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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. | ||
==Press coverage== | ==Press coverage== | ||
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* [[San Francisco Chronicle: Rage turns to vengeance against "Family"]] — 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 | * [[Los Angeles Times: Fringe Group at Center of Deaths]] — 2005-01-17 | ||
| + | * [[Northern Virginia Daily: Obituaries - Susan J. Kauten]] — 2005-01-17 | ||
* [[San Francisco Chronicle: Ex-sect members fear new violence]] — 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 | * [[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 | * [[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 | * [[London Times: Revenge of a son on cult of free love]] — 2005-01-23 | ||
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* [[San Francisco Chronicle: Common Thread of Sexual, Spiritual Abuse Among Cult Defectors Who Killed Themselves]] — 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: IRS documents show ties between charity, sex cult]] — 2005-02-06 | ||
| + | * [[London Times: 'After my mother, all I need is one bullet for myself']] — 2005-02-09 | ||
* [[San Francisco Chronicle: Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity]] — 2005-02-12 | * [[San Francisco Chronicle: Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity]] — 2005-02-12 | ||
| + | * [[San Francisco Chronicle: Flora Family Foundation donated money to charity with ties to infamous cult]] — 2005-02-12 | ||
| + | * [[Boston Globe: A Family Argument]] — 2005-02-25 | ||
* [[San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Sex: Ex-member believed abuse 'normal']] — 2005-02-27 | * [[San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Sex: Ex-member believed abuse 'normal']] — 2005-02-27 | ||
| + | * [[San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Love: Current sect members think so]] — 2005-02-27 | ||
| + | * [[Arizona Daily Star: 2 bodies found in trunk of stolen car]] — 2005-03-08 | ||
* [[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God]] — 2005-03-09 | * [[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 | * [[Los Angeles Times: Tragic Legacies of a Sex-Based Religion: Murder and Suicide]] — 2005-03-13 | ||
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* [[Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One]] — 2005-06-30 | * [[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 | * [[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 | ||
| + | * [[IRE Journal: Records, sources help show link between charity, religious sect]] — 2005-09-01 | ||
| + | * [[UC Berkeley News: The accidental activist: Daniel Roselle]] — 2005-09-16 | ||
| + | * [[California Patriot: Courage and self-reliance]] — 2005-10 | ||
| + | * [[London Times: Band on the run with rock'n'roll in their blood]] — 2005-10-29 | ||
| + | * [[Houston Press: Family Ties]] — 2005-11-17 | ||
| + | * [http://www.mako.org.au/ausnews510.html The Courier Mail: FBI investigates Coast sex cult (Movement Against Kindred Offenders Australian News Archive)] — 2005-11-19 | ||
| + | * The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations]] — 2005-11-19 | ||
| + | * The Courier Mail: Rebirth Of A Controversial Sect — 2005-11-19 | ||
| + | * [[The Guardian: After the 'Family' broke us apart]] — 2005-11-26 | ||
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| + | ==Television coverage== | ||
| + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/montel-2005-10-24.avi Montel Williams: Sex Abuse and Mind Control: Raised In A Cult] <small>(40:56, 128.8MB)</small> — 2005-10-24 – ([[Montel Williams: Sex Abuse and Mind Control: Raised in a Cult|Transcript]]) | ||
| + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/60_Minutes_Australia-Sinful_Acts.wmv 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts] <small> (15:59, 64.8MB) </small> — 2005-10-16 – ([[60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts|Transcript]]) | ||
| + | *[[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/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/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_032605.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: People Raised In Sex Cult Gather For Memorial] <small>(2:03, 3.7MB)</small> – 2005-03-26 | ||
| + | *[[Image:Icon_video.gif|Video]][https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/KFMB_021705.wmv CBS Local News San Diego: Religious Sect Has Ties To Two Local Charities] <small>(4:00, 7.2MB)</small> – 2005-02-17 | ||
| + | *[[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/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|Transcript]]) | ||
| + | * [[Good Morning America: Family International Cult Under Scrutiny After Murder-Suicide]] — 2005-01-18 | ||
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See also: [[2004|Previous Year]] - [[2000s]] - [[2006|Next Year]] | See also: [[2004|Previous Year]] - [[2000s]] - [[2006|Next Year]] | ||
[[Category:Timeline]] | [[Category:Timeline]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:37, 22 June 2009
- 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
- Northern Virginia Daily: Obituaries - Susan J. Kauten — 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
- London Times: 'After my mother, all I need is one bullet for myself' — 2005-02-09
- San Francisco Chronicle: Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity — 2005-02-12
- San Francisco Chronicle: Flora Family Foundation donated money to charity with ties to infamous cult — 2005-02-12
- Boston Globe: A Family Argument — 2005-02-25
- San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Sex: Ex-member believed abuse 'normal' — 2005-02-27
- San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Love: Current sect members think so — 2005-02-27
- Arizona Daily Star: 2 bodies found in trunk of stolen car — 2005-03-08
- 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
- IRE Journal: Records, sources help show link between charity, religious sect — 2005-09-01
- UC Berkeley News: The accidental activist: Daniel Roselle — 2005-09-16
- California Patriot: Courage and self-reliance — 2005-10
- London Times: Band on the run with rock'n'roll in their blood — 2005-10-29
- Houston Press: Family Ties — 2005-11-17
- The Courier Mail: FBI investigates Coast sex cult (Movement Against Kindred Offenders Australian News Archive) — 2005-11-19
- The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations]] — 2005-11-19
- The Courier Mail: Rebirth Of A Controversial Sect — 2005-11-19
- The Guardian: After the 'Family' broke us apart — 2005-11-26
Television coverage
Montel Williams: Sex Abuse and Mind Control: Raised In A Cult (40:56, 128.8MB) — 2005-10-24 – (Transcript)- 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts (15:59, 64.8MB) — 2005-10-16 – (Transcript)
- 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
