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Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we’ll dive into a new story of cults, crime, televangelists gone wild, you never really know what you’re going to get, just a guaranteed good time.

Latest Episodes:

Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up Recap Jul 12, 2024

Show notes

This week we’re recapping episodes 3 & 4 of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up and boy do things get interesting!

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The Cult of Playboy: End of an Era Jul 09, 2024

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This week we are rounding out our Playboy coverage with some more horror stories tied to controversial publishing tycoon Hugh Hefner and the Playboy enterprise.

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Sources:

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/the-playboy-murders/how-twin-sister-playboy-playmates-got-mixed-up-in-murder

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-02-28/secrets-of-playboy-ae-hugh-hefner-bunny

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10443917/The-mini-Playboy-mansions-women-trafficked-drugged-raped.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/lorraine-nicholson-childhood-at-playboy-mansion

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/playboy-mansion-cult-confessions-humiliating-26042180

https://decider.com/2023/07/11/secrets-of-playboy-season-2-ae-review/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2541646/Playboy-playmate-Cassandra-Lynn-Hensley-34-dead-bathtub-cocaine-champagne.html

https://people.com/tv/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-exes-kristina-shannon-karissa-shannon-discuss-secret-abortion/

https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/playboy-bunnies-fed-to-hef-like-meat-in-gross-hoarder-orgy-room/

https://www.ocweekly.com/natural-causes-6385292/

https://www.newsweek.com/stephanie-adams-playboy-suicide-son-939433

https://people.com/crime/death-playboy-centerfold-son-murder-suicide/

https://people.com/human-interest/playboy-playmate-ashley-mattingly-dead-suicide/

https://www.newsweek.com/hugh-hefners-one-true-love-was-his-male-physician-claims-daughter-playboy-mark-saginor-1688062

https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-shadow-mansions-dr-mark-saginor/

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My thoughts on Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up Jul 05, 2024

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Well..the title says it all! I'm reacting to the first two episodes of Lifetime's 'Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up.'

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The Cult of Playboy Part 3: The Tragic Death of Anna Nicole Smith Jul 02, 2024

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This week we’re discussing Anna Nicole Smith’s rise to fame. Some called her a gold-digger, to others she was an icon. Listen in as we discuss her rise to fame, tumultuous legal battles and untimely death.

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Sources:

https://www.eonline.com/news/1318421/500-former-playboy-employees-defend-hugh-hefner-amid-misconduct-allegations

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/obvious-history-anna-nicole-smith-ended-marrying-89-year-old

https://people.com/human-interest/from-the-archives-anna-nicole-smith-weds-j-howard-marshall-ii-1994/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/44-drugs-found-in-anna-nicole-smiths-bahamas-home-says-official/1922409/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17815384

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-08-mn-31757-story.html

https://www.distractify.com/p/anna-nicole-smith-relationship-history

https://www.dailynews.com/2006/09/11/anna-nicole-smith-gives-birth-to-a-baby-a-few-days-later-her-20-year-son-is-found-dead/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anna-nicole-smith-a-whos-who/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-07-la-me-anna-nicole-smith-20100807-story.html

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/psychiatrist_details_anna_nicole_s_drug_addiction/2060578/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10443917/The-mini-Playboy-mansions-women-trafficked-drugged-raped.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-09-me-51979-story.html

https://www.healthyplace.com/depression/articles/woman-says-electric-shock-treatment-destroyed-her-life

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/10/08/Former-Playboy-centerfold-sues-magazine/4786718516800

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/the-playboy-murders/obsessive-fan-shoots-playboy-playmate-s-husband-in-murder-suicide

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/anna-nicole-smith

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/28/AR2006022800142_pf.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/timeline-anna-nicole-smith-28-02-2007/

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Search History: Michael Jackson Jun 28, 2024

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This week I went down the Michael Jackson rabbit-hole, from insane allegations to alleged truths, even reports of buying bones….

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/how-did-michael-jackson-die

https://www.theguardian.com/music/commentisfree/2023/feb/05/this-new-michael-jackson-biopic-will-glorify-a-man-who-abused-children

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeavingNeverland/comments/byrzj7/megathread_the_case_against_leaving_neverland/

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/699995484/michael-jackson-a-quarter-century-of-sexual-abuse-allegations

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The Cult of Playboy Part 2: Death of a Centerfold Jun 25, 2024

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In the second installment of our Playboy miniseries we’re diving into the even darker underbelly of the Playboy empire, including the grisly 1980 murder of Dorothy Stratten.

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

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Sources:

https://www.villagevoice.com/death-of-a-playmate/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/29/hugh-hefner-the-murder-of-dorothy-stratten-and-the-dark-side-of-playboy/?pagewanted=all

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/02/08/hugh-hefner-secrets-of-playboy-allegations/9301152002/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/revisiting-hugh-hefner-apos-1986-171018496.html

https://www.eonline.com/news/884093/hugh-hefner-s-most-controversial-moments

https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-predator-number-one/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/sep/28/hugh-hefner-playboy-founder-91-dark-side

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a6301/rob-lowe-playboy-mansion-hugh-hefner/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjvyvw/dont-mourn-for-hugh-hefner

https://coolmaterial.com/lifestyle/entertainment/history-of-playboy-magazine/

https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/01/new-york-city-1980s-clubs-playboy-advice.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/hugh-hefner-wives-girlfriends-list-2017-9#at-the-same-time-he-was-dating-crystal-harris-who-eventually-became-his-third-wife-12

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hugh-hefner-rape-allegations-secrets-of-playboy-011034682.html

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Little Liter: Stranger than Fiction Jun 21, 2024

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In this weeks little liter we are breaking down some authors that could give Nancy Brophy a run for her money. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over: spencer@cultliter.com !

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Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Sources:

https://listverse.com/2019/07/08/10-fiction-authors-who-committed-very-real-crimes/

https://people.com/sherri-papini-kidnapping-hoax-claims-writing-books-8658983

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The Cult of Playboy Jun 18, 2024

Show notes

This week we’re discussing the life and times of Hugh Hefner and dive into the the dark underbelly of the Playboy world, revealing that ‘Hef’ may just be less of a media mogul…and more of a predatory cult leader.

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

A&E Secrets of Playboy

https://www.distractify.com/p/hugh-hefner-girlfriend-kendall

https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-shadow-mansions-dr-mark-saginor/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/4917325/secrets-playboy-hugh-hefner-miki-garcia/

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-31/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-don-cornelius

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gloria-steinem-publishes-a-bunnys-tale-show-magazine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/18/playboy-nude-photos-bunny-gender-feminism

https://www.nylon.com/life/the-most-disturbing-secrets-we-learned-from-the-playboy-documentary

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/hugh-hefner-animal-abuse-playboy-mansion-bestiality

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/judy-huth-testifies-bill-cosby-molested-her-playboy-mansion-1363577/

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a38813101/playmates-life-with-hugh-hefner-playboy-mansion-cult/

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/smith-on-tragic-list-playmates-who-died-before-50/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/725334/playboy-tragedies-shootings-mutilations-murder-suicide/

https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-life-and-death-of-bobbie-arnstein/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Adams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner

https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/hugh-hefner-marilyn-monroe-541688

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Little Liter: Chad Daybell sentencing and Psychic Saviors Jun 14, 2024

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This week’s little liter kicks off with the latest headlines regarding Chad Daybell before we get into some emails from the babes. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it on over spencer@cultliter.com

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/01/chad-daybell-sentenced-to-death-in-doomsday-murders-case/73938215007/

https://hotelmonteleone.com/all-posts/haunted-tale-maurice-begere/

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Fall River Cult Jun 11, 2024

Show notes

This week we’re discussing a series of murder in Fall River, MA that had many suspecting a satanic cult was heavily involved.

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!

Sources:

Fall River Docuseries (EPIX)

https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/courts/2022/03/04/fall-river-cult-murders-robin-murphy-up-parole/9347774002/

https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/14/robin-murphy-fall-river-ma-convicted-satanic-cult-murderer-parole-granted/73688680007/

https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/386/386mass345.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/drew-carl.htm

https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/387/387mass79.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/397/397mass65.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-three-dead-prostitutes-triggered-a-wild-satanic-panic

https://cvltnation.com/sex-satanism-sacrificial-slaughter-fall-river-cult-murders-1979-80/

https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/2013/10/06/looking-back-murder-in-satan/42739663007/

https://www.religionnewsblog.com/9065/cult-killer-story-takes-a-turn

https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2003/04/22/cult-murders-killer-murphy/50293636007/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/memorial-day-fashion-2024/60886099

https://www.mass.gov/doc/robin-murphy-life-sentence-decision/download

https://linesandstringsandstrangedays.wordpress.com/2019/06/04/harborterraceparttwo/

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