CLEVELAND — This past January marked 35 years since the gruesome discovery of a family murdered and buried beneath a barn in Kirtland. The shocking crime — five members of the Avery family killed by cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren and his followers — remains one of the darkest chapters in Northeast Ohio history.

But while the somber anniversary was remembered by local media and community members earlier this year, 3News Investigates was quietly working behind the scenes to open a new chapter in this decades-old case.

Through months of letters, phone calls, and visits to Mansfield Correctional Institution, Investigator Peter Fleischer gained unprecedented access to two of the youngest cult members — Lundgren’s son, Damon, and his most devoted follower, Danny Kraft — both still incarcerated

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