Our coverage of Epstein continues in this episode with a focus on the victims who initially came forward in Palm Beach. We dive into the trafficking cases that drove the first investigation into Epstein's illicit dealings up until the case was turned over to the FBI.

Sources:

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

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/jeffrey-epstein

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article221404845.html

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/maria-farmer-new-york-art-academy-1610506

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-are-annie-maria-farmer-sisters-who-vicky-ward-tried-to-write-about

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

https://www.the-sun.com/news/63864/who-virginia-roberts-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein/

We've had a lot of requests for coverage on Epstein. We've put it off for a while given the sheer amount of content being put out about him, but given the new developments with Ghislaine Maxwell and additional stories about trafficking coming to light, we're finally starting to tackle this one. Part 1 explores Epstein's early life leading up to the point in time where he meets Maxwell. 

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/jeffrey-epstein

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article237242984.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-interview.html

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a28352055/jeffrey-epstein-criminal-case-facts/

https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-life-biography-net-worth-2019-7

https://filmdaily.co/news/jeffrey-epstein-family/

https://filmdaily.co/news/jeffrey-epstein-history/

https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20191030/post-exclusive-never-before-seen-jeffrey-epstein-biography-surfaces

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/curious-sociopathy-of-jeffrey-epstein-ex-girlfriends

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeffrey-epstein-math-science-students-memories_n_5d28cf17e4b0060b11ebf987

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/nyregion/jeffrey-epstein-dalton-teacher.html

https://forward.com/news/427614/jeffrey-epstein-childhood-brooklyn/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/comments/hb1y94/jeffs_childhood/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20191030/post-exclusive-never-before-seen-jeffrey-epstein-biography-surfaces

https://www.foxnews.com/us/jeffrey-epstein-showed-no-signs-of-predatory-behavior-during-high-school-in-brooklyn

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We’re covering the disappearance of the Jamison family. On October 8 of 2009, the family disappeared after visiting a 40 acre plot of land in the Panola mountains for the second time in as many days. But, no one immediately knew Bobby, Sherilynn, or their young daughter Maddyson were missing. Due to their tendency to make spur of the moment travel decisions and the secluded area where the property sat, police wouldn’t be notified until 8 days later when their truck was found, abandoned, with their small dog locked inside. After multiple days spent searching and calling in all possible backup, they finally accepted that they wouldn’t find the family. Theories ran the gamut from murder/suicide, to cult activities, to drugs, to organized crime, but even with the discovery of the family’s remains in 2013, we’re left with more questions than answers.

Sources:

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-times/who-killed-the-jamison-family-956dbd685e2d

https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/family-goes-missing-four-years-later-their-remains-are-found-abaaca7da760

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jamison-family

https://thecurrentatahs.com/12620/unsolved/the-jamison-family-disappearance/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700722/Witchcraft-white-supremacists-meth-labs-family-grudge-Inside-Americas-bizarre-unsolved-murder-mystery-five-years-husband-wife-daughter-six-vanished-remote-mountains.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/2bmg5c/what_happened_to_the_jamison_family/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7k0q2v/jamison_family_disappearance_and_deaths/

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

We're back in the studio and preparing to get back to our normal programming, but first we're taking a conspiracy break!

We'll bring you our regularly scheduled episode on Sunday, but for today, we're taking a conspiracy break! We talk pizzagate, whether or not Britney Spears is being held against her will, how long does Ghyslain Maxwell have before she too gets Epsteined, and an update on the tragic Vallows case. 

It's part 2 of Charles Dederich and Synanon. Join us where the story of this cult left off last week as we dive deeper into their practices, their use of snakes, tax scheming, and ultimate downfall.

Sources:

https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1501294

http://www.paulmorantz.com/cult/the-history-of-synanon-and-charles-dederich/

The cult we’re talking about of course is Synanon, the drug rehab program turned cult founded by Charles Dederich, in 1958. Dederich was an alcoholic who had successfully completed AA where he saw that those addicted to drugs weren’t welcome into AA meetings due to the thought that drug addiction was so different than alcohol addiction. Because of this, Dederich decided to form his own group that would cater to the specific needs of those addicted to drugs. While it started as a 2 year residential program for drug and alcohol rehabilitation, by the 1960s it had essentially become a commune where people were looking for self-actualization. By the 70s it was known as the Church of Synanon and by 1991 it had completely disbanded after legal issues that ranged from losing their tax free status, to terrorism, to some of the members being charged with attempted murder.

Sources:

https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1501294

http://www.paulmorantz.com/cult/the-history-of-synanon-and-charles-dederich/

Laci Peterson was living the classic middle class American dream. She’d married her college sweetheart, Scott Peterson. She and Scott opened a bar and sold it after college, then moved back to Modesto, Ca where Laci was from to begin a family. Laci worked as a part-time substitute teacher while her husband worked full time for a fertilizer company. In December of 2002, life seemed even more perfect for the young couple as Laci was eight months pregnant with the couple’s son Conner. Her idyllic life was soon to take a turn; however, as the last anyone saw Laci was December 23, 2002 when the couple went to visit her half-sister, Amy for Scott’s monthly haircut. Her husband Scott would report her missing later that night and her body, along with the body of Conner, and the family dog wouldn’t be found until mid-April of the following year. The investigation and the trial that followed after captured a nation, and was nothing short of harrowing with each new revelation uncovered.

Sources:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1851169/bio

https://abcnews.go.com/US/amber-frey-remembers-recorded-calls-scott-peterson-shaking/story?id=49763587#:~:text=From%20her%20testimony%20and%20her,continue%20a%20relationship%20with%20her.&text=20%2C%202002%2C%20she%20met%20Peterson,her%20he%20wasn't%20married.

https://www.thecinemaholic.com/scott-peterson/

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/us/scott-peterson-trial-fast-facts/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/laci-peterson

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laci_Peterson#:~:text=Laci%20Denise%20Peterson%20(n%C3%A9e%20Rocha,alive%20on%20December%2024%2C%202002.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/laci-peterson-murder-everything-you-need-to-know-199774/

Martha was 15 years old at the time of her murder in 1975 Greenwich, CT. Martha was found in her yard, beaten and stabbed to death on Halloween Day with a golf club. A club that would later be linked to a neighbor family with 2 teenage boys, Thomas and Michael Skakel, cousins to the Kennedy family. Despite evidence supporting Martha’s involvement with the boys and the club linking the younger son, Michael, to the murder, no one would stand trial for 25 years.

Sources:

http://cache.boston.com/globe/magazine/2000/6-4/featurestory1.shtml

https://www.oxygen.com/murder-and-justice-the-case-of-martha-moxley/crime-time/martha-moxley-diary-skakel-family

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-skakelfamily.artjun09-story.html

https://www.oxygen.com/murder-and-justice-the-case-of-martha-moxley/crime-time/martha-moxley-diary-skakel-family

https://www.oxygen.com/murder-and-justice-the-case-of-martha-moxley/crime-time/michael-skakel-memoir-martha-moxley

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-one-man-grand-jury/#:~:text=Under%20state%20law%2C%20a%20prosecutor,other%20investigative%20procedures%20have%20failed.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/martha-moxley

https://apnews.com/c954f8ddce0d4bb6b79e85e6f398f378

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Martha_Moxley#In_popular_culture

https://www.zillow.com/greenwich-ct/

***PLEASE BEAR WITH US ON AUDIO QUALITY, WILL BE BETTER NEXT WEEK*** We had some serious connection issues when we recorded this episode that causes Morgan's vocals to filter in and out, along with some added delays. We've scrubbed the audio as best we could to cut out prolonged silences, but be aware there may still be some that we missed.

The skunk ape is a large humanoid ape that stands upright on two feet that has had numerous sightings throughout the SouthEastern US, but is primarily linked to the Florida Everglades. The skunk ape is reportedly large, males get up to 6.5 - 8  feet tall and 450 lbs, with the females a bit smaller at 5-6 ft and 250 lbs. They’re said to have dense reddish orange or black fur and glowing red eyes. It’s most notable chracteristic; however, is the stench that accompanies all sightings of it. The National Park Service, who we learned a couple episodes ago is nothing but truthful and straightforward, claims the skunk ape is nothing more than a local myth. But if that’s the case- why are there so many sightings going back hundreds of years and what are the images of the mysterious creature caught on camera?