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Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult
Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult | Susan Ashline
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The horrifying true story of a fatal encounter inside the secluded Word of Life Christian Church, a parish-turned-cult in upstate New York. Teenager Lucas Leonard made shocking admissions in front of the altarhed practiced witchcraft and conspired to murder his parents, among other horrific crimes. The confessions earned him a brutal beating by a gang of angry church members, including his parents and sister. Lucas arrived at the hospital dead, awakening the sleepy community of Chadwicks, New York, to the horror that had been lurking next door. Nine members of Lucas church would eventually find themselves facing murder-related charges. But how did they get to that point? And what made Lucas confess? The full story has never been tolduntil now. Emmy-nominated journalist Susan Ashline delves deep into the Leonard family history, the darkness within the Word of Life Christian Church, and what led Lucas, his family, and his community to that fateful night.
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I could not stop listening, I was just so compelled. I first heard about this case from the show How I Escaped My Cult. The author was one of the people interviewed for the show. This is much more of a deep dive into not just the case, but the church, and the Leonard family.
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GingerAntics It is very well written, and I really enjoyed the discussion of how Lucas‘s and Christopher‘s father deconstructed from the cult and started to realise the truth about his former church. I feel like the true perpetrator of every atrocity that ever happened in that church, Tiffanie, got off with one of the lightest sentences. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 2d
GingerAntics Neither of their parents would have ever touched their sons had it not been for her madness. Don‘t even get me started on the debacle that was the death of Tiffanie‘s father, Jerry. #SusanAshline #WithoutAPrayer #cult #HighControlReligiousGroup (edited) 2d
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Wow, when you do something so bad, your old friends say THIS about you.
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Apparently my reading has entered my cult obsession. 🤷🏻‍♀️
#SusanAshline #WithoutAPrayer #cult #HighControlReligiousGroup