12 Tribes’ Biggest Secret: What Yellow Deli’s Prophet’s Wife Did

Inside the Twelve Tribes, adultery was reportedly the worst sin a member could commit. Punishable by banishment. No exceptions. Except one.

When founder Gene Spriggs allegedly discovered his wife Marsha had affairs with young male disciples, he did not apply the rules he had enforced on everyone else. He reportedly ordered the transgressions covered up and privately forgave her. Families had been expelled for far less. When the truth emerged around 2008, hundreds walked out.

In this episode, Tony Brueski profiles the man behind the Twelve Tribes and the Yellow Deli empire. Spriggs was a carnival...