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The hosts explained that the memoir was a hugely popular 1980 publication that claimed the author had recovered memories of satanic ritual abuse and later became the central text cited as the spark of the satanic panic era. They noted that many experts referenced the title when pinpointing the origins of the hysteria.
Episode: S6 "Satanic Panic" E5: The Many Martensvilles
The memoir was described as a hugely popular 1980 publication that claimed the author had recovered memories of satanic ritual abuse, later becoming a central text cited in the satanic panic era.
By 1980, Michelle and Lawrence Pazder had put a book out together called Michelle Remembers. And it was hugely popular.
Ken Lanning and just about every other expert, if asked to pinpoint the spark that set off the hellfire, will cite that book. Michelle Remembers.