Buckle up Cult Babes because we are going on a journey today. The story of Joyce McKinney is a wild one, a beauty queen gone bad! 




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Sources: 

‘Tabloid’ documentary by Errol Morris

https://www.newspapers.com/image/938257504/?terms=%22Joyce%20McKinney%22&match=1

https://www.ranker.com/list/joyce-mckinney-manacled-mormon/amandasedlakhevener

https://www.grunge.com/1178046/the-manacled-mormon-case-how-an-american-beauty-queen-enraptured-the-british-tabloids/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/joyce-mckinney

https://www.errolmorris.com/film/tab.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2025500/Joyce-McKinney-Madam-Mayhem-loves-Mormon-missionary-kidnapped.html




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365: The Beauty Queen and the Missionary

Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we'll dive into a new story of cults, crime, televangelists gone wild, you never really know what you're going to get, just a guaranteed good time.

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

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True crime

This week we’re discussing the sordid lives of Gloria Trevi and Sergio Andrade. From dangerous love affairs, to predatory management, listen in as we discuss how a popstar ended up aiding what essentially became a trafficking cult disguised as stardom. 




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Sources: 

https://mundonow.com/en/lucero-yuri-victims-of-sergio-andrade/

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Andrade#Productor_en_CBS

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/06/magazine/slick-transit-gloria.html

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Raquenel

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina_Yapor

https://www.tvynovelas.com/famosos/karina-yapor-esto-paso-con-ariel-el-hijo-que-tuvo-con-sergio-andrade

https://news.pollstar.com/2005/04/08/glorias-story/

https://www.newsweek.com/strange-case-gloria-trevi-165694

https://mag.elcomercio.pe/fama/gloria-trevi-la-historia-completa-del-clan-trevi-andrade-celebs-historias-nnda-nnlt-noticia/

https://variety.com/2023/global/news/gloria-trevi-sex-cult-allegations-new-civil-lawsuit-1235479016/

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415: Gloria Trevi & Sergio Andrade

This week my sister Olivia joins us, IN PERSON, to breakdown some of our favorite Lifetime movies! 




Spencer’s picks: 

-Love You to Death 

-Death of a Cheerleader 

-Stalked by my Doctor




Olivia’s picks: 

-The Perfect Nanny

-Identity Theft of a Cheerleader

-The Wrong Valentine 




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414: Lifetime Movies with Liv

On November 4th 2018 the body of Tamla Horsford was found in the backyard of a friend’s home in Georgia. Was this a freak-accident, or a sinister cover up? 




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Sources: 




https://www.hercampus.com/school/hampton-u/mysterious-death-tamla-horsford/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tamla_Horsford

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tamla-horsford-death-georgia-1026889/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/it-was-coverup-husband-wants-truth-come-out-wifes-suspicious-death-house-party/3UX6JYDVHNDNDAMZBLDSIPDQCY/

https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/georgia-news/we-need-answers-that-make-sense-family-of-tamla-horsford-attorney-discuss-investigation-into-2018-death/

https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/02/28/tamla-horsford/

https://people.com/crime/tamla-horsford-death-mom-party-accidental-family-suspicious/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/former-deputy-sent-confidential-info-two-women-about-multiple-cases-reports-show/MJ32GRUFTZD25DPHBSH6WOZ7UE/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/it-was-coverup-husband-wants-truth-come-out-wifes-suspicious-death-house-party/3UX6JYDVHNDNDAMZBLDSIPDQCY/

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/tamla-horsford-investigation-independent-autopsy/85-a7ad99b5-58f9-4c18-8be8-a0172aa8fbd7

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413: The Mysterious Death of Tamla Horsford

Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week my friend Jolina asked me what the heck is up with the hauntings at the Luxor Hotel so I did some digging…and…well you’ll see. 




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Sources: 




Sources:	

https://www.casino.org/blog/luxors-sky-beam-attracts-a-lot-more-than-just-casino-goers/

https://luxor.mgmresorts.com/en.html

https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/nevada/articles/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-las-vegas-luxor-hotel

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98042717

https://www.casino.org/blog/luxors-sky-beam-attracts-a-lot-more-than-just-casino-goers/

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412: The Luxor Hotel

This week we are discussing some of the most notorious televangelists of all time, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. Listen in to hear their story of humble beginnings to their tumultuous public downfall. 




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Sources: 




Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Bakker

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tammy-Faye-Messner

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/16/us/for-jim-and-tammy-bakker-excess-wiped-out-a-rapid-climb-to-success.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpjH3WxlBGk&t=2235s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_PTL_Club

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/04/02/tammy-bakkers-country-crush/ec4f7963-c8b3-44fa-b3b1-bee8ce35a121/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/08/24/kevin-whittum-sues-ptl-over-eviction/24cc48af-1767-4efa-8e50-9968a0e37ebc/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/08/11/Disabled-youth-who-lived-in-PTLs-Kevin-House-dies/1112713505600/







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365: The Beauty Queen and the Missionary

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