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Danielle tells Emily about the cult the House of David.

Husband and wife preacher team Benjamin and Mary Purnell had several rules about being in their cult. Including not cutting their beards and hair. But this cult is more famous for something that doesn't include bizarre rules but instead they're famous for....baseball?

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Sources:

https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/john-carlisle/2016/11/13/house-of-david-benton-harbor/93069448/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-house-of-david-cult-benton-harbor-flashback-perspec-0716-jm-20170714-story.html

https://hipstercrite.medium.com/the-house-of-david-the-midwest-cult-that-was-really-good-at-baseball-4d3d8afe6b05

In our first episode Emily tells Danielle the whole story of the murders at Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, Minnesota.

Even if you think that you know the story of the murders at Glensheen you probably don't know the whole twisted tale of Marjorie Caldwell. Emily breaks it down for us while giving inside information from her time working at Glensheen Mansion in college.

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Thank you to Megan Garry for the amazing cover art.

Sources:

http://zenithcity.com/archive/people-biography/elisabeth-mannering-congdon/

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4288391-trail-clues-legal-twists-kept-glensheen-murder-case-going-years

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4288413-after-acquittal-marjorie-caldwell-faced-years-additional-legal-trouble