GRAND BLANC — Michigan Latter-day Saints church shooter Thomas Sanford had a deranged fixation on the Mormon faith, and was convinced they were going to “take over the world,” according to friends.

Sanford’s unhealthy obsession may have sprung from a soured relationship with an “extremely religious” Mormon woman who pressured him to join the church when he lived in Utah, a former landlord told The New York Times. 3

“He wasn’t so sure that he wanted to become a member of the church, but he really wanted to be with this woman,” said Sandra Winter, 56, who rented Sanford a room in Jeremy Ranch more than a decade ago.

While he was living in Utah — following a stint as a US Marine including a deployment in Iraq — Sanford got into using methamphetamine, which a childhood best friend

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