River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Episode 4: The Recantation
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A verdict that Gary Thibodeau's defense team said it could see coming, but a recantation by a key witness raised more questions about the integrity of the investigation. According to multiple statements from a teenage witness, she was pressured by prosecutors to omit certain things that would help Thibodeau's defense team. On the day of Gary Thibodeau's sentencing hearing, information about Heidi Allen keeping detailed diaries was leaked to the defense. Diaries that were said to have no mention of the Thibodeau brothers and were never disclosed to the defense team of Gary Thibodeau. After Gary was convicted his brother Richard would face a jury, but Richard's trial went much differently than his brother's.
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A verdict that Gary Thibodeau's defense team said it could see coming, but a recantation by a key witness raised more questions about the integrity of the investigation. According to multiple statements from a teenage witness, she was pressured by prosecutors to omit certain things that would help Thibodeau's defense team. On the day of Gary Thibodeau's sentencing hearing, information about Heidi Allen keeping detailed diaries was leaked to the defense. Diaries that were said to have no mention of the Thibodeau brothers and were never disclosed to the defense team of Gary Thibodeau. After Gary was convicted his brother Richard would face a jury, but Richard's trial went much differently than his brother's.
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