Behind a quiet Fresno home, a nightmare was unfolding.
Marcus Wesson ruled his family with fear, isolation, and twisted devotion. To the outside world, he was a father and husband. Inside the house, he was a self-proclaimed prophet whose beliefs turned violent and fatal. On March 12, 2004, police responding to a domestic call discovered a scene so horrific it shocked the nation.
Through exclusive interviews with Wesson and those who knew him, journalist Monte Francis unravels how control, secrecy, and delusion built toward an unthinkable crime.
By Their Father’s Hand is a haunting true account of abuse, manipulation, and murder—an unflinching portrait of a family destroyed by one man’s power and the darkness that can hide in plain sight.
