Aum Shinrikyo | The Military Cult That Injured Thousands

What better way to kick off the month of love then with a Canadian true crime case. This week, Alex and Christie discuss the horrid crimes that took place on the Belcher Islands, referred to as the Belcher Islands Massacre. Tune in to learn more about the area, and what took place in the 1940’s that changed a small community. Please note our deepest apologies if we mispronounced anything in this weeks episode! And, note a trigger warning is in effect for this weeks episode due to themes discussed. Need a distraction? We got you.  Podcast promo: Leave the Lights On Podcast - Check them out! As discussed in episode 62 about the 215 bodies of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation children recently found in Kamloops (and counting found in other provinces/locations), please check out: https://truenorthaid.ca/how-to-help-first-nations/. If you have any additional resources you'd like to share, please email: [email protected]. Listener discretion is advised. Shout out to our Patrons Tom, Bailey, Angela, Jon, Alicia, Lynn, Sissy & Shadow! Thank you for supporting Weird Distractions on Patreon. You can also support the show on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, behind the scenes footage, and more! We're also on Buy Me a Coffee if you want to support the show with a one-time donation. You can also find us on Redbubble for some Weird Distractions merch. If you want to provide feedback or even your own weird story to be read on air in an upcoming Listener Distractions episode - please email: [email protected]. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please consider rating & reviewing! It's the best way to support the show (for free). Thanks for listening! Weird Distractions is a proud member of the Oracl3 network: https://theoracl3network.com/ (https://theoracl3network.com/) & the Cultiv8 network: https://www.patreon.com/cultiv8podcastnetwork/ (https://www.patreon.com/cultiv8podcastnetwork/)  Resources: Wikipedia Page - “Belcher Islands” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belcher_Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belcher_Islands)  Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Belcher Islands". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Jun. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/place/Belcher-Islands. Accessed 17 January 2022. Youtube video - “The Belcher Islands Massacre|Solved” - uploaded by user DeeDee Baum - November 4th, 2021  Morton’s Musings website - http://jmortonmusings.blogspot.com/2014/03/when-god-and-satan-battled-in-barren.html (http://jmortonmusings.blogspot.com/2014/03/when-god-and-satan-battled-in-barren.html)  Open Bible website - https://www.openbible.info/topics/falling_stars (https://www.openbible.info/topics/falling_stars)  Spine Online - “The Coldest Winter” - by Kira Frazer for the Algonquin College School of Media & Design - http://www.spineonline.ca/screams-from-the-basement/2019/11/25/the-coldest-winter (http://www.spineonline.ca/screams-from-the-basement/2019/11/25/the-coldest-winter)  Macleans article - “Revisiting a grisly mass murder in Canada’s North” - by Mike Doherty - January 5th, 2017 - https://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/lawrence-millman-revisits-a-grisly-mass-murder-in-canadas-north/ (https://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/lawrence-millman-revisits-a-grisly-mass-murder-in-canadas-north/)  American Boating website - https://americanboating.org/safety_hypothermia_in_the_summertime.asp#:~:text=In%20water%20temperatures%20from%2070,unconscious%20in%201%2D2%20hours (https://americanboating.org/safety_hypothermia_in_the_summertime.asp#:~:text=In%20water%20temperatures%20from%2070,unconscious%20in%201%2D2%20hours)