(NewsNation) — A criminal and cult investigator got a firsthand look at the secret caves and passageways for hiding after being given access to cult leader Warren Jeffs' home in Arizona.

"We've heard about it, but they (the caves) don't exist," Mike King told NewsNation's Brian Entin at CrimeCon2025. "I would talk to leaders in the church who fell away and said, 'No, it doesn't exist.'"

Except, they did exist. King, who is also the host of the "Profiling Evil" podcast, spent the night in Jeffs' home, and one of his wives handed him a key and some coordinates, which led to the caves.

A self-proclaimed prophet, Jeffs helped lead the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which amassed more than 13,000 devoted followers, many of whom have lived under strict

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