Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

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Little Liter Ep-79 Sep 16, 2022

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week I’m talking about the first episode of Sins of our Mother and then getting into some emails! We’ve got everything from stalkers to signs, ya don’t wanna miss it! If you have a story you’d like to share: spencer@cultliter.com

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Satanic Panic: Thurston County Ritual Abuse Case Sep 13, 2022

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Hello Cult Babes! This week we’re back with another story from the Satanic Panic era which is infamously known as the Thurston County Ritual Abuse Case. In 1988 a Sheriff from Olympia, WA was accused of some pretty heinous crimes, but it was who was making the claims that caused a media frenzy.

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Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20041130234035/http://members.aol.com/ingramorg/#release

https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/804905459/?terms=Paul%20ingram&match=1

PAUL: The Secret Story of Olympia's Satanic Sheriff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dipy4qCWDW0

https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/805204163/

https://web.archive.org/web/20041130234035/http://members.aol.com/ingramorg/#websites

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/05/17/remembering-satan-part-i

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

https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2015-10-15/decades-later-questions-remain-in-thurston-county-ritual-abuse-case

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Little Liter Ep-78 Sep 09, 2022

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T.G.I.F. Cult Babes!!! Missed ya last week. This week’s little liter has everything from intuition saving a little brother, a culty college experience, and somebody who decided the pentecostal church just wasn’t their vibe. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it to spencer@cultliter.com

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Satanic Panic: Will The Real Lauren Stratford Please Stand Up? Sep 06, 2022

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In the second installment of our Satanic Panic journey we’re getting the low-down on Lauren Stratford, a.k.a. Laurel Willson, a.k.a. Laura Grabowski? This woman has lived many lives…or so she says..

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjFzrH90pk

‘Satan’s Underground’ Lauren Stratford

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164719202000330

https://splinternews.com/revisiting-the-satanic-panic-television-specials-of-the-1793852408

https://www.answers.org/satan/stratford.html

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Satanic Panic: Devil in Disguise Aug 30, 2022

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This week we’re talking about the rise of the Satanic Panic phenomenon, focusing on the McMartin Preschool trials and taking a look at the life and times of a woman named Lauren Stratford who appeared on many talk shows in the mid to late 80’s to discuss her personal knowledge of Satanic Ritual Abuse.

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Sources:

https://mds.marshall.edu/psychology_faculty/7/

https://www.vox.com/culture/22358153/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-conspiracy-theories-explained

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-mcmartin-preschool-satanic-sex-abuse-trial

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.730.6487&rep=rep1&type=pdf

‘Satan’s Underground’ Lauren Stratford

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164719202000330

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Little Liter Ep-77 Aug 26, 2022

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Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’ve got some wild stories of kidnapping attempts, a bank robber, and why you should always follow your instincts! If you have a story you’d like featured on an upcoming episode, send it to spencer@cultliter.com!

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High Stake Snakes Aug 23, 2022

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Cult Babes, we’ve ventured into the world of faith healing, holy rolling, and all kinds of dangerous church activities, but today we’re taking a look at the age-old practice of Snake Handling in the Pentecostal church which may prove to be the most lethal way to prove your faith.

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Sources:

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

http://archive.kuow.org/post/snake-handling-preachers-open-about-takin-serpents

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2018/09/02/life-inside-documentary-snake-handling-church-cody-coots/1116357002/

https://www.npr.org/2014/02/17/278667290/for-snake-handling-preacher-10th-bite-proves-fatal

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-13-mn-53450-story.html

https://www.cravens-shires.com/obituary/1494332

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jan/26/praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-rattlesnakes-mack-wolford-lauren-pond-test-of-faith-old-yeller-rattlesnake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZUz_S8EGxE

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Little Liter Ep-76 Aug 19, 2022

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TGIF Cult Babes! This week’s little liter includes a few stories in response to last week’s little liter that really make you wonder…how did they know that? If you have a story you’d like to share on an upcoming little liter, 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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Don't Call The Doctor Aug 16, 2022

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In this week’s list episode we’re talking about some pretty corrupt medical workers. From a doctor who turned out to not be a doctor at all that started a facility run on pure corruption, to a psychiatrist who took to extreme measures to cure his patients, and one medical professional who became the most prolific serial killer in Japan.

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Sources:

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/doctor-evil-notorious-doctors-kill-gallery-1.2910910

https://allthatsinteresting.com/evil-doctors-nurses-serial-killers

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

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/

https://seattleterrors.com/dr-linda-hazzard-starvation-heights/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/henry-cotton