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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Ada coroner releases name of woman who fell into canal. She was a cult survivor
Officials have released the name of a woman who died Tuesday night after being pulled from a Boise Bench waterway. Boise police and fire rescue units found the woman 'fully submerged' in the Ridenbaugh Canal near the 2900 block of West Rose Hill Street just after 8 p.m., the Ada County Coroner's Office said in a Thursday news release. The coroner identified the victim as Alyssa Bistline, 30, of Boise. Boise police and fire departments responded to a 911 call from a bystander just before 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Boise Police Department said. Bistline was pronounced dead at 8:43 p.m. in the emergency department of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, the coroner's office said. The cause and manner of death both were listed as 'pending.' Bistline has spoken and written about escaping from a controlling, polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints cult called Short Creek when she was a teenager. In a 2015 profile of her published by Teen Vogue, Bistline said she wasn't allowed to wear the color red, cut her hair or eat refined sugar, along with many other rules. She described a situation in which women were forced to marry whoever leaders chose for them, and members' money was confiscated. After fleeing, she attended Boise State University. 'There is a good life out here,' Bistline told Teen Vogue. 'The world is one million times better than I could have imagined. And for those who are still in there and are considering leaving, I'm here for you.' Boise police spokesperson Haley Williams told the Idaho Statesman on Wednesday that police are still investigating to figure out what led to Bistline going into the water. There were no updates Thursday, she said. Police said initial reports indicated that a possible second victim was in the canal, but they did not find anyone else after an 'extensive search.'
News24
3 days ago
- Business
- News24
Reality TV star Nozipho Ntshangase's husband, Zola Ntshangase, has taken a second wife
supplied Their Instagram feeds were couple goals, as they often times gave fans a glimpse into their family life while raising their 8 kids together. But behind closed doors, their marriage was a complex web, and Zola's latest move laid it all bare. Read more | Izingane Zes'thembu star, Mpumelelo Mseleku introduces new lover Zoa Ntshangase is a renowned figure in the electrical engineering field and business space while also a husband of 17+ years to reality TV star, Nozipho Ntshangase whom he's been raising their 8 kids with. However, Zola has taken a second wife, Misokuhle Nomsheshe-Ntshangase (25) over the past weekend, their marriage was formalised after lobola negotiations were initiated between their families. This development comes despite Nozipho's previous opposition to Zola taking another wife. In actual fact, Nozipho had openly expressed her pain and disapproval on 'The Mommy Club,' a reality show she starred in. Nozipho said she wasn't happy with the change of plan her husband came up with citing that she has built with him for 17 years and not once had he ever mentioned polygamy and she believes that the plan has changed only to bring her and her kids' pain. 'I find that this plan has changed only to bring me pain, and to bring my kids' pain. So, I'm not happy with the plan,' she stressed. Watching this really broke my heart. Strength to Nozi and her family. 🍃✨ #TheMommyClub — Cinnamon Pigment🍁 (@Phee_Lebeko) April 1, 2024 Social media users have raised eyebrows regarding the situation, with many questioning the significant age gap between Zola and Misokuhle. The Nazareth Baptist Church's (Shembe) practices regarding polygamy and young brides have also come under scrutiny. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Misokuhle Nomsheshe (@_misokuhle.m)
The Independent
23-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
‘Very rare' love triangle between osprey birds in Scotland caught on camera
This is the moment that a trio of osprey birds were caught nesting together in a love triangle. Footage captured by Forestry and Land Scotland shows the three birds - two female and one male - sharing a nest of four eggs at Glentress near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. Experts have said that the behaviour exhibited is 'very rare', with the two females even sharing incubation duties. 'The only tension witnessed so far has been on the arrival of a fish delivery from the male as the two females both make a grab it,', said Diane Bennett, a Tweed Valley osprey project co-ordinator. Observers have said the egg hatching will only add more intrigue into how the polygamous relationship functions.
Times
23-05-2025
- General
- Times
Ospreys share love nest in live-streamed ‘throupling'
The relationship history of Mrs O, a female osprey which nests in the Scottish Borders, is one that soap opera writers could only dream of. The bird, which has returned to the Tweed Valley site for several years, is now engaged in a throuple after last year fighting another female for the prime nesting spot, and stealing her mate to boot. The rare 'polygamy saga' involving the three ospreys — one male and two female — has been captured on a livestream for the first time which experts say will help them to better understand the birds' behaviour. The new young male has mated with both females, a form of polygamy known as polygyny, and they have laid four eggs between them. The trio are
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
I accused my dad on a TV game show of doing the unthinkable with a minor. He was in the studio audience... but it won me $500,000
Melanie Williams hadn't even turned 10 when her father arrived home to his three wives and communal brood of children with a fourth bride in tow. Bride No. 4, she remembers, was just 14 years old - the same age as Melanie's big sister.
