Mr. Theriault founded and led a notorious sect in the 1980s. He prescribed himself a case of beer for any pains. Find the obituary of Allyson Ruby Boilard (2004 - 2019) from Sabattus, ME. The 83-page Court ruling also suggested that the testimonies of Huneault, Miljkovitch, and the sympathetic CAS agents, francophones all, were more the result of a cultural prejudice of sympathy for any French-speaking community in a predominantly English environment, than of objectivity or concern for the welfare of the children in the group. The Murder of Solange Boilard, member of the Ant Hill Kids cult. No one would fight back; it would be like raising a hand against God himself. Published on April 17, 2018 12:55 AM. He also ordered Jacques to be circumcised, his whole glans removed. He methodically sprained Claude's toes; another time he used a piece of broken glass to slice Claude's arm open. Roch-Sylvain said that although he understands how people could rejoice at the demise of his father, "I never wanted it to end this way.". He taught himself the work of the Old Testament and the idea the end of the world was coming manifested. Thriault, a self-proclaimed prophet under the name Mose [m.iz], founded the Ant Hill Kids in 1977. Notorious cult leader found dead in prison | The Star And doomsday cult leader Roch Theriault wanted to ensure his believers a place in heaven following what he believed was the imminent end of the world. (THE CANADIAN PRESS), Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy | Accessibility, Published Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:47PM EST, 'I don't not love Winnipeg' Michael B. 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Part of this legal action involved testifying on the conditions under which the children of the compound lived. As the children were asked about conditions in the commune, more and more horrifying details were revealed. He died on 24 November 1982, in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Lewiston . When the child then died, Theriault castrated the man as punishment. He beat Nicole, three months pregnant, causing her to miscarry. Theriault also demanded sex from all of the women members in an attempt to increase the number of cult members through children. He made her cut a hole in the ice of a pond and jump in the freezing water. Provincial authorities had long-held suspicions about Thriault's cult due to the particularly primitive living conditions of its membership, but because the commune was officially registered as a church, officials were legally unable to investigate the adults, and could not do much except ensure the welfare of the children. Gisle maintained the morale (and isolation) of the commune during "Papy's" absence. On Sept. 28, 1988, one of the women, Solange Boilard, 32, complained of stomach pains. This was all that was needed for the CAS to sweep in and take the kids to foster homes. Did no one check the corpse? The charismatic cult leader had 22 children with women he held under his sway. Rock also convinced Jacques that a birthmark she had looked like "666." Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . The young members of the Ant Hill Kids were routinely sexually abused, nailed to trees so other children could hurl stones at them and held over fires. So the group began selling fruit, and later pastry. A week later, the wound was infected, Rock decided to fill the wound with salt, olive oil, and spruce gum. But when the apocalypse didn't come his iron grip of the believers began to slip and they questioned his teachings. (2011, February 28). But he also had a maniacal streak that triggered brutal punishment and even torture. Sometimes he would join in the matches, but then the rules changed; if you scored a hit on him, it would come out of your food rations. Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Jean Baptiste Boilard born 1645 Bournezeau, Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou, France died 1737 Beaumont, Canada, Nouvelle-France including parents + descendants + 1 photos + 2 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community. Initially this simply meant he adopted a healthy lifestle, shunning processed foods and tobacco. He himself became "Mose," or Moses, leader of the exodus from the depraved modern world. He used all of the nine women as concubines, and probably fathered most of the children in the group. Taking a dull meat cleaver, Thriault swung at the exposed bone. After a new member of the cult, an escapee from a mental hospital, beat a child at the compound, Theriault performed surgery on the child. He prostituted Gabrielle to a local grocer for some milk, meat, and cheese. These are more like giant, professionally produced graphic novels. Within minutes, 32-year-old Solange Boilard, who complained of stomach problems, lay naked on a wooden table in one of the commune's log cabins. Theriault was 63-years-old and his doomsday cult was finally over. According to her, Samuel's face was bruised on the morning of the 24th of March, but there was nothing else wrong with him. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Roch Theriault was a twisted religious extremist who forced his brainwashed followers to endure a campaign of horrific abuse, Twisted Theriault with his followers back at their commune in Canada, Theriault submitted his followers to horrific abuse, Theriault married all of the female followers in his cult and impregnated them to boost the commune's numbers, Inside Theirault's twisted cabin on his commune - where followers were tortured, A sketch of the warped cult leader in his commune in Ontario, Canada, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Thriault and Groesbeck convinced themselves that Solange was to be the first "reverse birth," a spiritual rebirth through the belly of the male to parallel the carnal rebirth through the womb of the female. Robert Boilard passed away at age 44 years old on February 24, 2003. With this, the systematic sex abuse of his female followers also became more profound but in addition to this, he began to exert control in ever increasingly sinister and violent ways. Marie-Anne Boilard (1682 - 1769) - Genealogy - geni family tree Franois, along with his brother Roch-Sylvain, gave an exclusive interview to QMI Agency Friday night about his father, who led a religious cult in Quebec and Ontario during the 1980s. Followers were made to wear identical tunics to represent equality and their devotion to the commune. Ted Williams once said it was his goal in life to walk down the street [and have] folks say there goes the greatest hitter who ever lived. He read more, On September 28, 1542, the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrives in San Diego Bay while searching for the Strait of Anian, a mythical all-water route across North America. In spite of their childhood, the two men took back control of their lives. He was arrested for assault in 1989, and convicted of murder in 1993. Roch (now calling himself "Rock," the anglicization of his French name) commissioned an A-frame cabin, a two-storey house with a kitchen, a bakery, a maple sugar shack, a smokehouse, a root cellar, and a stone "sanctuary" or altar upon which he would commune with God. But unable to live unless she was under Theriault's spell, she soon returned. His death is believed to be the result of an altercation with his cell mate, a 59 year- old man, who killed Theriault and has been arrested for the killing. This massive perfect bound Ted Bundy collection includes art, articles, rare interviews, documents, letters, transcripts and the serial killers entire FBI file. He stopped working, again using his aching guts as an excuse. He was 63. Instead of looking at the finger, however, he stabbed her hand with a hunting knife, pinning her to the table. Date of murder: September 1988 Date of arrest: October 6, 1989 Date of birth: May 16, 1947 Perfil vctimas: Solange Boilard, 21 (his legal wife) Victim profile: Disembowelment while trying to perform surgery on her Location: Burnt River, Ontario, Canada Status: Sentenced to life in prison on January 18, 1993 Gabrielle would act as coroner, and Roch's other six wives would act as jury. old-school old testament messiah. During this time, Roch sr developed some severe ulcers, which had to be excised surgically, and later developed complications from the surgery. In particular, he once tried to resurrect a woman he had killed by sawing the top off her corpse's skull and masturbating into the cavity. When Roland Ernest Boilard was born on 4 September 1912, in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, his father, Joseph Sigfroi Boilard, was 39 and his mother, Josephine Marie Gamache, was 41. It was around this time that Roch Thriault discovered the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Sometimes he would hold two women's children over a fire and threatened to throw one of them in; he loved watching his wives beg for their own child to be spared. 13 of the Creepiest Cults Throughout History - Dread Central Pauline Boilard Obituary (1931 - 2021) | Bristol, CT - Echovita But Thriault's place in the hearts of his followers was much too deep for family or friends to displace. His religious cult became increasingly bizarre and cruel, and soon social workers and police were investigating reports of abuse of the women and children and eventually the deaths of Boislard and an infant. "That night, July 26, 1989, he hacked off my right arm, not only my hand, he took off part of my right arm.". Thriault's answer was to smash her in the mouth and forbid her to leave the room for two days. That is too ugly next to the man that you are. He said he had a vision in which the sky was lit up with a white radiance, and the voice of God told him that the outcropping on which Roch was about to kneel was a holy place. They would write letters like this: I am writing about what you said on the subject of nutrition. In 1989, when follower Solange Boilard complained of an upset stomach, Thriault performed another amateur surgery without anaesthesia. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. This massive 8.5 x 11 perfect bound book contains over 150 pages of rare interviews, letters, documents, transcripts, art and articles about serial killer, Richard Ramirez (aka the Nightstalker). This was not unusual, and .