Which Way Yaweh?: The Story of Our Son, James Schmidt Thimm, and His Death by the Rulo Cult

When Hilda & Carl Schmidt's son, James Thimm, joined a paramilitary, religious cult, the Schmidts did what the experts told them: stay in touch with your son, let him know you love him...& he'll likely return to you. But despite their best efforts, James did not leave the cult & he was eventually tortured & murdered on a survivalist farm outside Rulo, Nebraska, in 1985. Now, Hilda Schmidt has chronicled her family's tragic story in the book WHICH WAY YAWEH. (The cult referred to God as Yaweh). The book is just off the presses. Schmidt's motivation for WHICH WAY YAWEH was, in part, based on her search for an answer to the question: Why did her son choose to follow the path of a destructive religious cult that eventually led to his death? James Thimm's body was discovered in a field on the Rulo farm in August, 1985. According to courtroom testimony, Thimm was murdered by cult leader Michael Ryan & other members of the cult for losing faith in Yaweh.Schmidt, Hilda N. is the author of 'Which Way Yaweh?: The Story of Our Son, James Schmidt Thimm, and His Death by the Rulo Cult' with ISBN 9780963736239 and ISBN 096373623X.