MEDIA PORTRAYALS
Cortland Mangio
     The posts I seem to be stumbling upon as I continue the research seem to be only positive about Father Yod and the source family. Obviously there are some rough patches in Father Yod's life, but nonetheless, most articles just seem to brush over it very quickly. They do not dive into the fact that Father Yod was an accused murderer or attempted bank robber. They just seem to state the fact and move on.
     This is a good thing, in a sense. Father Yod was so profound with his teaching and his religion, that it takes all the light away from his darker past. Another note would be that most of the articles I have found about him have been interviews for him from his recent followers. They had nothing but grateful words to express about his demeanor and the way he portrayed himself to others.
     His followers all adored him so much. Recent interviews express how people just visited Father Yod, due to curiosity, and ended up becoming a follower and living communally along side their brothers and sisters in the Family. They expressed his Godlike vibe they took in just from his presence and noted hallucinations that would occur the first time they locked eyes with the Father.
     When his death arose, about 7 years after the establishment of The Family, people felt so lost without his guidance, that they ended up disbanding and returning to to their normal lives. The followers were mainly from rich families so returning to them was not much of a big deal, but the amounts of ridicule and "I told you so" remarks are what really irritated them the most.

 http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/wtf/the-truly-bizarre-story-of-father-yods-cult/news-story/95e5136dd4cd65b2417064a082987c39