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Part Two: The Last Days of L. Ron Hubbard

Behind the Bastards

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Shit Is Not Crazy but This Letter Belies It

Ron Hubbard's letters to David Mayo revealed a growing obsession with death. The Commodore was 71 years old and poor health and as crazy as a bat on acid. His hatred of psychiatrists is more proof that like he didn't spend that much time here, he was the living embodiment of Los Angeles. He can exhort me to think he's not crazy, but this letter belies it.

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