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 6 The Mask of Sanity
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- The Mask Of Sanity, is a great term for what these killers use. Think about it, most all of them wore some type of mask,Ted Bundy, Ken Bianchi, Randy Kraft, John Wayne Gacy, Dorothea Puente, Wayne Elmer Henley and the list goes on including our season’s subject Arthur John Shawcross.
- Tony will describe a visit with Arthur Shawcross and how his Mask of sanity gradually came off over the two days they spent with him.
- Tony and Al will share actual stories that were told to them in person by Shawcross. The mask totally comes off as Tony describes Art’s story about eating a victims vagina raw.
- The details of the death of Shawcross’ second Rochester victim Anna Marie Steffen will be shared exactly as Shawcross narrated them in a letter to Tony.
87 episodes
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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.
- The Mask Of Sanity, is a great term for what these killers use. Think about it, most all of them wore some type of mask,Ted Bundy, Ken Bianchi, Randy Kraft, John Wayne Gacy, Dorothea Puente, Wayne Elmer Henley and the list goes on including our season’s subject Arthur John Shawcross.
- Tony will describe a visit with Arthur Shawcross and how his Mask of sanity gradually came off over the two days they spent with him.
- Tony and Al will share actual stories that were told to them in person by Shawcross. The mask totally comes off as Tony describes Art’s story about eating a victims vagina raw.
- The details of the death of Shawcross’ second Rochester victim Anna Marie Steffen will be shared exactly as Shawcross narrated them in a letter to Tony.
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