# Trust Me: The False Prophet follows cult psychology expert Christine Marie and her videographer husband Tolga Katas.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Manchester Evening News*

## Key points

- Samuel Bateman was sentenced in December 2024 to 50 years in prison.
- Bateman orchestrated a kidnapping plot from jail, resulting in eight minors vanishing from state custody.
- Nearly half of Bateman's 20 wives were minors, some as young as 9 years old.
- Christine Marie and Tolga Katas secretly gathered evidence of Bateman's crimes while filming his group.

**Companies:** Netflix
**Countries:** United States

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