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Frederick von Mierers, the leader of the doomsday group Eternal Values, first encountered Richards as a 16-year-old on the shores of Nantucket, where the Hoyt family spent summers.
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Cult leader Frederick von Mierers first met a 16-year-old Hoyt Richards in Nantucket, where Richards' family summered.
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{
    "event": "First encounter",
    "location": "Nantucket",
    "person_1": "Frederick von Mierers",
    "person_2": "Hoyt Richards",
    "richards_age_at_event": "16"
}
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People Cults
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03720cd5-34c7-4fe3-a32d-7807d2d26064
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Created
September 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM (3 weeks ago)

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He Left Her for a Cult, but It Would Be Years Before She Knew It
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/18/style/donna-flagg-hoyt-richards-wedding.html

Hoyt Richards, a male supermodel, disappeared from Donna Flagg's life in 1998 due to his involvement in a religious cult. After years apart and his escape from the cult, the couple reconnected and were married on Jetties Beach in Nantucket, Mass., on Sept. 4, 2026.

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