Cult Liter With Spencer Henry

This week we’re discussing a rare phenomenon in which an entire family committed a string of murders from their home…or so we’ve been told. Listen now to learn the real story of the “Bloody Benders” and their potential culty beginnings…Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/image/218703130/?terms=%22John%20Bender%22&match=1https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/the-bastardized-story-of-the-bloody-benders-a203fb0e419ahttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bloody-benders#:~:text=A%20group%20known%20as%20“The,inn%20in%20Labette%20County%2C%20Kansashttps://medium.com/internet-archaeology/the-bastardized-story-of-the-bloody-benders-a203fb0e419ahttps://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/bloody-benders-true-story-kate-bender-cri

In this week’s little liter we’ve got some wild headlines and stories from the cult babes covering everything from personal experiences with the bystander effect, to witchy rest stops! Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://people.com/florida-woman-accused-of-murdering-roommate-then-dousing-herself-diet-mountain-dew-hide-evidence-7643788https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/08/13/verdict-be-announced-trial-strongsville-teenager-accused-double-fatal-crash/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week I’m joined by my OBITCHUARY cohost Madison Reyes to discuss the psychological phenomenon of the bystander effect. In part 2 we’re going over several more stories in which victims lost their lives or found themselves on the brink of death as some sat by idly instead of intervening. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://listverse.com/2009/11/02/10-notorious-cases-of-the-bystander-effect/https://allthatsinteresting.com/shanda-sharerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shanda_Sharerhttps://www.wdrb.com/news/melinda-loveless-mastermind-of-1992-murder-of-shanda-sharer-released-from-prison/article_994b41c4-d00e-11e9-8e56-9b9b497efced.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/27/archives/37-who-saw-murder

In this week’s little liter we’re discussing the troubling backstory behind the Chimewa boarding school mentioned in the Spade Cooley episode, a personal Hell House experience, hometown moidah and more! Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/10/24/native-american-assimilation-boarding-schools-chemawa-salem-oregon-deb-haaland/6165318001https://www.npr.org/2022/05/11/1098276649/u-s-report-details-burial-sites-linked-to-boarding-schools-for-native-americanshttps://boardingschoolhealing.orghttps://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilationSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i

This week I’m joined by my OBITCHUARY cohost Madison Reyes to discuss the psychological phenomenon of the bystander effect. In this episode we’re going over several stories in which victims lost their lives as some sat by idly instead of intervening. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://listverse.com/2009/11/02/10-notorious-cases-of-the-bystander-effect/https://allthatsinteresting.com/shanda-sharerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shanda_Sharerhttps://www.wdrb.com/news/melinda-loveless-mastermind-of-1992-murder-of-shanda-sharer-released-from-prison/article_994b41c4-d00e-11e9-8e56-9b9b497efced.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/27/archives/37-who-saw-murder-didnt-call-the-police-apathy-at-stabbing-of.htmlhttps://www.history.co

Once dubbed the ‘King of Western swing” Spade Cooley was a prominent Los Angeles musician and entertained thousands of American’s every week with his televised performances. From Roy Rogers to Frank Sinatra, he was in with Hollywood’s A-List and from the outside seemed to be living the highlife, but behind closed doors lies the tale of a monster who would stop at nothing to ensure his wife Ella May was living in constant turmoil. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/handwritten-letter-from-spade-cooley-in-jail-to-his-son/image_bd1d6d70-cf2d-59f0-9849-4b0fd87ad69c.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/surviving-the-dust-bowl-mass-exodus-plains/https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainm

TGIF! This week we’re talking UFO’s, hometown woes, and so much more! We’ve also got an update on the Carlee Russell situation, including an email from a cult babe with a connection! Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/us/carlee-russell-missing-alabama-police/index.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/carlee-russell-charges-boyfriend-parents-update-b2381957.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-hearing-congress-uap-takeaways-whistleblower-conference-david-grusch-2023/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we’re looking into a case from 2009 where two suspects dubbed ’Thelma and Louise’ found themselves entangled in the moidah of one of their spouses. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://www.kplctv.com/story/10638301/dead-man-tentatively-identifiedhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-preview-dial-c-for-conviction/https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/robyn-davis-and-best-friend-sissy-saltzman-kill-her-husbandSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the arrest of the serial killer responsible for the Gilgo Beach slayings, as well as the mysterious disappearance of Carlee Russell. Then we’ll get into some listener emails include but not limited to: more about Broadmoor, Jack the Ripper, and Haunted House drama!Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gilgo-beach-murders-suspected-long-island-serial-killer-custody-offici-rcna94228https://www.science.org/content/article/does-new-genetic-analysis-finally-reveal-identity-jack-ripperhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/20/rex-heuermann-wife-divorce/70438287007/'See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.

This week’s episode tells the tale of Britain’s youngest female convicted killer who was dubbed by the press as ‘The Devil’s Daughter.’ Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/202111/5-reasons-why-kids-kill-kids#:~:text=Key%20points,assault%20will%20enhance%20their%20liveshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Carr#cite_note-Independent1-2https://www.newspapers.com/image/726342377/?terms=%22Sharon%20carr%22&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/751481358/?terms=%22Katie%20rackliff%22%20&match=1https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-teen-killers-be-rehabilitatedhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/SHE+SHOULD+BE+HANGED%3B+Katie%27s+dad+sees+evil+tomboy+caged+for+murder...-a061107547S1E3 Britain’s Kill

TGIF Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the recent release of Leslie Van Houten and then we have some wild stories from the babes, including but not limited to; Hell House, Silent Twins and a hot doc! Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cult Babes! This week’s episode is a journey into the UK’s Broadmoor Hospital which has been home to many infamous patients throughout it’s history. We’ll first get to know how the hospital came to be and then get acquainted with it’s haunting guest list…Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/jack-the-ripper-suspects/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/berkshire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8263000/8263371.stmhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/medical-history/article/i-am-very-glad-and-cheered-when-i-hear-the-flute-the-treatment-of-criminal-lunatics-in-late-victorian-broadmoor/1F711BABFE0E8D356D2A0169020C099Ahttps://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/about-us/library-archives/archives/madness-to-mental-illness-onlin

TGIF Cult Babes! In this week’s little liter we’ve got an inmate love story with the worst possible ending, a lesson on histology and so much more! If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over spencer@cultliter.com! Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://people.com/americas-most-wanted-suspect-arrested-4-decades-7556585https://people.com/man-gets-out-of-prison-allegedly-confesses-killing-pregnant-mom-young-son-7556598https://www.insider.com/murder-suspect-saw-his-own-americas-most-wanted-episode-2023-7See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week’s episode is centered around the story of twin sisters Jennifer & June Gibbons. While the two had made a lifelong pact at a young age refusing to speak to anybody else, it was the crimes they committed that proved actions are certainly louder than words…Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/12/04/we-two-made-onehttps://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191622/the-silent-twinsThe Silent Twins: Marjorie Wallacehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/silent-twinshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3526486/Sister-Silent-Twins-close-one-DIE-live.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3526486/Sister-Silent-Twins-close-one-DIE-live.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic

Happy Friday Cult Babes! In this week’s little liter we’re catching up on some recent headlines and stories from y’all including an FLDS encounter and a culty church. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it on over: spencer@cultliter.com Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the finale of our Jonestown episodes we’re discussing the demise of Jonestown that led to a massacre and what happened afterwards. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Peace_Mission_movement‘The Road to Jonestown’ Jeff Guinn https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/02/archives/pastor-a-charlatan-to-some-a-philosopher-to-wife.htmlhttps://jonestown.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Nine-Places-to-Hide.pdfhttps://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=69269https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jonestown-california/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s Fridayyyy! This week we’re catching up on some breaking news and then getting into the stories from the cult babes including but not limited to: an Elvis lovin’ mama, a Unabomber connection, and a dog story gone right!Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the second installment of Jonestown we’re picking up right where we left off. This week we’re discussing Jim’s time in Brazil where a prophetic vision led him to take his followers out west to California until an exposè was released that included interviews with ex-peoples temple followers and all hell broke loose leading Jim to uproot his followers once again and make their way to Guyana. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Peace_Mission_movement‘The Road to Jonestown’ Jeff Guinn https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/02/archives/pastor-a-charlatan-to-some-a-philosopher-to-wife.htmlhttps://jonestown.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Nine-Places-to-Hide.pdfhttps://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=69269

Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week we’ve got some updates on the Unabomber, severed heads, a neighbor whom seemingly disappeared and so much more. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over Spencer@cultliter.comCome see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://people.com/illinois-worker-3-severed-heads-desk-complaints-7510360https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/us/unabomber-kaczynski-victims.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cult Babes, the time has come to dive into the wild world of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. In part one we are focusing on the early life of Jim Jones, his introduction to religion, the wild relationship between his parents and his marriage. We’ll discuss his ventures into the world of preaching and establishing Peoples Temple. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Peace_Mission_movement‘The Road to Jonestown’ Jeff Guinn https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/02/archives/pastor-a-charlatan-to-some-a-philosopher-to-wife.htmlhttps://jonestown.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Nine-Places-to-Hide.pdfhttps://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=69269https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jonestown-ca