14 Facts About Rebecca Musser

Rebecca Musser is an American author and activist.

Rebecca Musser was a wife of the late Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints prophet Rulon Jeffs and escaped the compound before bringing legal proceedings against the church.

At the time of her birth, Rebecca Musser's father had two wives; his first wife was Myrna and his second was Sharon.

Rebecca Musser remembers her father being frustrated with only having two wives, as other men in the religion had many more.

One of Rebecca Musser's sisters is Elissa, author of the memoir Stolen Innocence, an account of her own escape from the church.

Rebecca Musser is mentioned in the book, including her reaction to the fact that Elissa had to marry their cousin at age 14.

Rebecca Musser stated that when Myrna found out about the abuse Musser was "threatened" and did not tell anyone again until she was an adult.

Rebecca Musser was able to escape the compound by scaling a wall which surrounded the house and slipping past Jeffs' armed guards.

Rebecca Musser testified against Warren Jeffs a total of 20 times and helped prosecutors to win 11 convictions against him.

In 2013 Musser wrote the memoir The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice along with author M Bridget Cook, which was released by Grand Central Publishing.

The title referenced when Rebecca Musser wore her red dress to Jeffs' trial.

Rebecca Musser is a member of Sheroes United, a non-profit organization that embraces female role models in communities.

Rebecca Musser is featured as a Shero on their website with a biography focusing on life after leaving the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Rebecca Musser has founded the non-profit organization ClaimRED, an organization dedicated to those who have become victims of human trafficking.