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Polygamy Hubby Tallies 21 Wives

And 36 children

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted May 6, 2008 6:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – A husband in the Texas polygamist ranch where children were seized to protect them from suspected child abuse has 36 kids and 21 wives—with the youngest 43 years his junior, reports CNN. The information on the 67-year-old member—whose youngest child is 6 months... Read full story »

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