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 7: Thumper
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Two people now told sheriff's investigators that James "Thumper" Steen bragged about disposing of Heidi Allen's body at a cabin in the woods. In 2010 Steen executed his estranged wife and boyfriend with a shotgun in Pulaski, New York. This horrific crime ended in a seven hour standoff with police, during which Steen received a text message from a friend that read: "Heidi?" Despite this unconscionable crime the Oswego County Sheriff, Mo Todd, would later describe Steen as a good guy. A jury convicted Steen and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Two people now told sheriff's investigators that James "Thumper" Steen bragged about disposing of Heidi Allen's body at a cabin in the woods. In 2010 Steen executed his estranged wife and boyfriend with a shotgun in Pulaski, New York. This horrific crime ended in a seven hour standoff with police, during which Steen received a text message from a friend that read: "Heidi?" Despite this unconscionable crime the Oswego County Sheriff, Mo Todd, would later describe Steen as a good guy. A jury convicted Steen and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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