EP 69 - You Can't Dress Like Jesus

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01/10/20 • 82 min

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week Mack starts us off with our very first cult! She covers Victor Barnard, the leader of the River Road Fellowship; his rise to cult leadership, his disgusting sex crimes, and his downfall. Liv takes us to London for a really recent Buzzfeed Investigates topic covering the dangers of GHB in the gay community. How predators are using GHB, the very heartbreaking death of Gerhard Venter, and what his husband Ashley Chaplain is doing to find answers and closure.
This episode contains foul language, topics regarding murder, really graphic details regarding rape, child rape, and discussions about date rape drugs. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Sources
River Road Fellowship
Catie L’Heureux, The Cut “Everything You Need to Know About Victor Barnard, the Creepy Cult Leader Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minors”
Catie L’Heureux, The Cut “Two Childhood Rape Survivors Just Ended a Cult Leader’s Terrifying Reign”
Kehla Backman, “The More You Commit, The More The Leader Loves You”
M.L. Nestel, The Daily Beast
Karl Kahler, Twin Cities Pioneer Press “
Heavy.com
A. R. Vander Vegt, Moose Lake Star-Gazette
Sandra G. Boodman, “The Way of Many”, Washington Post
Thomas Clouse, Associated Press
The Way International, Wikipedia
Jennifer Brooks, Jenna Ross and Anderson Barbosa Star Tribune
William Laney, Wapakoneta Daily News/ November 7, 2000
Buzzfeed Investigates
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Ashley Chaplain Blog
Reynard Sinaga Article; by Patrick Strudwick

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Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week Mack starts off 2020 with a very recent, and very local murder. The murder of Carla Burns, this one is so recent that her killer has yet to be sentenced. Liv brings you a really strange case from Alaska, that’s all we're saying so nothing is given away. Just know there is death, possible murders, and a missing person.
This episode contains foul language, topics regarding murder, fucked up police work, very amazing police work, and descriptions of dead bodies. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Sources Carla Burns The Charley Project
The Southern Illinoisian - Nick Mariano and Issac Smith
X95 Radio
Isaac Smith, The Southern Illinoisian
Alaska The Atlantic: Alex Tizon

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Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! This week Liv starts us off with an old case but a very important case. It involves Thomas Brady who was charged and convicted of murder. His case is the one we can thank for the Brady Violations being put into effect. Mack takes us to London and covers the Thames Torso Murders. She covers a span of history where body parts where coming up all over London, and the particular set that Mack dives into most likely had nothing to do with Jack the Ripper.
This episode contains foul language, topics regarding murder, child murder, and some really graphic body mutilation discussions. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!
Sources Brady Violations Long Reads Article by Thomas Dybdahl
Thames Torso Murders
Gerard Spicer - The Thames Torso Murders of 1887-89
Jack the Ripper Wikipedia The Times (London, Greater London, England) The Times (London, Greater London, England) 11, June 1889
September 1873 Annual Register Dismemberment in Victorian London: The Thames Torso Murders. By Shane McCorristine
The Thames Torso Murders - whitechapeljack.com The Thames Torso Murders - by M.J. Trow