Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Latest Episodes:

The Dumbbell Murder Mar 28, 2023

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Cult Babes! This week we’re heading back to roaring 20’s to discuss a moidah that had everybody in the big apple talkin. We’ve got a love triangle, we’ve got drama, and someone(s) even got the electric chair! Listen in to learn why Ruth Snyder’s name was on everybody’s lips.

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Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/411607765/?terms=Albert%20Snyder&match=2

https://www.newspapers.com/image/431086557/?terms=Albert%20snyder&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/568874850/?terms=ruth%20snyder&match=1

https://www.history.com/news/double-indemnity-1920s-murder-crime-tabloids

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

https://archive.org/stream/peopleofstateofn03snyd/peopleofstateofn03snyd_djvu.txt

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Little Liter Ep-102 Mar 24, 2023

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week Madison is joining us and I’m filling her in on last week’s shopping cart shit-show from Chico + we have a wild update on the case, and then we’re getting into some wild stories from you babes. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over to spencer@cultliter.com

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Sources:

https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/crime/suspect-in-chico-shopping-cart-murder-arrested/article_c0ab2762-c749-11ed-923f-2f7be0928334.html

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Boy in the Box Mar 21, 2023

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This week we’re discussing the infamous story behind ‘the boy in the box.’ In 1957 the body of a young boy was found discarded in a cardboard box on the side of a road in Philadelphia. It wasn’t until a few months ago that the victim was finally identified thanks to advances in DNA.

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Sources:

https://www.livescience.com/45193-why-do-i-bruise-easily.html

CBS: Press Conference Police reveal identity of “Boy in the Box”

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/the-boy-in-the-box

https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-35b3abe5f7016424cbcae92e5b849b6c

https://www.newspapers.com/image/176082838/?terms=Frederick%20Benonis

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

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

https://www.newspapers.com/image/176082838/?terms=fox%20chase%20field&match=1

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-homicide.html

https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-35b3abe5f7016424cbcae92e5b849b6c

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Little Liter Ep-101 Mar 17, 2023

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’ve got some news about a body in a shopping cart, my visit to Chico, and some wild stories from the babes! If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it on over to Spencer@cultliter.com

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Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Mommy Blogger Mayhem Mar 14, 2023

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Cult Babes! This week we’ve got a story from Decatur, AL that happened back in 2008 and it’s a weird one. On her blog, Lacey Spears presented herself as the widowed mother of a “sick” kid. But the truth is, the only one who may have been sick was Lacey herself…

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Sources:

https://www.fellowshipcommunity.org

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2014/03/23/chestnut-ridge-boys-death-reveals-moms-lies/6736141/

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

http://garnettsjourney.blogspot.com

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/hospital-officials-alerted-police-when-a-young-boys-illness-seemed-like-intentional-harm

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-lacey-spears-a-mother-accused/

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Little Liter From My Hotel In Philly! Mar 10, 2023

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My Cult Babes!!! It’s been so lovely meeting you all on the road! This week I’m coming to you live from my hotel room in Philadelphia to tell ya some weird stuff I’ve been googling, catch you up on awful news, and of course share some of your wild stories! If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it on over to spencer@cultliter.com

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Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Sources:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/03/02/asbury-revival-comes-close

https://people.com/crime/woman-allegedly-stabbed-3-children-death-2-years-ago-twin-sister-similar-crime/

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/first-doomsday-cult-hideaway/

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Exposing MLMs with Emily Lynn Paulson Mar 07, 2023

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Cult Babes! Boss Babes! Huns! This week I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with author Emily Lynn Paulson to discuss the Culty-ness of MLMs. Why Emily? Well, she quite literally wrote the book on exposing MLM’s which comes out this May called Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing. We’re getting into everything from sales tactics to myths, how Emily herself got involved in a popular MLM and her experience after leaving.

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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com

Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Preorder Emily’s Book: Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing:

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Check out Emily’s Website:

https://www.emilylynnpaulson.com

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The Real Story of The Orphan? Feb 28, 2023

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This week we’re discussing a case that made headlines in recent years when a couple discovered that their adopted daughter may have been a fraud. Come with me as we take a look into this very bizarre situation and try and figure out who is telling the truth!

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Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Sources:

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2022/10/25/natalia-and-kristine-barnett-allegedly-had-a-caustic-relationship/69581569007/

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/tippecanoe-county-man-found-not-guilty-of-abandoning-adopted-daughter-michael-kristine-barnett-indiana-natalia/531-9fd43d96-f825-4dfa-8cca-a7c23e166071

https://cdas.com/meet-math-science-prodigy-jake-barnett/

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/spondyloepiphyseal-dysplasia-congenita

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

https://justicefornataliagrace.blogspot.com/2019/10/natalia-grace-barnett-timeline-of-events.html

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Little Liter Ep-99 Feb 24, 2023

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’re chatting about this wild story outta Florida, a cop from Georgia who made a rookie mistake, a rad dad and more! If you have a story you’d like to share on an upcoming little liter send it to 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.foxnews.com/us/pregnant-florida-suspect-uber-murder-seeks-release-because-unborn-baby-not-charged-crime

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgia-police-officer-charged-concealing-death-missing-16-year-old-gi-rcna70753

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North Shields Death Cult Feb 21, 2023

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Ello Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing a horrific moidah done at the hands of a UK-based sect known as The North Shields Death Cult back in 2016. Listen in to hear how cult leader Zahid Zaman catfished his way into the home of a future follower and wreaked havoc on a quiet suburban street.

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Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807

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Sources:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-shields-death-cult-how-13205619

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-47150950

https://academic.oup.com/socrel/article-abstract/40/4/347/1612776?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/story-jimmy-prout-dad-two-13206598

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Jurors+told+women+were+%27controlled%27+by+accused-a0491124209