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Show Notes
John of God? More like John of Fraud. Hailed as a spiritual healer for decades and popularized in the western world by Oprah Winfrey, this spiritual con man spent years abusing the people who believed he could help them. Join Kevin and Amy as they unravel some of John’s murky past.
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Sources we used for this episode:
- NewsEvolution: Laura Eisenhower interviews Amy Biank, whistleblower who exposed Brazilian healer John of God as cult leader and alleged pedocriminal, sexual abuser, and rapist - NewsInsideOut
- Woman behind the arrest of John of God takes her own life | Daily Mail Online
- Faith healer with millions of followers ran a "sex slave farm and sold babies to highest bidder" - World News - Mirror Online
- 'John of God' cult leader allegedly ran child sex slave farm
- João Teixeira de Faria - Wikipedia
- Brazilian activist's alleged suicide sparks coverage controversy - Columbia Journalism Review
- 'John of God,' Brazilian faith healer, surrenders to police on sexual abuse charges - The Washington Post
- Whistleblower who recently outed Oprah's Brazilian faith healer "John of God," for murdering teenage sex slaves and running a "baby farm" adoption operation, committed suicide over the weekend : r/JoeRogan
- John of God
- Woman who accused John of God cult leader of rape mysteriously kills herself at Spanish home
- A performance artist searches for healing in 'The Space in Between: Marina Abramovic and Brazil' - Los Angeles Times