/TFI_Statement_-_Deaths_Rodriguez_Smith.pdf states] that the sexual abuse of children was made an excommunicable offense in [[1988]]. |
| − | * | + | * March 03 — Recent photographs of [[Karen Zerby]] and other top [[:Category:Leaders|leaders]] are made available publicly, by '''xFamily.org''', for the first time in decades. |
| − | * | + | * March 26 — A [[Ricky Rodriguez Memorial|memorial for Ricky Rodriguez]] is held in San Diego. |
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==Press coverage== | ==Press coverage== | ||
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==Television coverage== | ==Television coverage== | ||
| − | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Icon_video.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/dr_phil_100305.wmv Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees] <small>(36:59, 93.8MB)</small> – 2005-10-03 ([[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees| | + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_100305.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: 'The Family' Religious Sect Has Ties To San Diego] <small> (3:16, 5.9MB)</small> – 2005-10-03 |
| − | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/dateline2005-08-19.avi Dateline NBC: A Child Lost] <small>(17:24, 46.5MB)</small> – 2005-08-19 ([[Dateline NBC: A message from beyond the grave| | + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/dr_phil_100305.wmv Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees] <small>(36:59, 93.8MB)</small> – 2005-10-03 ([[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees|Transcript]]) |
| + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/dateline2005-08-19.avi Dateline NBC: A Child Lost] <small>(17:24, 46.5MB)</small> – 2005-08-19 ([[Dateline NBC: A message from beyond the grave|Transcript]]) | ||
*[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/aca_2005-05-09.avi FOX: A Current Affair] <small>(11:05, 31.6MB)</small> — Tabloid overview of The Family and Ricky Rodriguez – 2005-05-09 | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/aca_2005-05-09.avi FOX: A Current Affair] <small>(11:05, 31.6MB)</small> — Tabloid overview of The Family and Ricky Rodriguez – 2005-05-09 | ||
*[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_040405.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: FBI Launches Investigation Into Sex Cult] <small>(2:56, 5.3MB)</small> – 2005-04-04 | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_040405.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: FBI Launches Investigation Into Sex Cult] <small>(2:56, 5.3MB)</small> – 2005-04-04 | ||
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*[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_021105.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: Cult Member Responds To Abuse Allegations] <small>(3:38, 6.5MB)</small> – 2005-02-11 | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_021105.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: Cult Member Responds To Abuse Allegations] <small>(3:38, 6.5MB)</small> – 2005-02-11 | ||
*[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_021005.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: Dulzura Charity Funded Accused Child Molester] <small>(3:21, 6.0MB)</small> – 2005-02-10 | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_021005.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: Dulzura Charity Funded Accused Child Molester] <small>(3:21, 6.0MB)</small> – 2005-02-10 | ||
| − | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/primetime_ricky.wmv ABC Primetime Live] <small>(18:36, 46.7MB)</small> — Ricky Rodriguez murder–suicide – 2005-01-27 ([[ABC News: Tale of the Tape| | + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/primetime_ricky.wmv ABC Primetime Live] <small>(18:36, 46.7MB)</small> — Ricky Rodriguez murder–suicide – 2005-01-27 ([[ABC News: Tale of the Tape|Transcript]]) |
| − | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/cnn360_ricky.wmv CNN Anderson Cooper 360°: Murder-Suicide Leads to Secretive Cult] <small>(20:43, 52.5MB)</small> – 2005-01-18 ([[CNN Anderson Cooper 360: Murder-Suicide Leads to Secretive Cult| | + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/cnn360_ricky.wmv CNN Anderson Cooper 360°: Murder-Suicide Leads to Secretive Cult] <small>(20:43, 52.5MB)</small> – 2005-01-18 ([[CNN Anderson Cooper 360: Murder-Suicide Leads to Secretive Cult|Transcript]]) |
* [[Good Morning America: Family International Cult Under Scrutiny After Murder-Suicide]] — 2005-01-18 | * [[Good Morning America: Family International Cult Under Scrutiny After Murder-Suicide]] — 2005-01-18 | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 5 October 2005
- January 08 — Angela Marilyn Smith is murdered by former member Ricky Rodriguez.
- January 09 — Ricky Rodriguez subsequently takes his own life.
- January 17 — xFamily.org is established as a collaborative effort to document and collate information on The Family.
- January 18 — Family spokesperson Claire Borowik states that the sexual abuse of children was made an excommunicable offense in 1986.
- January 23 — The Family International states that the sexual abuse of children was made an excommunicable offense in 1988.
- March 03 — Recent photographs of Karen Zerby and other top leaders are made available publicly, by xFamily.org, for the first time in decades.
- March 26 — A memorial for Ricky Rodriguez is held in San Diego.
Press coverage
- San Francisco Chronicle: Murder-suicide case in desert evangelical sex cult — 2005-01-11
- Tucson Citizen: Police probe ties between victim, killer — 2005-01-11
- Arizona Daily Star: Stabber's friends blame decades of abuse in sex cult — 2005-01-12
- Tucson Citizen: Murder suspect, a suicide, raised by cult to lead — 2005-01-12
- Arizona Daily Star: Sect rebuts claims in murder — 2005-01-13
- New York Times: Murder and Suicide Reviving Claims of Child Abuse in Cult — 2005-01-15
- San Francisco Chronicle: Rage turns to vengeance against "Family" — 2005-01-15
- Los Angeles Times: Fringe Group at Center of Deaths — 2005-01-17
- San Francisco Chronicle: Ex-sect members fear new violence — 2005-01-17
- CNN Anderson Cooper 360: Murder-Suicide Leads to Secretive Cult — 2005-01-18
- San Jose Mercury News: Group, P.A. woman's slaying intertwined — 2005-01-18
- KVOA TV: Professor talks about nanny murder, suicide — 2005-01-20
- San Francisco Chronicle: On tape, son of 'prophet' declares war on mother — 2005-01-20
- London Times: Revenge of a son on cult of free love — 2005-01-23
- The Observer, UK: Sex cult's messiah turns killer — 2005-01-23
- AP Spanish Online: Video de homicida-suicida renueva polémica sobre secta comunal — 2005-01-25
- ABC News: New Focus on Fringe Religious Sect — 2005-01-27
- San Francisco Chronicle: Common Thread of Sexual, Spiritual Abuse Among Cult Defectors Who Killed Themselves — 2005-01-27
- San Francisco Chronicle: IRS documents show ties between charity, sex cult — 2005-02-06
- San Francisco Chronicle: Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity — 2005-02-12
- San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Sex: Ex-member believed abuse 'normal' — 2005-02-27
- Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God — 2005-03-09
- Los Angeles Times: Tragic Legacies of a Sex-Based Religion: Murder and Suicide — 2005-03-13
- Irish Times: Helping to Take the Cult Out of the Man — 2005-03-21
- Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult" — 2005-04-19
- Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One — 2005-06-30
- People Magazine: Was the Family Doing God's Work - Or Unspeakable Harm? — 2005-07-18
- Cosmopolitan: A sex cult stole my childhood — 2005-08
- Humble Observer: Charitable donation or cult income? — 2005-08-03
- Dateline NBC: A message from beyond the grave — 2005-08-19
- Harper's Magazine: Family Values — 2005-09
- UC Berkeley News: The accidental activist: Daniel Roselle — 2005-09-16
Television coverage
CBS Local News San Diego: 'The Family' Religious Sect Has Ties To San Diego (3:16, 5.9MB) – 2005-10-03- Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees (36:59, 93.8MB) – 2005-10-03 (Transcript)
- Dateline NBC: A Child Lost (17:24, 46.5MB) – 2005-08-19 (Transcript)
- FOX: A Current Affair (11:05, 31.6MB) — Tabloid overview of The Family and Ricky Rodriguez – 2005-05-09
- CBS Local News San Diego: FBI Launches Investigation Into Sex Cult (2:56, 5.3MB) – 2005-04-04
- CBS Local News San Diego: People Raised In Sex Cult Gather For Memorial (2:03, 3.7MB) – 2005-03-26
- CBS Local News San Diego: Religious Sect Has Ties To Two Local Charities (4:00, 7.2MB) – 2005-02-17
- CBS Local News San Diego: Cult Member Responds To Abuse Allegations (3:38, 6.5MB) – 2005-02-11
- CBS Local News San Diego: Dulzura Charity Funded Accused Child Molester (3:21, 6.0MB) – 2005-02-10
- ABC Primetime Live (18:36, 46.7MB) — Ricky Rodriguez murder–suicide – 2005-01-27 (Transcript)
- CNN Anderson Cooper 360°: Murder-Suicide Leads to Secretive Cult (20:43, 52.5MB) – 2005-01-18 (Transcript)
- Good Morning America: Family International Cult Under Scrutiny After Murder-Suicide — 2005-01-18
See also: Previous Year - 2000s - Next Year
