Daniel Perez , 2003 , led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members . He received a life sentence for murder in Patricia Hughes ' 55 death at the commune 's 20-acre compound near Wichita . Perez was also sentenced to another life term on a sexual exploitation of a child conviction , and nearly 34 more years behind bars on 26 other counts , including rape .
Daniel Perez , 55 , led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members . He received a life sentence for murder in Patricia Hughes ' 2003 death at the commune 's 20-acre compound near Wichita . Perez was also sentenced to another life term on a sexual exploitation of a child conviction , and nearly 34 more years behind bars on 26 other counts , including rape .