This attack is a red herring. By the time Steed's case goes to trial (if it does), months from now, publicity about Ms. Wall's book will have faded. Furthermore, Mormon country is actually the most sympathetic venue for an FLDS member to go on trial. Some LDS members still harbor sympathy for polygamy. He would be less likely to find that in an area where most people are members of other denominations.

Yeah, Interloper, I totally agree with you. Mormon, Utah men sob for these poor picked on polygamist boys. Its for certain you can't get the cult out of the cultists.

I think the timing of the raid coinciding with the release of the book is odd. To much of a coincidence when I consider that the hoaxer who was responsible for the original raid lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado an enclave of the elite.

Colorado Springs is less an enclave of the elite than a fundamentalist Christian enclave. It is home to lots of evangelical churches including the one with the closeted gay minister who bought illegal drugs from a gay prostitute. When Mitt Romney ran he did well with this group, however, nationally he did not because he wasn't their kind of conservative.

Elissa Wall was smart in writing this book. Victims like her rarely get justice through the court system. The only benefits to the horror she experienced are empathy for other victims and a story to tell. She is making the best of a bad experience and she is stepping up to the plate and taking responsibility by cooperating with prosecutors to lessen the chance that others don't have similar experiences. She is a very credible person.

Her book has climbed about 30 places since yesterday. She is number 20 on Amazon's bestsellers. It is exciting to watch her book climb the charts because you want the best for someone who has been through so much.

I'm from the bible belt ,and Colorado Springs is not by any stretch of the imagination a fundamentalist strong hold. It has more Buddhists than any other city in America( no, I don't believe the Buddhists are in on this).It's the home of the CIA. It is one the most expensive places in America to live. The people who live in Colorado Springs are highly educated and clearly connected. There is a good chance some of them know a few publishers.

As for the writer her experiences, do not justify the abuse which is being heaped on the fdls babies,toddlers, little children, and pregnant women. The woman whose hoax call resulted in the biggest state sanctioned kidnapping is a villain not a hero. There is always the possibility that this sub group of FDLS decided to stay within the law.

Elissa couldn't tell the truth if her life depended on it. Allen was a victim of her! I know them both personally, and I grew up with Lamont. I opened up her book at Wal-Mart and thumbed through it and I just had to laugh. I hope there's enough brains among our judicial system (doubting) for them to see the truth and drop the whole case. Lissy's book should have been called "stolen ignorance."
Trade one cousin for another, it makes sense. Does it?