What do you think of Ray(mond) Franz? I have seen here some people critisise him as not being a really heartfelt opponent of the WTS, but my view is that he was quite honest about his expressed motives against the cult. With his revelations he gave a lot of momentum to the ex JW movement (the apostate organisation according to the JWs) and offered valuable assistance to those seeking to shake off the ideological and social dependance on the oppressive cult. He opened the way for many to freedom from the WTS.
A short biography: Born in 1923 both his parents and three of his grandparents were members of the WTS while his uncle Fred was a close associate of Rutherford at Brooklyn. At the age of 16 he got baptised and became a very active and devoted member. Deceived by the org he decided to postpone marriage until the time of the kingdom which was supposedly very near at hand. He was not to marry until 1959. He was appointed missionary in Puerto Rico (and later in the Dominican Rep) where he became seriously ill due to the unhygienic conditions he had to live in and suffered greatly for 8 years. From 1965 until 1980 he served in Brooklyn from 1971 as a member of the GB.
His researches for the book Aid to Bible understanding made him realise that many of the org's doctrines were false particularly the 1914 date. Realising also that the GB was misgoverning its followers (eg Malawi versus Mexico policies) he decided to resign from it. He was expelled from the org in 1982 on a trivial accusation.
In the same year Jonsson was also expelled from the org for his monumental historical work which through seven different lines of evidence demolished the 1914 date. The GB never explained to him why they thought he was so wrong as to be worth DFing.