14 Facts About Roy Jeffs

Leroy "Roy" Barlow Jeffs was a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Roy Jeffs was one of Warren Jeffs' fifty four children.

At the time, his father was serving as the principal of a FLDS private school, and his grandfather, Rulon Roy Jeffs, was prophet of the FLDS Church.

Roy Jeffs would have three younger full siblings, and 50 half siblings.

Roy Jeffs was first sent away, along with his mother, when he was 12.

Roy Jeffs was allowed to rejoin the family at the YFZ Ranch but stayed only three weeks because of a confession to his father that he was attracted to some of his father's wives.

Roy Jeffs was able to reunite with his family, returning to the YFZ Ranch in December 2008, when all of Warren Roy Jeffs' family members were sent there.

Roy Jeffs was working for a church-owned company which was building a hotel in downtown Des Moines, Iowa where he hadn't talked to his family in two years, didn't get along with any of his co-workers, and hadn't been paid in months.

Roy Jeffs purchased a one-way bus ticket to Salt Lake City.

Roy Jeffs was the first of Warren Roy Jeffs' children to leave his father's church.

Roy Jeffs started a new life for himself, exploring the secular world as an adult, discovering a love for Disney movies, Taylor Swift, and Friends.

At the time of his death, his mother was in hiding and Roy Jeffs had not seen her in six years.

Roy Jeffs died by suicide at his home in Salt Lake City.

Roy Jeffs's family established a Go Fund Me account to help pay for funeral costs.