Cult Liter With Spencer Henry

Little Liters are back baby! It’s friday! And we’ve got some wild stories from the babes from moidah to mayhem and everything in between. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it to spencer@cultliter.comWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we’re discussing one of the biggest tragedies in Iowa history, the murder of the Mark family that took place on November 1st, 1975. 47 years ago today. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/316773247/?terms=Jorjean%20Mark&match=1https://www.thegazette.com/obituaries/george-raymond-colthurst/https://www.newspapers.com/image/338846706/?terms=Jorjean%20mark%20funeralhttps://law.justia.com/cases/iowa/supreme-court/1979/59676-0.html“Brother’s Blood” -Scott Calweti A Crime To Remember ‘Black Sheep’See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Halloween Cult Babes! Well…almost. I mean it’s not quite Halloween, and these stories are anything but happy. In this week’s list episode we’re focusing on the trick in trick-or-treat with some deadly Halloween horror stories from the past. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Obitchuary broken-heart episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/obitchuary/id1573981050?i=1000580346634Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/365470867/?terms=%27halloween%20death%27&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/37569744/?terms=%27halloween%20death%27&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/140337472/?terms=%27halloween%20death%27&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/118616129/?terms=%27halloween%20death%27&match=1https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-dressed-ghost-shot

Happy Friday Cult Babes!!! TGIF! This week’s little liter has an update about the Stockton serial killer, some haunted houses, moidah and a cult connection!Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we’re telling a story that seems to have become lost in history. Margaretta Peter felt called on by God at a young age which led her to a life of prophecy. Everything seemed fine, until she received a vision that led her to committing unthinkable acts against members of her cult, including her own family, and eventually herself. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/crucifixion-margaretta-peter-0011535https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/moversandshakers/ulrich-zwingli.htmlhttps://brewminate.com/the-crucifixion-of-margaretta-peter/https://www.recountandreveal.com/blog/2019/8/16/the-dangers-of-influence-margaretta-peterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietismhttps://historycollection.com/10-wth-historical-details/10/S

Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’ve got some spooky stories, a bank robber, and so much more ya don’t wanna miss it. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over to spencer@cultliter.com! Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

That’s right babes, it’s time to talk about my trip to the Winchester Mystery House! This week we’re getting to know the truth about Sarah Winchester, the alleged reasons she built the mansion, and everything I saw and learned during my visit! Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/369022141/?terms=%22oliver%20winchester%22&match=1https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-is-marasmushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wirt_Winchesterhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/sarah-winchesterhttp://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.comhttps://www.biography.com/personality/sarah-winchesterhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/15/the-winchester-rifle-my-familys-part-in-shaping-the-wild-westSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy

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Happy Tuesday Cult Babes! This week’s story was actually a request from one of you and the second I started looking into this ghost town known as the Home of Truth, I uncovered some frightening tales from its heyday where it once served as the compound for cult leader Marie Ogden. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_of_Truth,_Utahhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dudley_Pelleyhttps://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2022/09/04/the-home-of-truth-by-lloyd-pierson-for-marie-ogdens-followers-in-the-1930s-the-vortex-of-the-universe-was-at-photograph-gap-zx24/https://www.newspapers.com/image/738508247/?terms=marie%20ogden&match=1https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/home-of-truthhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/599275461/?terms=marie%20ogden&match=1

Happy Hocus Pocus Day Cult Babes! This week’s little liter has everything from a moidahrous ex-coworker, some stories from one of my favorite getaways, and a kid in a dryer?! We’ve got it all. If you have a story you’d like to share, send it on over: Spencer@CultLiter.comWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we’re taking a look at the life of Mike Warnke who rose to fame with the release of his autobiography ‘The Satan Seller’ and became a key figure during the rise of the Satanic Panic movement. Mike spent years building a career off of his sinister past as a High Priest in a Satanic Cult, however soon after his rise to fame, friends and family members began to surface with some serious doubts…do we have another Lauren Stratford on our hands? Tune in to find out!Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://welovegod.org/guide/selling_satan_michael_warnke/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Warnkehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/779610542/?terms=mike%20warnke&match=1“Selling Satan” Cornerstone Mag“Satan Seller” Mike Warnke https://dangerousminds.net/comments/sex_lies_and_

This week’s little liter has everything from chicken drama to vampires and the lowdown on Sherri Papini’s charges. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it to Spencer@cultliter.com! Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Knock knock Cult Babes, I’m so excited to be joined by my friend Val Harvey this week as she shares her experience growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness. We’re getting into everything from why they don’t celebrate holidays, their dangerous views on blood transfusions, and so much more, including Val’s personal story of her transition away from the Witnesses. Follow Val: Instagram.com/mohawkmakeup www.mohawkmakeup.comWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.comWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20041130234035/http://members.aol.com/ingramorg/#releasehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/804905459/?terms=Paul%20ingram&match=1PAUL: The Secret Story of Olympia's Satanic Sheriffhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dipy4qCWDW0https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/805204163/https://web.archive.org/web/20041130234035/http://members.aol.com/ingramorg/#websiteshttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/05/17/remembering-satan-part-i

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.comWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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..Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjFzrH90pk‘Satan’s Underground’ Lauren Stratfordhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164719202000330https://splinternews.com/revisiting-the-satanic-panic-television-specials-of-the-1793852408https://www.answers.org/satan/stratford.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://mds.marshall.edu/psychology_faculty/7/https://www.vox.com/culture/22358153/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-conspiracy-theories-explainedhttps://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-the-mcmartin-preschool-satanic-sex-abuse-trialhttps://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.730.6487&rep=rep1&type=pdf‘Satan’s Underground’ Lauren Stratfordhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/

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! Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Went_Hensleyhttp://archive.kuow.org/post/snake-handling-preachers-open-about-takin-serpentshttps://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-fatalhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-13-mn-53450-story.htmlhttps://www.cravens-shires.com/obituary/1494332https://www.thegu