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I Escaped an Abusive Polygamist Cult… and Became a Millionaire

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Episode I Escaped an Abusive Polygamist Cult… and Became a Millionaire

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Pamela Jones was born into a fringe splinter group of Mormonism. By her early 30s she had nine children, while her husband had five other wives. But one day something inside her broke. In this ep, Pamela describes how she escaped — penniless and illiterate — and built a multimillion-dollar business and a whole new life.

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