Under The Banner Of Heaven Episode 7 True Story: What Really Happened
WARNING! Spoilers ahead for Under the Banner of Heaven episode 7.
The series finale of Under the Banner of Heaven concludes the true story of Brenda Lafferty’s murder, with the extent of Ron and Dan’s crimes finally being revealed. Adapted from the nonfiction true crime book of the same name by Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven’s true story takes a deep dive into the brutal murders of Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter Erica at the hands of her brothers-in-law, who used religious scriptures to validate their delusions of grandeur and brutal rage. With the series also including flashbacks to violent events in Mormon history that the perpetrators claim are the will of God, Under the Banner of Heaven episode 7, «Blood Atonement,» ends with a chilling warning of the dangers of unyielding faith and zealotry.
Under the Banner of Heaven episode 7 catches up to the timeline of Dan and Ron Lafferty committing the murders of Brenda and Erica, with the brothers claiming the action was a command from God. In reality, the murders were done on behalf of jealous rage and anger at Brenda for defying the brothers’ dangerous beliefs, with Ron and Dan abusing Latter-day Saint scripture for their own personal gain. Under the Banner of Heaven then sees Detectives Pyre and Taba chasing after Dan and Ron in Nevada, where they find the brothers hiding out in a casino. All the while, Dianna Lafferty and her children are on the run from her ex-husband Ron, who both the police and his colleagues believe will murder his family after Brenda. Dianna is eventually found safe with her children, whereafter she saves Dan’s wife Matilda from a terrifying fate with the Lafferty brothers.
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