Marcus Wesson: The Incest Cult Leader

Marcus Wesson was someone who was extremely hungry for power. Since he was extremely inadequate in his outside life, he decided to create his own cult. However, the members of his “family” came from incestuous relationships with his daughters and nieces, fathering seven children, bringing the number of children in Wesson’s to 18 . He sheltered them in the house and brainwashed them into believing he was the Messiah. He couldn’t keep a steady job as he constantly moved the family into uninhabitable homes, including army tents, abandoned trailers and tugboats. On March 12, 2004, Marcus bought a house in Fresno that used to be an office building. The city authorities took action to evict the family as the building was non-residential. Taking this as an attack against his family, Marcus decided that his days as a cult leader were over.