Under The Banner Of Heaven Episode 3 True Story: What Really Happened
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Under the Banner of Heaven episode 3.
Under the Banner of Heaven episode 3 is largely accurate to the true story, with only a few important changes for dramatic effect. FX on Hulu’s Under the Banner of Heaven tells the true story of Brenda Lafferty’s 1984 murder, with the horrifying details of the case slowly being uncovered by fictional detective Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield). In depicting Under the Banner of Heaven’s true crime story, the series features flashbacks to relevant real-life historical events, Brenda’s relationship with her husband Allen’s family before her death, and the present-day investigation of Brenda and her 15-month-old daughter’s horrific murders.
Following a cliffhanger of a pointed gun in Under the Banner of Heaven episode 2, the next episode picks up with Detectives Pyre and Taba approaching the cabin harboring Sam Lafferty. When Pyre brings Sam’s daughter, Jenny, into the station for questioning, the young girl recalls her family’s growing division after Brenda and Allen’s wedding. Along with statements from Allen, Robin, and Sam, Andrew Garfield’s Under the Banner of Heaven character discovers how deeply the Lafferty brothers had descended into religious fanaticism and anti-government crimes, thus putting them at odds with Brenda. By the end of Under the Banner of Heaven episode 3, Pyre discovers Dan’s leadership in the brothers’ new religious paths, that more names were on the murder “list,” and that Allen had kept his own criminal past a secret.
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Since Under the Banner of Heaven episode 3 ended with Brenda finding out she’s pregnant, the stories told by Allen are getting much closer to the moments
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