Man Learns Biological Father Was the Most Notorious Cult Leader of All Time

The Search Begins

Roberts was 25 years old when he proposed to his girlfriend at the time, Gina, who suggested that Roberts start investigating his lineage. She wanted to discern the ethnicity of any potential children the two might have together. Roberts agreed, setting out on a four-year-long journey that would eventually lead him to the ugly truth...

Turning Point

Roberts spent the next four years in limbo. Every new lead guided him straight to a dead end. After a series of disappointing bum steers and misinformation, Roberts managed to track down the name of the woman who worked for the adoption agency at the time of his adoption.

"[She] was still working there, and she tried to warn me about my mother," Roberts said. The woman cautioned him that his biological mother suffered from mental illness.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.