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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Season 3 Episode 3 “Growing Up In The House Of Sin” The Making Of A Serial Killer Part Two “Vietnam”
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- In this Episode Tony will cover some excerpts from Arthur’s book describing his time in Vietnam.
- You will also hear more actual conversation with Art describing certain things that happened while he was in “Vietnam”
- After listening to the atrocities that Art both witnessed and committed in Vietnam, and think about how he was raised, you’ll understand why Tony and Al believe that his is a classic case of nurturing a monster.
- Art’s stories become a text book example of Narcissism 101.
- Tony close’s with a letter from Art dated April 19th, 2007. It’s the first time he heard that Shawcross was writing a book for him about his early years and Vietnam.
- Art obviously agrees that his book could have been titled “The Making of a Serial Killer”
- Art says “I know there are reasons for the way I turned out, and I believe a lot had to do with my early years.” “I’m not making excuses for what I did or what I became, I’m just trying to make sense out of all of it.”
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Season 3 Episode 3 “Growing Up In The House Of Sin” The Making Of A Serial Killer Part Two “Vietnam”
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 344404648 series 2796979
Content provided by Tony Ciaglia. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Tony Ciaglia or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
- In this Episode Tony will cover some excerpts from Arthur’s book describing his time in Vietnam.
- You will also hear more actual conversation with Art describing certain things that happened while he was in “Vietnam”
- After listening to the atrocities that Art both witnessed and committed in Vietnam, and think about how he was raised, you’ll understand why Tony and Al believe that his is a classic case of nurturing a monster.
- Art’s stories become a text book example of Narcissism 101.
- Tony close’s with a letter from Art dated April 19th, 2007. It’s the first time he heard that Shawcross was writing a book for him about his early years and Vietnam.
- Art obviously agrees that his book could have been titled “The Making of a Serial Killer”
- Art says “I know there are reasons for the way I turned out, and I believe a lot had to do with my early years.” “I’m not making excuses for what I did or what I became, I’m just trying to make sense out of all of it.”
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