he and several other Nation of Yahweh members were convicted of conspiracy for the role of ex-followers in more than a dozen murders. Robert Rozier, a former NFL player and a devotee of Mitchell, confessed to seven of these murders. Ben Yahweh faced conviction only for conspiracy to murder. A primary component of the prosecution's case was Rozier, who testified in return for a lighter sentence. Rozier later entered the Witness Protection Program, but returned to prison on a sentence of 25 years to life under California's three strikes law, following a check kiting conviction. Mitchell had the Federal Bureau of Prisons ID# 22031-034. Ben Yahweh was released on parole in 2001 and returned to Miami, but his activities were restricted until a few months before his death. He was prohibited from reconnecting with his old congregation. To ensure this, he was restricted from any form of speech by Internet, telephone, computer, radio or television that could place him in contact with any Nation of Yahweh members. Last years and death In 2006, as he became increasingly ill with prostate cancer, Jayne Weintraub, ben Yahweh’s attorney, petitioned the U.S. District Court for his release from parole to permit him to "die with dignity". Mitchell died on May 7, 2007 at the age of 71. The location was not disclosed. "Yahweh will be remembered and mourned by the millions of people that he touched through prayer and teachings", his lawyers, Jayne Weintraub and Steven Potolsky, said in a joint statement. Television The story of the police investigation and prosecution of Yahweh ben Yahweh is the subject of an episode of The FBI Files titled "Temple of Fear" (Season 3, Episode 10) as well as an Investigation Discovery Channel episode of Most Infamous (Season 2, Episode1). Family One of Mitchell's siblings is Leona Mitchell, his younger sister, soprano who sang at the Metropolitan Opera. See also Robert Rozier, murderer associated with Yahweh ben Yahweh's organization Black Hebrew Israelites Zebra murders List of messiah claimants List of people claimed to be Jesus Messiah complex Black supremacy References External links Official website of Yahweh Ben Yahweh and Nation of Yahweh Article at TruTV's Crime Library Profile at Apologetics Index Profile at Religious Movements 1935 births 2007 deaths People from Kingfisher, Oklahoma African and Black nationalists American people convicted of murder Black supremacists Black Hebrew Israelite religious leaders Cult leaders Former Pentecostals Deaths from prostate