This week, we are discussing the tragic demise of filmmaker Allen Ross, who met an untimely death after becoming involved with the Samaritan Foundation, a religious cult situated in Guthrie, Oklahoma. 

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1. Julia B. Williams v. The State of Wyoming
2. Bishop, Shane and Murphy, Dennis, “Searching for Allen”, Dateline NBC, 2005.
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12. Investigation Discovery’s Deadly Devotion, Season 1, Episode 2, “The Bad Samaritans”
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