Table of Contents
Quote 17
Introduction 19
Part 1 In the Beginning 21
Prologue: The Escape 23
1 Moving Day, September 19, 1993 27
2 Settling In 35
3 A Fox in the Flock 52
4 Busted 64
5 The Attack 76
6 The Investigation 90
7 Little House in the Country 104
Part 2 Children of the Damned 117
8 Doubting the Word 119
9 No Escape 127
10 The Five Boys 138
11 "Happy Are the Children" 147
12 Surrogate Parents 153
13 Money and Influence 160
14 Religious Freedom 173
15 "We Won. We Won!" 180
16 The "Slaves" 190
17 The Loneliest Day 207
Part 3 The Advocates 227
18 Saving Michael Lowry 229
19 A Little Help from His Friends 243
20 The Ruse 257
21 Matthew Fenner 273
22 Danielle's Salvation 288
23 The Wedding 298
24 The Fight for Justice 306
25 The Escape 316
26 Perseverance and Redemption 333
27 The Reunion 348
Epilogue 358
Acknowledgments 383
Glossary 385
Notes on Sources 387
Books 407
Newspapers 409