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A Thousand Lives
The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
Shears spoke about her book "A Thousand Lives" and how the story of Jonestown evolved into a tragedy. She said the book is based on interviews and research, including primary source documents, and that it shows Jones' arc and what he was saying and how he changed. She read excerpts from the diaries of Edith Roller, a church member who took notes of Jim Jones' sermons.
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We'll speak to author Julie Shears about her book, A Thousand Lives,
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Shears spoke about her book "A Thousand Lives" and how the story of Jonestown evolved into a tragedy. She said the book is based on interviews and research, including primary source documents, and that it shows Jones' arc and what he was saying and how he changed. She read excerpts from the diaries of Edith Roller, a church member who took notes of Jim Jones' sermons.
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We'll speak to author Julie Shears about her book, A Thousand Lives,
In my book I call it mass murder.
And for my book, A Thousand Lies, I read through her diaries of several years and I could see Jim Jones' arc and what he was saying and how he changed.
I believe it was in 1975, he said, I am willing to die for socialism but if I do, I will take a thousand with me.
According to Julie Shares, in order to accomplish this goal, he needed a place to do it.
The Franklin Cover-up
The Franklin Cover-Up was mentioned as a book written by John DeCamp, who was a lead perspective on the 'Conspiracy of Silence' documentary and discussed its connection to the Johnny Gosch case.
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and wrote the book The Franklin Cover-up
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The Franklin Cover-Up was mentioned as a book written by John DeCamp, who was a lead perspective on the 'Conspiracy of Silence' documentary and discussed its connection to the Johnny Gosch case.
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and wrote the book The Franklin Cover-up
Three Boys Missing
The Tragedy That Exposed the Pedophilia Underworld
It was mentioned as a book written by a pedophile, Tom O'Carroll, in which he argued that children under the age of four shouldn't be involved in sexual activity.
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I dealt with a pedophile who was called Tom O'Carroll and he wrote a book called the Radical Case for Pedophilia.
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It was mentioned as a book written by a pedophile, Tom O'Carroll, in which he argued that children under the age of four shouldn't be involved in sexual activity.
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I dealt with a pedophile who was called Tom O'Carroll and he wrote a book called the Radical Case for Pedophilia.
A Voice out of Nowhere
Janice Holly Booth, the author of 'A Voice Out Of Nowhere', was mentioned in the podcast as having previously appeared on the show.
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that's Janice Holly Booth who appeared in episode 1 author of A Voice out of Nowhere the story of the Bruce Blackman murders
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Janice Holly Booth, the author of 'A Voice Out Of Nowhere', was mentioned in the podcast as having previously appeared on the show.
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that's Janice Holly Booth who appeared in episode 1 author of A Voice out of Nowhere the story of the Bruce Blackman murders
The Psychopath Inside
A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
James H. Fallon, the author of 'The Psychopath Inside', was mentioned as a neuroscientist and professor, who believes that humans are not inherently good or evil, but instead have traits that allow them to compete and survive.
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Neuroscientist, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine and author of the book The Psychopath Inside A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the B...
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James H. Fallon, the author of 'The Psychopath Inside', was mentioned as a neuroscientist and professor, who believes that humans are not inherently good or evil, but instead have traits that allow them to compete and survive.
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Neuroscientist, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine and author of the book The Psychopath Inside A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain Dr. James H. Fallon
The White House Boys
An American Tragedy
The book 'The White House Boys' was mentioned, and the author discussed how it detailed the experiences of a man who was abused throughout his youth. The speaker found his answer regarding humanity to be the most surprising.
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Author of the book, The White House Boys An American tragedy
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The book 'The White House Boys' was mentioned, and the author discussed how it detailed the experiences of a man who was abused throughout his youth. The speaker found his answer regarding humanity to be the most surprising.
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Author of the book, The White House Boys An American tragedy
Dr. H. H. Holmes and The Whitechapel Ripper
It was discussed as a book exploring Dr. H. H. Holmes's life and the theory that he was Jack the Ripper. Dane Ladwig's research and theories regarding Holmes's possible identity as Jack the Ripper were presented.
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H. H. Holmes in my opinion is Jack the Ripper.
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It was discussed as a book exploring Dr. H. H. Holmes's life and the theory that he was Jack the Ripper. Dane Ladwig's research and theories regarding Holmes's possible identity as Jack the Ripper were presented.
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H. H. Holmes in my opinion is Jack the Ripper.
I guarantee he could have been president. He could have been a great physicist. He could have done anything he wanted. He had that kind of a mind.
I'm going to try to prove that he wasn't executed uh when when the record state that he lived many years after that
I'm not saying I can prove he was Jack the Ripper but I think we've taken a big step toward proving that he should be considered a viable suspect
Bloodstains
Jeff Mudgett's book was described as his personal journey in coming to terms with the realization that he was related to H.H. Holmes. It was mentioned multiple times as a source of information about H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper.
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Jeff Mudgeit's book Bloodstains describes his personal journey in coming to terms with this realization.
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Jeff Mudgett's book was described as his personal journey in coming to terms with the realization that he was related to H.H. Holmes. It was mentioned multiple times as a source of information about H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper.
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Jeff Mudgeit's book Bloodstains describes his personal journey in coming to terms with this realization.
And I've been going about it for years now, Mike, and I'm not glad that that's who I'm related to but having accepted my fate has made the most of it. And I'm trying to set history straight.
All of a sudden I'm told that my grandfather's grandfather is a quote-unquote monster, a mass murderer, the proprietor of the murder capsule, the real-life Dr. Frankenstein.
It imparts almost supernatural powers on this man the fact that he could fool so many people the prison guards the warden the onlookers the press the priests yeah how did he get away with this
I refused to believe that it was supernatural and so instead I took it backwards the other way mike and i started considering what if so that my team and i we went back and took apart the burial and the execution and lo and behold it started falling apart
Bluebeard
It was discussed as a French folktale about a violent nobleman who murdered his wives, and the attempts of one wife to escape this fate, it was first published in 1659.
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Now you may have heard of the term Black Widow, which refers to women who kill their husbands, but a lot of people don't realize that there is a male counterpart to that. And that's the term B...
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It was discussed as a French folktale about a violent nobleman who murdered his wives, and the attempts of one wife to escape this fate, it was first published in 1659.
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Now you may have heard of the term Black Widow, which refers to women who kill their husbands, but a lot of people don't realize that there is a male counterpart to that. And that's the term Bluebeard. It comes from a French folktale written by Charles Peralta. It tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors.
Do No Harm?
Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy
Dr. Mark D. Feldman, author of several books on the subject, was mentioned as having given his opinion on the Tahlequah coed case, suggesting it might be a case of factitious victimization.
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On episode 12, we talked about Munchhausen syndrome and Munchhausen by proxy with Dr. Mark D. Feldman who's written several books on the subject.
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Dr. Mark D. Feldman, author of several books on the subject, was mentioned as having given his opinion on the Tahlequah coed case, suggesting it might be a case of factitious victimization.
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On episode 12, we talked about Munchhausen syndrome and Munchhausen by proxy with Dr. Mark D. Feldman who's written several books on the subject.
Playing Sick? (Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions)
Dr. Mark Feldman, a clinical professor of psychiatry, was interviewed regarding his expertise in Munchausen Syndrome, and he discussed the possibility of Munchausen by Proxy in the case of Morgan Ingram.
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I'm Dr. Mark Feldman, I'm a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the author of three books on munchausen syndrome which I've been studying for aroun...
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Dr. Mark Feldman, a clinical professor of psychiatry, was interviewed regarding his expertise in Munchausen Syndrome, and he discussed the possibility of Munchausen by Proxy in the case of Morgan Ingram.
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I'm Dr. Mark Feldman, I'm a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the author of three books on munchausen syndrome which I've been studying for around 25 years.
When I say munchausen syndrome that includes factitious disorder, munchausen syndrome itself and then the form of child abuse called munchausen by proxy.
In munchausen syndrome a person either feigns, exaggerates or actually self induces illness and that illness can be psychological or physical because they're after attention and nurturance and sympathy.
Then we have munchausen by proxy where a person does the same thing, they lie about illness or they actually induce illness but it involves another person typically a child so in the usual case it would be a parent, a mother specifically who either lies about her child being sick or actually makes the child sick in some way.
She then presents the child for medical treatment while denying any knowledge of how the child became ill in the first place and as a result these children can undergo dozens of diagnostic procedures and surgeries with all the risks that go along with that.
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