Seven Deadly Sinners

SOURCES:Columbine by Dave CullenNew York TimesPsychology Today https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-twisted-minds-of-school-shooters-and-the-anguished-man-who-studies-them/2016/06/30/44987378-2e4e-11e6-9b37-42985f6a265c_story.htmlhttps://www.westword.com/news/anne-marie-hochhalter-moving-letter-to-dylan-klebolds-mom-about-columbine-7602320https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/20/remembering-the-13-victims-of-columbine-high-school-massacre-20-years-on-9228117/History.comYou TubeABC NewsAmerican Tragedy Documentary Deadline

Coming off the troubled teen series we felt compelled to cover what happens when teens are actually dangerous. We utilize the Columbine School Shooting in Colorado and the mental states of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris to explore this.Written and Voiced by: Rachael O'BrienResearch and Writing Assistance by: Kate KodmanProduced by: Rachael O'Brien and Greg HunterMusic by: Greg Hunter featuring John ChristySources:American Tragedy Documentary Amazon PrimeNPRhttps://www.slice.ca/10-signs-your-kid-might-be-a-psychopath/WikipediaThe Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/shared-psychotic-disorder https://www.columbine-guide.com/columbine-dylan-yearbook Washington PostTime Magazinebiography.comABC NewsThe GuardianStart creating healthy habits RIGHT NOW, go to www.kencko.com/sinners to pick out your flexible monthly plan and the FIRST 100 LISTENERS will get TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF your first order.

Today, Ash and Alaina from The Morbid Podcast (our podcast goddesses) chat with beautiful, hilarious and spicy Tyler Hyde and Johnny Cann from That's Spooky. If Tyler and Johnny's personalities don't immediately make you fall for them, their ability to tell a story with compassion, spice and lighthearted humor in all the right places will have you swooning in seconds. We chatted with these about their relationship, their favorite paranormal happenings and how That's Spooky came to be. Come on in, friends. The water is fabulous.LINK TO FULL EPISODE:https://open.spotify.com/episode/6W9kRxlN3cBLNnka5w114d?si=MFYAx0PBTXSt94K77NXeiQ (https://open.spotify.com/show/444jaJyGleW8I2wPhLLnvV)Follow Tyler & Johnny and That's Spooky!Instagram: @Thatsspookypod

Today is the final episode on the Pride filled out-of-control billion-dollar Troubled Teen Industry. WWASP, deaths and lack of regulation - all stops along the winding road from Synanon. We’re not talking about insects, but an organization that runs dozens of troubled teen camps across the country and the world. Their sting? Just as painful, and sometimes, even deadly.And like, Chuck Dietrich of Synanon, we have another unqualified man ready to carry the torch of attack therapy and abuse all the way to the bank. A man by the name of Robert Litchfield, who without the benefit of a college degree, parlayed his work into a multi million dollar industry.And inspired scores of programs like his that are responsible for many horrific deaths of children, a few of which we will hear about today.We will also hear about what Breaking Code Silence and celebrities like Paris Hilton are doing to shut these facilities down.PROMO CODES:Start creating healthy habits RIGHT NOW, go to www.kencko.com/sinners , pick out your flexible monthly plan of smoothies and the FIRST 100 LISTENERS will get 25% your first order. Get gorgeous shiny hair personalized for you with Prose! Prose is the healthy hair regimen with your name all over it. Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today! Go to www.prose.com/sinnersGet your next delicious bowl of guilt-free cereal at ​www.magicspoon.com/sinners and use the code ​SINNERS​ to save five dollars off your order!! SOURCES:http://narvinlichfield.com/Rolling Stone magazineThe Doctor’s talk showwww.news.com.auwww.tierrablancaranch.comwwaspsurvivors.comwww.santafenewmexican.comsfreporter.comBBC America “Locked in Paradise”New York Times “Skeletons in the Classroom”The Hartford CourantBangor Daily Newsbreakingcodesilence.net

Spencer is hilarious, magnificent and is waiting to be cast in the next Lifetime flick, so please get your people to talk to his people. Ash and Alaina from Morbid talk to him about his favorite cult leaders, what brought him to true crime and which killer he thinks kept it the most weird! Link to his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cult-liter-with-spencer-henry/id1436376574

From Circle of Hope Girls Ranch to Escuela Caribe we are discussing the Troubled Teen Industry's widespread abuse and we have cult leader Charles Dietrich of Synanon to thank for the inspiration of self help through shame and berating for it. On the flip side, we also have Paris Hilton for helping to expose it!Sources:-Nbcnews.com-New York Times -Indoctrination podcast “Troubled Teen Industry” episode-Kansas City Star-60 Minutes-Dr Phil Talk show-The Doctors talk show-Kidnapped For Christ documentary

A cult that has been described as one of the Most Violent and Dangerous Cults in American History, Synanon, which started as a rehab turned self help group and eventually compound based religion would go on to influence an entire industry that still operates today. This is truly one of the most wild stories ever!SOURCES:LA MAGPAULMORANTZ.COMCABINET MAGAZINELA TIMESTHE NEW YORKER WIKIPEDIAYOUTUBECULTEDUCATION.COM

In part 3 Tony escalates into the true monster he would live to be until his dying day. Once Susan Alamo was gone, Tony was left to run the cult with reckless abandon, ordering the followers to pray over Susan's dead body 24 hours a day for a year straight, in order to "resurrect her", her body, not buried.... just sitting open casket in a room. Tony also begins the most brutal beatings the cult had ever seen, went on the run after feds tried to arrest him for that and tax evasion, before being caught. And so much more evil ensues! Sources:tonyalamonews.comalamoministries.comMinistry of Evil Documentary on SundanceTulsa WorldTexarkana Gazette

Susan and Tony Alamo are, the over confident duo, who managed to lure hundreds of people into their cult to work for free, sign their outside paychecks over to them, and worship the ground they walked on. In this episode we cover how they lured them in, how they kept them brainwashed and a huge surprise at the end where Susan Alamo's grift comes back to haunt her. www.tonyalamonews.com www.alamoministries.com Rolling Stone Ministry of Evil Documentary Get 10 free delicious no contact meals with Hello Fresh! Just go to hellofresh.com/sinners10 and use code sinners10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping!

Hear an exclusive clip from the new true crime podcast, Crime Weekly. Crime Weekly is a co-production from Audioboom and Main Event Media. Join hosts Derrick Levasseur and Stephanie Harlowe every Friday as they discuss all the crime headlines of the week along with cases that interest them. Crime Weekly is out now. Subscribe to Crime Weekly on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-weekly/id1540621732

The cult of Tony and Susan Alamo "The Alamo Christian Foundation," began shortly after Tony Alamo moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s. He was convinced his big break as a musician would come any day but he spent most of his time lying and scamming others out of money and into believing he was a big deal. What he claims happened next is he heard the voice of God and linked up with another con artist Susan Alamo, who claimed the same. What happened next is shocking. Decades of stealing money from their followers and abusing children and their starry eyed followers.Join the over one million people taking charge of their mental health with Better Help! Visit betterhelp.com/sinners for 10% off your first month of online counseling!Sources:Ministry of Evil by Sundancesplcenter.orgtonyalamonews.comlatimes.comyoutubewikipedia

John D White is a true monster, and he knows it, admitting in police questioning that he is a real life monster who cannot control his lust for devious sex, dominance and blood. He was also a coward. After being sentenced to life in prison for murdering his fiancee's daughter in order to have sex with her corpse this evil man committed suicide at the age of 56 leaving behind a legacy of hatred and violence toward women. Sources for this episode:ID's Sinister MinistersMlive.comMurderpedia.comMercury NewsUSA TodayJoin the over 1 million people taking care of their Mental Health with Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/sinnersGet the best horror content with Shudder. To try Shudder for free for 30 days go to shudder.com and use promo code SINNERS !

Happy Thanksgiving - Part 3

Wrath…Jane Whaley’s deadliest sin, can be described as, the uncontrolled hatred for someone or something, and the unquenchable desire to exact revenge on said object/person. Sure, that definition might make sense if the wrathful person is responding to someone harming or even killing their loved one. But where in the hell did Jane Whaley’s wrath come from? Because she directed her wrath fueled fury on the most naive and faultless, children who simply laughed, babies who naturally cried, and adults who were just trying to get by in their day to day lives. Currently, Jane Whaley, is 80 years old. She’s flashy. She frames her angry face with hair that seems almost purposely shaped into bold parenthesis meant to emphasize her anger. Two large aqua-netted curls that look like they were formed by hot rollers the size of a Costco sized coffee can. She wears St John suits tons of jewelry and looks like a 1980s poster woman for the working gals movement. But she is not the head of Redbook magazine, or the CEO of Sears, she is an evangelical oppressor with no formal theological training, just the incessant need to manipulate and control people to fill the void of what would have been an average existence. Shudder is your go to for everything spooky! The Netflix for Horror! As the world’s premier streaming service for horror, thriller and supernatural content, Shudder is spooky 24/7/365. Get started streaming the best horror, thriller and supernatural content. To try Shudder free for 30 days, go to shudder.com and use promo code SINNERS !! Murder in House Two - is a true crime podcast like you have never heard before. It is about mass murder – but so much more. It is about cover ups, the fog of war and one man’s fight for justice. It took US Film director Michael Epstein 10 years to make as he searches for the truth behind the Haditha Massacre in Iraq back in 2005. 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians – including women, the elderly and young children – were shot multiple times by a group of US Marines. Listen to Murder in House Two on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher, or wherever you like to listen! SOURCES: Broken Faith: Inside One Of America's Most Dangerous Cults by Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr Religiouscultsinfo.org by John Huddle Multiple survivor accounts listed in the episode Articles by AP The Pretend Radio podcast by Javier Leiva

In Part 2 we will hear about the night Kari Baker died, how Matt Baker paraded around his mistress within days of Kari's death, his isolating of his daughters and Kari's family's newly formed plan to get the truth. Sources:Deadly Little Secrets: The Minister, His Mistress, and a Heartless Texas Murder by Kathryn Caseypsychologytoday.comtexasmonthly.comwacotrib.com48 HoursCrimes of Passion Podcast Get started streaming the best horror, thriller and supernatural content with Shudder! To try Shudder free for 30 days, go to shudder.com and use promo code SINNERS

Lust in the simplest of terms can be described as an intense longing, perhaps a coming of age confused - constant thought of a high school crush or a celebrity you see on TV. People who are in the throes of lust may lose their sensibilities, since lust seems unable to recognize the reality of a situation or motivates one to neglect it. It’s a excuse that can be slightly valid in the most innocent of cases but there’s a fine line between a crush, and lust crossing dangerously over into stalking, non consent, or even worse violent sexual assault.But the crush excuse or innocent lack of “sensibility” in the moment does not describe the subject of this season’s lustful lecher Pastor Matt Baker. No, in fact he was callous, unashamed, and unapologetic in his pursuit to control and take what he felt he deserved. He “ordained” the time or place of the encounter. He sought to conquest and manipulate, but mostly barrel his way into groping or finding the most disgusting of times to violate innocent teens, women, and overall, everyone that knew him. But the person he manipulated, gas lit and violated the most was his unbelievably devoted wife, who’s life was destroyed by her husband Matt Baker...Sources:Deadly Little Secrets: The Minister, His Mistress, and a Heartless Texas Murder by Kathryn Caseypsychologytoday.comtexasmonthly.comtheoverwhelmedbrain.comwacotrib.com48 HoursCrimes of Passion Podcast

Coming October 6!Preachers, Church, Faith can be your most trusted source of comfort...but what happens when that world is shattered?In Season Two of Seven Deadly Sinners we're traveling to the depths of hell covering Preachers who kidnap, rape and murder the ones who trust them most. What if, after leading you in prayer, he lures you to the bedroom? What if the same preacher who captures your heart, kidnaps your child? What if, the priest serving you communion used those same hands to dispose of a corpse?These Preachers committed heinous crimes right under your nose, with a bible next to their bed and a cross around their neck. Now, let's close our eyes, bow our heads and buckle up.Follow Seven Deadly Sinners on Instagram instagram.com/sevendeadlysinnerspodcast and follow your host and producers Rachael O'Brien instagram.com/rachaelnobrien Greg Hunter instagram.com/gogogonzoflowPart of the Morbid Podcast Network!

The Patriarch of the Prosperity Gospel Handed down to him by the unholy elder of the Prosperity Gospel, Oral Roberts In this case of greed his insatiable desire for wealth would come at thecost of people’s lives, while he slept like the little demon baby that he is, inhis 18,000 sq foot mansion situated on 25 acres 6 car garage, variousbalconies, tennis court, circle driveway, boat docking station built formultiple boats, and much more.The Kenneth Copeland Airport, a private airport established by theministries, is visible to the north east of the home and has a private landingstrip and airplane hanger filled with millions of dollars worth of private jetsone of which he purchased from Tyler Perry.Kenneth justifies being a man of God with all his riches by saying, “whenpeople drive by his house, "they will know there is a God." Sources:http://christiannewswire.comhttps://www.anchoragepress.com/columnists/kenneth-copeland-the-singing-and-dancing-scam/article_38b99140-7b70-11ea-a00a-a3ba5f592e85.htmlYoutubeUSA TodayInside EditionKCM.orghttps://www.tofugu.com/japan/sanpaku/Deadline.com

SOURCES-PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Evangelical Empire -Book by John H. WiggerRightwingwatch.orgWikiYoutubeCharlotte ObserverEyes of Tammy Faye DocumentaryNew York TimesWashington PostGood HousekeepingBuzzfeedBehind The Bastards Podcast

Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker broke into television in the heyday, when no medium could rival the Christian ripoff off of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Their televangelist show thrived at appealing to the sensibilities of bible belt stay at home wives with kids. The ratings soared and so did the ministry donations leaving Jim and Tammy in control of more money than they'd ever even thought of... but they knew just how to spend it. They went as far as breaking ground on a half baked attempt at a Christian Disneyland before envy got the best of an opportunistic rival in the ministry game: Jerry Falwell; and he was seeking to banish them from God's stage forever. Sex, Drugs, and millions of stolen dollars are at the heart of this sordid Evangelical story. And it wasn't just the predatory sexual encounter he had with 19 year old Jessica Hahn that landed him in jail, it was a forensic accounting look into his fraudulent use of viewers donations. You'd think he'd spend his life repenting but no no, Jim Bakker is still to this day grifti-ng his way into vulnerable people's pockets selling end of times kits and Coronavirus cures. SOURCES-PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Evangelical Empire -Book by John H. WiggerRightwingwatch.orgWikiYoutubeCharlotte ObserverEyes of Tammy Faye DocumentaryNew York Times

Let me be clear - I don’t think Ted Haggard is a bad guy and it isn’t the hypocritical homophobia he preached or the meth habit that is his deadliest sin - it is the self loathing slothful crawl from grace that lasted years. Which, produced a documentary & 3 books that sold because of our addiction to gossip, and our modern day-colosseum-like approach to building someone up, only to tear them down. But Perhaps, New Life Church and the Christian community at large, is the guiltiest party of all in this story, for just short of committing an actual hate crime, they condemned the man because they just couldn’t stomach a gay preacher.Sources:WikiOprahMSNBCTrials of Ted HaggardJesus CampCNNGQNew York TimesCancelled Podcast

The real story of True Detective is the Hosanna Church nightmare. Set against the backdrop of rural Louisiana exists the real life grisly crimes against children of Louis Lamonica Jr, Austin Trey Bernard & up to 6 other adults all under the guise of Faith....but their Faith was not to God....but to Satan. Many Satanic Panic stories have been proven to be exaggerated or false but the proof of this horrific story came straight from the mouths of the perpetrators in detailed confessions & from the first hand account of Army veteran J.P. Willie who's book "Blood In The Woods," documents growing up in that little Louisiana town & witnessing the bizarre happenings & aura of fear that knifed through the town. Sources: "Blood In The Woods" New York Times Hammond Daily Star VICE WFAB9 casetext.com

Wrath is a sin that can turn a gentle God fearing man into a hateful man w a vendetta & the incestuous Televangelism world was a breeding ground for monetary & moral competition that played out like an 80s day time soap opera. Christianity says we shouldn't be a slave to our emotions & instead respond in a rational manner as God asks. A task that was impossible for our wrath fiend rivals Jimmy Swaggart & Marvin Gorman. They Regina George’d the hell out of each other in acts of blackmail, entrapment & public shaming. A mutually destructive feud that would ultimately ruin them both. This one has it all sex scandals, police set ups & hidden cameras, all in the name of being the number one guy in God’s group. Sources: nola.com , Washington Post, theologyandthecity.com, apnews.com, wikipedia.com, Youtube, Nightline, Elieen Prose, Baltimore Sun, Debra Murphree

Wrath is a sin that can turn a gentle God fearing man into a hateful man w a vendetta & the incestuous Televangelism world was a breeding ground for monetary & moral competition that played out like an 80s day time soap opera. Christianity says we shouldn't be a slave to our emotions & instead respond in a rational manner as God asks. A task that was impossible for our wrath fiend rivals Jimmy Swaggart & Marvin Gorman. They Regina George’d the hell out of each other in acts of blackmail, entrapment & public shaming. A mutually destructive feud that would ultimately ruin them both. This one has it all sex scandals, police set ups & hidden cameras, all in the name of being the number one guy in God’s group. Sources: nola.com , Washington Post, theologyandthecity.com, apnews.com, wikipedia.com

Gluttony is the overindulgence and over consumption of anything to the point of waste. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for anything, food, riches, etc causes it to be withheld from the needy. Gluttony can be interpreted as selfishness; essentially placing concern with one's own impulses or interests above the well-being of others. -Insert our star glutton Robert Tilton who specifically targeted some of society’s poorest souls and rested easy at night in his enormous mansion paid for by the 80 million dollars a year he manipulated his followers into sending him. Robert Tilton is a true glutton for money. He loves money so much he needs yours more than you do.

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader and ultimate creep Warren Jeffs manipulated, abused and stole the innocence of his followers. This True Crime story had it all. He was said to have up to 87 brides, many of which were children as young as 12 years old, and he sexually abused many children and adults, which ultimately landed him on America's Most Wanted list next to Osama Bin Laden until his arrest and 2006 and life sentence conviction. Sources: Breaking Free - By Rachel Jeffs Wikipedia Salt Lake Tribune CNN Reddit Youtube Psychology Today - Joe Navarro

Sinner’s are often people who believe they deserve everything little thing they desire. And hurting others along the way….well that’s just road kill. On a small scale, it’s scary, but on the scale these people have done it, it’s down right evil. Religion, Church, Preachers, can be your saving grace, sure, but what if, Preachers, used your trusting ear, for their down right dirty deeds and they did it in plain sight. On TV, in your parish, in your own home. Trickery, sales tactics, and a heavy lack of guilt made for a cast of greedy gluttons with pay to pray ministries signing their followers up, into debt with God. These narcissists got high on money, sex, & power. All Under the guise that God talks to them. They preach a phony gospel on the world’s stage. But what happened behind the scenes their sins will make your skin crawl. In Season 1 we uncover 7 Deadly Sins of Power Hungry Preachers. I’m Rachael O’Brien, the creator and Host of 7 Deadly Sinners. Im guiding you on this hellish journey. So close your eyes, bow your heads and buckle up.