Nomzia Bistline, Part 2 - Raided by the FBI, Life in Prison, and Breaking Free From Sam Bateman

About this episode

Nomzia Bistline discusses her experiences with the FBI, prison, and breaking free from cult leader Samuel Bateman.

In part 2 with Nomzia aka Nomz Bistline, from Netflix’s docuseries Trust Me: The False Prophet (with Lola’s mom), Nomz shares what it was like getting raided by the FBI, how she felt about Lola’s mom when she learned Christine was the FBI informant, and why the “prophet” Samuel Bateman was obsessed with marrying the queen of England. She discusses the events leading up to her time in jail, how she began the painful process of deconstructing while in prison, and what life has been like since getting out–and finally being free of Samuel Bateman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Nomzia Bistline

Topics covered

• FBI raid
• prison life
• deconstruction
• manipulation
• freedom
• cults

Keywords

• FBI raid
• prison
• deconstructing beliefs
• Samuel Bateman
• cults
• freedom
• Trust Me

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, FBI

Books & works: Trust Me: The False Prophet

Places: England

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