Carolyn Jessop

Carolyn Jessop
Born (1968-01-01) January 1, 1968 (age 56)
Hildale, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Known forAuthor; Custody suit involving FLDS
Spouses
  • Merril Jessop, fourth wife (1986 - 2003)
  • Brian Moroney (2015-present)
Children8
Parent(s)Arthur & Nurylon and Rosie Blackmore
RelativesFlora Jessop (cousin)

Carolyn Jessop (born January 1, 1968) is an American author and former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member who wrote Escape, an autobiographical account of her upbringing in the polygamist sect and later flight from that community.[1] She is the cousin, by marriage, of Flora Jessop, another former FLDS member and advocate for abused children. Carolyn Jessop now lives in the Salt Lake City area with her children.[2]

  1. ^ Palmer, Laura; Carolyn Jessop (2007). Escape. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2756-7.
  2. ^ Sachs, Andrea (24 October 2007). "Polygamy Survivor Carolyn Jessop". Time. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2010.