I married a cult leader at 18. I tried escaping 10 times, but the system made it nearly impossible.
Briell Decker grew up in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At 18, she married FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. She is his 65th wife. In 2012, Decker escaped after multiple attempts. She now helps other survivors rebuild their lives. The well-known article was based on conversations with Briell Decker, 40, a former…