Daniel Ben Jordan
{{Short description|American Mormon fundamentalist}}
Daniel Ben Jordan (May 20, 1934 – October 16, 1987) was an American Mormon fundamentalist. He was a follower of Joel LeBaron, until his brother Ervil LeBaron formed the splinter group The Church of the Lamb of God.{{Cite web |title=Slain polygamist may be blood-feud victim - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/10/20/Slain-polygamist-may-be-blood-feud-victim/9265561700800/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=UPI |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=1987-12-06 |title=POLYGAMY, SLAYINGS LINK MORMON CULTS |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-12-06-8703310556-story.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Chicago Tribune}}
Murder of Joel LeBaron
In 1972, Ervil LeBaron orchestrated the murder of his brother Joel, the first victim of the fundamentalist blood atonement policy.{{citation |last=Cannon |first=Lou |title=Violent Death Shadows Polygamist Sect |date=Aug 8, 1977 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/08/08/violent-death-shadows-polygamist-sect/2f110f5d-7f1c-4426-97c8-4aa6e0f69228/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=Jul 19, 2018}} Jordan was arrested for the murder, but he was released because witnesses were too afraid to testify against him.{{citation |last=Davidson |first=Lee |title=Ervil's followers Murder Routinely - in 20 years, 18 ex-associates have been slain or reported missing |date=June 28, 1988 |url=https://www.deseret.com/1988/6/28/18769946/ervil-s-followers-murder-routinely-br-in-20-years-18-ex-associates-have-been-slain-or-reported-missi/ |newspaper=Deseret News |access-date=July 19, 2018}} The murder, and Jordan's alleged involvement, is portrayed in the 2024 Hulu Documentary Daughters of the Cult.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2023-12-15 |title=Hulu Sets More True-Crime Docuseries From ABC News Studios Including ‘Daughters Of The Cult’ & Season 2 Of ‘Death In The Dorms’ |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/hulu-true-crime-docuseries-abc-news-studioa-1235669098/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
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