I had no idea!

I had a friend that lived close by the rebekah school/roloff compound and we never knew what went on in there. We had always joked that it was an insane asylum (no offence) but today driving by the place its just an abandoned looking prison. My friends older brother told us once about a guy that had escaped, he was in front of his house and saw someone running. He yelled out to the guy and he just stopped. He asked if he was ok, the guy was cut up pretty bad. My friends brother knew right then that he was escaping, I beleieve he said it was 1983 or 84. He said he genuienly felt sorry for the guy, gave him some water and smokes. He said the guy was blank,

“Please, never let them find me. They will lock me up!”

Jay didnt know what to do. It was 4 miles to town and the chilling voice the guy had he didnt want to take him back. The guy didnt know how to get ahold of his parents. He told Jay about when they made him run barefoot through brush as punishment. Jay gave the guy a change of clothes, a shower to wash in and some cash. Jay was obviously touched, trying to pursuade the guy to goto the police. The guy had said that his parents sent him there because he got busted for pot and a DUI. Jay gave the guy a ride the next morning to the bus station were the guy got on a bus to dallas where his parents were at. I sincerely hope that he got to his parents.

Today that place is a ghost town, you will see people over there but maybe 2 or 3 cars and the gate is wide open. The place scared me, I am 23 now and am glad to have never experienced such a place. I was doing a search on the internet and this forum was one of the first sites. Obviously, there is more bad stories about roloff homes than good stories.

Rumor does have it, that they will reopen soon though…