Though the Satanic Panic didn't originate in the LDS community, people like Beatrice Sparks, a Mormon homemaker turned author, latched onto the fear of liberalism and made a ton of money off the backs of her fellow Saints.

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Commentary by Beth Magnetic of Mormon True Crime. Some Place Under Neith produced and edited by Adam Wirtz and Last Podcast Network. Artwork by Kevin Conor Keller, intro song "Subway" by Lunachicks, remixed by Devin Castaldi-Micca.

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