 Seven followers ( called <unk> ) of charismatic leader <unk> <unk> <unk> ( now known as <unk> ) , were convicted of a 1985 conspiracy to assassinate Charles Turner , and an additional <unk> eighth member of the <unk> commune pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy . The <unk> were high @-@ ranking followers within the <unk> organization . <unk> in the case stated that the <unk> had planned to murder Turner after he was appointed to head an investigation into the group 's activities in <unk> , Oregon . Turner 's investigation focused on <unk> marriages organized by the group , as well as other illegal activities including immigration fraud , and he later headed the federal prosecution relating to the 1984 <unk> <unk> attack in The <unk> , Oregon . Oregon Attorney General Dave <unk> was also involved in investigations of the group , working alongside Turner . 
