Marriage records, police statements are key in B.C. polygamy trial: prosecutor
CRANBROOK, B.C. — The prosecution in the trial of two B.C. men accused of having multiple wives has wrapped up its case.
Winston Blackmore is the head of a religious group in Bountiful, a community in southeastern B.C. where residents follow the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints, a faith that condones plural marriage.
Blackmore is standing trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Cranbrook, B.C., alongside James Oler, and each is charged with one court of polygamy.
Blackmore allegedly has 24 wives, while Oler is accused of marrying four women.