Peter Bevan Riddell

Peter Bevan Riddell (Australian; pseudonyms include Barry and Matthew; may have legally changed name to Peter Williams) was born in Perth, Australia, March 26 1958, and joined The Family in April 1979. He is currently partnered to "Windy" Williams, and lives at the Family's Heavenly City School (HCS) in Tateyama, Japan.

For many years Riddell has helped produce and oversee the production of Family video and audio products. He has been working closly with World Services (WS) since the mid-1980s, and has been in frequent contact with Karen Zerby (and previously David Berg), as well as other top leaders ever since. He also lived with Ricky Rodriguez ("Davidito"), Techi and Davida during their childhood (see: Grapevine #63 – Stories and Remembrances of Dad).

In 1984, Riddell was found guilty of child kidnapping and forgery and deported to Australia. After trial and sentencing in Australia, he later returned to Japan.

Additional information

• "Doubt" — Former wife of Peter Riddell recounts the story of her child's kidnapping