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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S1 Ep38: The Complicated Case Of Cecil Wells
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Cecil Wells a wealthy businessman married to the picture-perfect blonde bombshell would be murdered in his bed and his wife would be severely beaten in an attempted home burglary that went wrong. At least that is what the papers reported on the morning of October 17th, 1953 when officers arrived at the scene. Just a few days into the investigation police went from looking for two unknown men to taking a deeper look at Diane, Cecil's wife, and her rumored affair with a jazz drummer from the local country club.
Don’t forget when you see those missing and murdered posts on social media to hit share like and retweet every time we share a face we get closer to solving a case. Until next tim
Don’t forget when you see those missing and murdered posts on social media to hit share like and retweet every time we share a face we get closer to solving a case. Until next tim
Sources:
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Nome Nugget
The Knoxville Journal
Alaska history legends and legacies
The Nome Nugget
The Knoxville Journal
Alaska history legends and legacies
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Cecil Wells a wealthy businessman married to the picture-perfect blonde bombshell would be murdered in his bed and his wife would be severely beaten in an attempted home burglary that went wrong. At least that is what the papers reported on the morning of October 17th, 1953 when officers arrived at the scene. Just a few days into the investigation police went from looking for two unknown men to taking a deeper look at Diane, Cecil's wife, and her rumored affair with a jazz drummer from the local country club.
Don’t forget when you see those missing and murdered posts on social media to hit share like and retweet every time we share a face we get closer to solving a case. Until next tim
Don’t forget when you see those missing and murdered posts on social media to hit share like and retweet every time we share a face we get closer to solving a case. Until next tim
Sources:
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Nome Nugget
The Knoxville Journal
Alaska history legends and legacies
The Nome Nugget
The Knoxville Journal
Alaska history legends and legacies
Are you 🎧 listening on Apple or Spotify? If so please hit that subscribe button ☑️ and leave a review to help other listeners find these cases.
For more information on Cecils case and other episodes please visit www.Sippingonsomecrime.com
Where you can follow Sipping On Some Crime pod
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