Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Latest Episodes:

The Real Thelma and Louise Aug 01, 2023

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This week we’re looking into a case from 2009 where two suspects dubbed ’Thelma and Louise’ found themselves entangled in the moidah of one of their spouses.

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Sources:

https://www.kplctv.com/story/10638301/dead-man-tentatively-identified

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-preview-dial-c-for-conviction/

https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/robyn-davis-and-best-friend-sissy-saltzman-kill-her-husband

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Little Liter Ep-114 Jul 28, 2023

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the arrest of the serial killer responsible for the Gilgo Beach slayings, as well as the mysterious disappearance of Carlee Russell. Then we’ll get into some listener emails include but not limited to: more about Broadmoor, Jack the Ripper, and Haunted House drama!

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Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gilgo-beach-murders-suspected-long-island-serial-killer-custody-offici-rcna94228

https://www.science.org/content/article/does-new-genetic-analysis-finally-reveal-identity-jack-ripper

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/20/rex-heuermann-wife-divorce/70438287007/'

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The Devil's Daughter Jul 25, 2023

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This week’s episode tells the tale of Britain’s youngest female convicted killer who was dubbed by the press as ‘The Devil’s Daughter.’

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Sources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/202111/5-reasons-why-kids-kill-kids#:~:text=Key%20points,assault%20will%20enhance%20their%20lives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Carr#cite_note-Independent1-2

https://www.newspapers.com/image/726342377/?terms=%22Sharon%20carr%22&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/751481358/?terms=%22Katie%20rackliff%22%20&match=1

https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-teen-killers-be-rehabilitated

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/SHE+SHOULD+BE+HANGED%3B+Katie%27s+dad+sees+evil+tomboy+caged+for+murder...-a061107547

S1E3 Britain’s Killer Kids

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Little Liter Ep-113 Jul 21, 2023

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TGIF Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the recent release of Leslie Van Houten and then we have some wild stories from the babes, including but not limited to; Hell House, Silent Twins and a hot doc!

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Welcome to Broadmoor Asylum Jul 18, 2023

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Cult Babes! This week’s episode is a journey into the UK’s Broadmoor Hospital which has been home to many infamous patients throughout it’s history. We’ll first get to know how the hospital came to be and then get acquainted with it’s haunting guest list…

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jack-the-ripper-suspects/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/berkshire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8263000/8263371.stm

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/medical-history/article/i-am-very-glad-and-cheered-when-i-hear-the-flute-the-treatment-of-criminal-lunatics-in-late-victorian-broadmoor/1F711BABFE0E8D356D2A0169020C099A

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/about-us/library-archives/archives/madness-to-mental-illness-online-archive/important-legal-cases-of-the-19th-century-james-hadfield.pdf?sfvrsn=e4cedf57_6

https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-young

https://allthatsinteresting.com/graham-young

Rollin, H. (1991) Forensic Psychiatry in England: a Retrospective. In 150 Years of British Psychiatry (vol. 2, The Aftermath) (eds H. Freeman & G.E. Berrios, G.E.), pp. 243–267

Gaskell.

Smith, R. (1996) Legal Frameworks for Psychiatry. In 150 Years of British Psychiatry (vol. 2, The Aftermath) (eds H. Freeman & G.E. Berrios), pp. 137–150. Athlone Press.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/jun/17/richard-dadd-victorian-artist-bedlam-mental-illness-fairies

https://www.newspapers.com/image/933363280/?terms=Richard%20Dadd&match=1

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Little Liter Ep-112 Jul 14, 2023

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TGIF Cult Babes! In this week’s little liter we’ve got an inmate love story with the worst possible ending, a lesson on histology and so much more! If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over spencer@cultliter.com!

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Sources:

https://people.com/americas-most-wanted-suspect-arrested-4-decades-7556585

https://people.com/man-gets-out-of-prison-allegedly-confesses-killing-pregnant-mom-young-son-7556598

https://www.insider.com/murder-suspect-saw-his-own-americas-most-wanted-episode-2023-7

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The Silent Twins Jul 11, 2023

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This week’s episode is centered around the story of twin sisters Jennifer & June Gibbons. While the two had made a lifelong pact at a young age refusing to speak to anybody else, it was the crimes they committed that proved actions are certainly louder than words…

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Sources:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/12/04/we-two-made-one

https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191622/the-silent-twins

The Silent Twins: Marjorie Wallace

https://allthatsinteresting.com/silent-twins

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3526486/Sister-Silent-Twins-close-one-DIE-live.html

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Little Liter Ep-111 Jul 07, 2023

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! In this week’s little liter we’re catching up on some recent headlines and stories from y’all including an FLDS encounter and a culty church. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it on over: spencer@cultliter.com

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Jonestown Part 3: Tragedy in Guyana Jul 04, 2023

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In the finale of our Jonestown episodes we’re discussing the demise of Jonestown that led to a massacre and what happened afterwards.

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Sources:

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

‘The Road to Jonestown’ Jeff Guinn

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/02/archives/pastor-a-charlatan-to-some-a-philosopher-to-wife.html

https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Nine-Places-to-Hide.pdf

https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=69269

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jonestown-california/

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Little Liter Ep-110 Jun 30, 2023

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It’s Fridayyyy! This week we’re catching up on some breaking news and then getting into the stories from the cult babes including but not limited to: an Elvis lovin’ mama, a Unabomber connection, and a dog story gone right!

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