7.6
/10
Matilda Lafferty is a real person portrayed by Chloe Pirrie in the TV series Under the Banner of Heaven (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled When God Was Love (season 1), they were 34 years old.
They appear in all 7 aired episodes and have accumulated 29 positive votes.

Matilda Lafferty

by Chloe Pirrie

character

Episodes7

  • 7.5
    /10

    When God Was Love
    episode S1.E1 april 2022
    Detectives Jeb Pyre and Bill Taba investigate the brutal, sinister murders of an LDS woman, Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in Utah's typically serene Salt Lake Valley in 1984.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Rightful Place
    episode S1.E2 april 2022
    With a lead suspect in custody, the investigation uncovers more ominous questions than answers as the hidden history of the once admired Lafferty family is exposed.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Surrender
    episode S1.E3 may 2022
    The ongoing investigation leads Pyre and Taba into untrod woods where they unearth information that challenges Pyre's own faith, and draw more Laffertys into suspicion and custody.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Church and State
    episode S1.E4 may 2022
    The investigation intensifies after Pyre uncovers details of the Lafferty family's fundamentalist beliefs, sparking a search for missing Lafferty brothers, Ron and Dan and putting Pyre at odds with his own church leaders.
  • 7.9
    /10

    One Mighty and Strong
    episode S1.E5 may 2022
    With evidence now pointing squarely toward fundamentalist Mormonism, Pyre turns to LDS Church leaders for guidance but is met with roadblocks. Undeterred, he discovers a list of names Brenda's killers plan to murder next.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Revelation
    episode S1.E6 may 2022
    New details emerge about Brenda's attempt to reckon with some of the Lafferty family's most extreme members and beliefs, as Pyre and Taba hunt for those who killed Brenda before they can kill again.
  • 8
    /10

    Blood Atonement
    episode S1.E7 june 2022
    As the details of the murders become clear, Pyre and Taba embark on an interstate manhunt, hoping to catch the killers before they complete their list of those to be "blood atoned."

Best moments5

  • 7.9
    /10
    1% of the votes

    One Mighty and Strong
    episode S1.E5 may 2022
    With evidence now pointing squarely toward fundamentalist Mormonism, Pyre turns to LDS Church leaders for guidance but is met with roadblocks. Undeterred, he discovers a list of names Brenda's killers plan to murder next.
  • 7.5
    /10
    0% of the votes

    When God Was Love
    episode S1.E1 april 2022
    Detectives Jeb Pyre and Bill Taba investigate the brutal, sinister murders of an LDS woman, Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in Utah's typically serene Salt Lake Valley in 1984.
  • 7.5
    /10
    0% of the votes

    Rightful Place
    episode S1.E2 april 2022
    With a lead suspect in custody, the investigation uncovers more ominous questions than answers as the hidden history of the once admired Lafferty family is exposed.
  • 7.6
    /10
    0% of the votes

    Church and State
    episode S1.E4 may 2022
    The investigation intensifies after Pyre uncovers details of the Lafferty family's fundamentalist beliefs, sparking a search for missing Lafferty brothers, Ron and Dan and putting Pyre at odds with his own church leaders.
  • 8
    /10
    0% of the votes

    Blood Atonement
    episode S1.E7 june 2022
    As the details of the murders become clear, Pyre and Taba embark on an interstate manhunt, hoping to catch the killers before they complete their list of those to be "blood atoned."

Votes per episode

Season 1
2
E1
1
E2
0
E3
3
E4
22
E5
0
E6
1
E7