| A Newborn Died in a Faith-Healing Sect. The State -- and One Ex-Believer -- Stepped in to Save Her Twin. Evelyn at the grave of her twin, Ginnifer The deputy medical examiner thought the family was being evasive. Eric Tonsfeldt had been dispatched to the pistachio-green house in Oregon City on the night of March 5, 2017. Inside he found Sarah Mitchell in bed, her dead newborn in her arms. Mitchell is a member of the Followers of Christ, a sect known for refusing medical treatment. She had received no prenatal care. Three women without medical training guided her delivery that afternoon. |