Episode 518: The Troubled Teen Industry Part II: Synanon - The Dirty Double Dozen
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Getting Married in Overalls
Chuck D. Drake told every married couple that they had to split up and form new three year long love matches with new partners plucked from the synod on membership pool. During these ceremonies, men wore overalls and dress shirts while women wore ankle length granny dresses and broad brimmed hats. Chuck's brother got an exclusion because he looked like someone named Elmer. The cult lost 300 members in 1977 alone.
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