I Was the 13th Wife of Sam Bateman (Here’s My WHOLE Story)

As seen in the hit Netflix docuseries, “Trust Me: The False Prophet”, Nomz was raised inside the FLDS, a highly controlled Mormon polygamist sect, where her father was removed by leadership and her family was fractured and reassigned to different caretakers. As she reached her teens, she began to question her environment and briefly developed a sense of independence, but this was quickly overtaken when she became targeted by Sam Bateman, a breakaway leader who claimed prophetic authority.

She describes being coerced into a forced spiritual marriage through man*pulation, threats against her family, and intense psychological pressure, including the use of other wives and even chiIdren to enforce compliance. Over time, she was systematically broken down, isolated from others, and controlled through fear, secrecy, and indoctrination, eventually entering a state of emotional numbness and survival compliance. She now speaks out publicly to raise awareness and prevent others from experiencing similar ab*se, using her story as both a warning and an act of advocacy.

Watch our LIVE with Makelle & Nomz: https://www.youtube.com/live/Nd4mSIB6VsA?
si=jwjMUs8aKg_VaAUI

Watch our full interview with Dr. Christine Marie: https://youtu.be/7DFzzNJJEgU?si=BurFSYEdWNEqd928

Watch our interview with Makelle (Sam's 22nd Wife): https://youtu.be/lw0QC0G5cuY

Watch our full interview with Jude Bateman, Sam's sister: https://youtu.be/o9z9YdSzL8A?si=6RtMHV3p1A7RrnT_

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:18 What's it been like for Nomz since her escape 18 months ago
00:04:12 How Nomz feels about the documentary
00:06:14 The effect the documentary had on Nomz
00:08:59 Nomz's family dynamic growing up FLDS
00:13:09 What life was like stripped away from her family
00:14:50 Nomz reflects on Warren being sent to prison when she was 7
00:18:30 Desperate to see the "gentiles"
00:20:43 Playing pretend as Gentiles
00:22:32 Nomz's thoughts on polygamy growing up
00:24:16 The status of Nomz's mother and father
00:25:22 Feeling inadequate if not married by 12 or 13
00:27:20 How Ladell presented Nomz with the idea of Sam
00:31:41 CW: su*cidal ideation
00:35:01 How did Nomz's mother respond to her marriage to Sam?
00:40:02 How Sam forced compliance
00:40:58 CW: R*pe- no education around s*x and her first time
00:43:04 When Nomz started to believe in Sam as a prophet
00:47:01 Weird cleanses & potions Sam would give the girls
00:48:08 Nomz's relationships with the other wives
00:49:26 What the doc DIDN'T show that Nomz wants the world to know
00:52:50 Nomz recounts police pulling over the trailer arrest
00:56:28 How police should deal with victims in a cult
00:58:18 Nomz's thoughts on her trauma bond at the time
00:59:48 The FBI raid
01:01:16 Sam's level of delusion
01:03:13 The leather jacket
01:05:54 Nomz’s time in prison
01:15:10 The book that helped Nomz wake up
01:17:04 CW: Su*cide attempt
01:24:06 Nomz feels a drive to help others
01:29:01 Linda, Listen

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