Under The Banner Of Heaven True Story: Who Killed Brenda Lafferty
Hulu’s Under the Banner of Heaven tells the true story of the 1984 Lafferty murders, with Andrew Garfield’s detective slowly uncovering who killed Brenda Lafferty and Mormonism’s role in her death. While actor Andrew Garfield’s Detective Pyre is a fictional character, Brenda Lafferty and the gross brutality done unto her were entirely real, with Under the Banner of Heaven trying to explain how the 24-year-old Mormon woman and her infant child were so cruelly slain. When Under the Banner of Heaven finally reveals who killed Brenda Lafferty, the true story will seem all the more haunting and disturbing.
Under the Banner of Heaven is an adaptation of the 2003 true crime novel of the same name by Jon Krakauer. The book has taken many of its findings from interviews and statements of the real-life Lafferty brothers. Along with detailing Brenda Lafferty’s upbringing, the Lafferty family’s devout Mormonism, and the family’s growing issues with the church, the book inspiration for FX on Hulu's original series featured much background on the formation of Mormonism and the LDS church. Just as religious zealotry and illusions of grandeur played a significant role in Brenda Lafferty’s murder, Under the Banner of Heaven’s author continually makes reference to several other examples of violent events and tendencies affiliated with the history of Mormonism.
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When Brenda Lafferty and her 15-month-old daughter, Erica, were found savagely killed in their home on Utah’s Pioneer Day in July 1984, their entire community, and the larger church, would be changed forever. Under the Banner of Heaven’s real-life crime involves much more than just Andrew Garfield’s detective
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