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Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs tried to kill himself in the Purgatory Jail and repeatedly renounced his role as "prophet," newly released court documents say.
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Jeffs Tried to Kill Self, Papers Say
In a mental competency evaluation unsealed late Tuesday, doctors wrote that Jeffs tried to hang himself inside his cell in January. That led to a trip to the emergency room, and he returned to the jail under a suicide watch.
A few days later, doctors said Jeffs was observed "throwing himself against the walls," ...See the full content of this document
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