YFZ Ranch
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YFZ Ranch was a secluded Texas compound owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its polygamist community and a high-profile 2008 law enforcement raid.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
ⓘ
ranch ⓘ religious compound ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Yearning for Zion Ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1,700 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
FLDS leadership
ⓘ
Warren Jeffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confiscatedBy | State of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confiscationDate | 2012 court-ordered forfeiture (approximate) ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| containsBuilding |
dormitory-style housing
ⓘ
recreational facilities ⓘ school ⓘ single-family homes ⓘ temple ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographics |
FLDS church members
ⓘ
large numbers of children ⓘ plural families ⓘ |
| event | 2008 raid by Texas law enforcement and child protective services ⓘ |
| eventDate | April 2008 raid ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Warren Jeffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | FLDS leadership council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
agricultural ranch
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ residential community ⓘ |
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
2008 law enforcement raid
ⓘ
polygamist community ⓘ |
| laterUse |
largely vacant site
ⓘ
state-controlled property ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject to asset seizure by the State of Texas ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Schleicher County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international news coverage in 2008 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yearning for Zion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
guarded entrance
ⓘ
high perimeter fences ⓘ large white limestone temple ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationPeak | several hundred residents ⓘ |
| reasonForRaid |
allegations of child abuse
ⓘ
allegations of underage marriages ⓘ |
| religion |
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mormon fundamentalism ⓘ |
| resultOfRaid |
multiple criminal investigations
ⓘ
prosecutions of FLDS members ⓘ removal of more than 400 children ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentaries about FLDS and polygamy ⓘ |
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