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Francis (Frank) Shelden

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Feb 5, 2026

How did local Michigan newspapers report on Frank Shelden and Brother Paul's in 1975–1977?

Local newspapers from 1975–1977 moved from descriptive profiles of as a wealthy private island owner to investigative exposés linking his “Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission” operation to , with sustai...

Feb 4, 2026

Brother Paul's and North Fox Island controversy?

was a 1970s front organization tied to activities on — a private island owned by — that law enforcement investigated after child sexual-abuse material produced on the island surfaced in 1976, and repo...