My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark 429 - Blobs & Goo
May 23, 2024
Guest Glenn Taylor Helzer, a cult leader, and the Oakville blobs mystery are explored. Topics include cult psychology, bizarre gelatinous blobs raining down on a small town, and theories of extraterrestrial life and environmental protection.
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Duffle-Bag Discovery On Sacramento River
- A jet-skier pulled a black duffel from the McCollumie River and found a human torso inside.
- Additional duffel bags later surfaced containing dismembered remains from multiple victims.
The '12 Principles Of Magic' Belief System
- Glenn Taylor-Helzer formalized a doctrine he called the 12 Principles of Magic to rationalize his behavior.
- Those principles rejected conventional right-and-wrong and placed Taylor as ultimate authority over followers.
Coercive Four-Day Seminar Recruitment
- Dawn Godman underwent a coercive four-day, windowless 'self-awareness' seminar that broke attendees emotionally.
- Taylor used similar confrontational methods to isolate and recruit vulnerable people into the Children of Thunder.