The couples blood was used to write helter skelter and rise on the walls and refrigerator. The snakes rattle had been surgically removed. But, a Synanon mob brutally beat Gambini in front of his family, Morantz writes. You may change your value system, notions about life and viewpoints about people. Former Synanon President Jack Hurst spoke out against Synanon and found his home door open and his dog hung. As a result, Santa Monica surrendered and Synanon became untouchable. Threats of harming another Synanon became a Third sector within United States borders, seeking to have its Embassy in Washington, D.C. Synanon, at one point, had $33 million in assets. Order of the Solar Temple was an amalgamation of other ideologies belonging to the Knights Templar, New Age, Evangelicalism and freemasonry. Males were forced in games to have vasectomies performed by Synanon doctors, and a few pregnant women were even required to have an abortion. (Mitchell, the Light on Synanon). Each soldier carries an M16 rifle and a 9mm pistol sidearm. How can the government say Ireland is a neutral country? The organization developed a business that sold promotional items, a successful enterprise that eventually generated roughly $10 million per year of revenue. WebJust weeks after winning a suit against the Synanon cult, attorney Paul Morantz was bitten by a venomous rattle snake that had been stuffed in his mailbox. WebAppellant is an entity that refers to itself as the Synanon Foundation, Inc. or the Synanon Church (Synanon). The Gardai [police] should have been obliged to arrest them. It's perpetrating a serious international fraud. But it was something much deadlier - the rattlesnake lashed out too quickly for Morantz to react, and its fangs sank into his wrist. (People vs. Dederich, Synanon memos on incident). This included (Dederich letter to Mike Garrett, Synanon Holy War file, 1978 Board minutes of SynanonJady Dederich, Morantz vs Synanon, IRS vs. Synanon. The psychotic leader of Synanon, Charles Dederich, features in a new series of Oxygens Deadly Cults which examines how this tyrant wielded so much deadly power over his many besotted followers. a Veteran who died in service during any of the qualifying conflict periods.

She also encouraged followers to commit fraud, forgeries, spousal swaps and scam adoptions to bring more children to the Lake Eildon property. Members of the gang became Constanzos followers, as they believed he had supernatural powers. California donated a block long building in San Francisco. People were pressured into drinking it in fear of being shot.

(Casriel, So Fair a House, Yablonski, The Tunnel Back: Guy Endore, Synanon; Charles Dederich tapes on history of Synanon). When the two married, the group radically changed. accounts, the history behind an article. Dederich declared no more children (1976) as they take time away from Synanon goals. Now in a ballroom the Trippers were surrounded by hundreds of cheering, clapping Synanites.

In December 1982, an Arizona grand jury indicted Dederich and 12 other Synanon officials on Arizona securities violations, conspiracy and filing misleading information with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Law suits brought by Morantz, and ones by Synanon against ABC and Time Magazine ultimately turned out to be Synanon's undoing, giving through legal investigation journalists access to some internal documents on violence.

This made him a public hero and Governor Edmund Brown, Sr. signed a save Synanon bill giving Synanon an exemption from Health licensing laws. That decision saved my life.. (Synanon board minutesJady Dederich, Wendall Stamps Imperial Marine diary, People vs. Dederich, IRS vs, Synanon).

The group attracted thousands of drug addicts and eventually accepted juvenile delinquents who were ordered by the courts to receive Synanon's services - for a fee of course. The Foundation had the "wire," an internal broadcasting system that played 24 hours with repeated talk of getting the enemies. According to Morantz, Synanons scheme for Havasu was simple.

After the police tracked down Constanzo on May 6, 1989, a 45 minute showdown ensued. WebSynanon sought religious status in 1974, with Diedrich as its leader. Their last hope. Shoko Asahara was a partially blind former yoga instructor who had an apocalyptic obsession and proclaimed to be the first enlightened one since Buddha. Let us know in the comments below! The inmate said he killed Thriault because he didnt like the crimes he committed against children and women. Dederich would elsewhere declare that if you kept people up long enough you can make them believe anything (Deposition of Charles Dederich, Morantz vs Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon. Synanons reputation, however, had preceded it. At age 4, when his father died in an auto crash, his mother, an accomplished pianist, made him the family male figure and her favorite. As Ryan was on his plane waiting to fly back to the states, he was killed as an order by Jones. He proclaimed to have a vision of a nuclear attack and when it would occur, causing him to move his church from Indianapolis to San Francisco. a Veteran who served during one of the qualifying periods of In June of l978 Ernestine White, a black grandmother was trying to get her three grand kids out. In l977 when Dederichs wife Betty died he married a volunteer to be his wife and decided to save others from pain of death or divorce by ordering all married couples to break up every 3 years and take new partners selected by Synanon ("love matches"). Jonestown. The community of Havasu was close-knit, Masden said, and everybody knew everybody else. The female reporter at right is Connie Chung. Synanon struggled to survive without its leader but with a severely tarnished reputation. WebTo stand out in front of Marines as a Marine Officer is to lead each battle on every front, to ensure both the welfare of those you fight alongside, and the success of our Nation against According to statements by Dederich, graduation from his treatment program was an illusion. Keep it Clean. The two formed the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition, or the Order of the Solar Temple. However, NXIVMs $3,000 course was ultimately psychological manipulation, as well as a part of Ranieres pyramid scheme. (Freidenber, Nation 1965). Learn more about the presence of the Marines around the world, from protecting the I have taken a constitutional case to the High Court against the government on the grounds of breach of neutrality. You can get killed Dead. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. The committee invited (Dave Mitchell and Paul Morantz) to talk about it, and they told the town what to expect.. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. If they did not hide, they were threatened to be beaten, tortured and killed. He aimed to ensnare patients to remain in Synanon forever, and create a utopian society of his own design. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism But dont let them get away with what theyve gotten away with in other places.. According to investigators, the 13 officials were accused of conspiring to sell unregistered Home Place stock over a two-year period, from Sept. 1978 through Dec. 1980. Synanon enterprises would run gas stations, pottery making, apartment buildings and other income businesses without having to pay workers or taxes. And Synanon, which is to say Dederich, was not happy about being made to look foolish. Asahara wanted to perform acts of terrorism so the Japanese would think Americans did it and World War 3 would ensue. He took an unpaid position as a temple guide at the Kirtland Temple to provide housing for him and his family. According to Lake Havasu City resident Barbara Masden, now 82, Synanon members were instantly recognizable. At the height of its influence, Synanon was an organization of more than 1,300 members. Thomas Houser, 22, of Council Bluffs, Hundreds of people moved in and were charged a fee to live in the compound. Morantz had prepared for that. Through dissipation, or long hours of activity without very much sleep, we hope to bring about in you a conscious state of inebriation we want to get you loaded without acid. While his associates went to jail, Dederich avoided imprisonment by pleading no contest to conspiracy to commit murder, agreeing as part of probation to formally step down as Chairman of Synanon and agreed to have nothing to do with running Synanon. WebArrested were Charles (Chuck) Dederich, 67, founder of the Synanon Foundation, and two of his "Imperial Marines," Lance Kenton, 22 (son of Bandleader Stan Kenton), and Joseph Musico, 30. Her daughter died in Synanon and the husband split. Manson manipulated young female followers by discouraging them from free thinking and threatening violence if they did not comply. There are easier, far less elaborate ways of attempting a murder, however. Members were subjected to pedophilia, adultery and incest, including Zerbys son, Ricky Rodriguez. The name was chosen when a member slurred the words "Symposium" and "Seminar." [Last year] between two-thirds and three-quarters of all US troops bound for Iraq and Afghanistan went through Shannon. Morantz spent six days in a hospital, news of which made national headlines. If you do your best, you cant fail." Remarkably, the authorities refused to intercede. He would never bond with kids again, including his own until they became adults. Teachers, lawyers, doctors, police, politicians, all got hooked, many forming an allegiance previously not matched in their lives to the group and trainers that trained them. Robson wrote back the mission was accomplished (Garfield-Robson letters). (Dederich tape: The Freebies are Over; Arizona vs. Home Place Inc., Morantz archives on Synanon. 2019 TIME USA, LLC.

(Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). All thought the experience was beautiful. A drunken Dederich was arrested on December 2 in Lake Havesu. One was to participate only in Synanon. Although he was said to have coined the phrase Mitchell developed a "deep throat" in the Sheriff department, Art Disterheft. Morantz then assisted state wide prosecution and became a consultant to the United States Department of Justice in a tax case against Synanon Synanon fought and lost the action on summary judgment based on their own admissions in their internal records. According to court records, the cult formed a militant branch, known as the Imperial Marines, to inflict violence against opponents of the organization. (Tony Lang, Synanon).

By BRANDON MESSICK To get Synanon out. (Yablonski, The Tunnel Back: Guy Endore, Synanon; Charles Dederich tapes on history of Synanon). He noted psychological testing revealed Synanon members ("dope fiends") were still anti-social and recommended that the "games" fierce attack on self be lightened over a time, and that psychological counseling be given along with follow-up care to those who exit. Their ears perked right up.. Money was taken by the charity put into Home Place Inc, Morantz said. He was found passed out on a kitchen floor and was told, "Fatso," if you do not go to Alcoholic Anonymous you will die." Before the incident, Synanon investigator Chris Reynolds wrote a memo on Morantz, giving his home address to Synanon legal department. Members were taught that if caught on a violent mission to go to jail and to not blame Synanon. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). But Synanon still remains the Granddaddy of all drug rehabs, the failure that launched an industry, its failure teaching us more than whatever its success had (Richard Ofshe, The Failure that spurned an Industry).

No one could leave the commune without permission. Constanzo became known as the El Padrino or the godfather. The two started personal development workshops called Executive Success Programs. We will make the rules. She continuously denied and lied about her wrongdoings and never apologized. When members kicked and their shakes disappeared many were told their problems were they still loved their mothers and were given suggested mates for holding power. On June 13, 2019, Hamilton-Byrne died from dementia at 98 years old. Di Mambro ordered three members to be killed on September 30, 1994: Antonio and Nicky Dutoit and their 3-month-old baby, who he claimed to be the Antichrist. Authorities discovered Hamilton-Byrne had collected 10% of her followers incomes to become incredibly wealthy.

This town got together for a reason, Masden said. At age 8 his youngest brother died of influenza and Dederich felt guilty and responsible. The initial rumour was that it was a prisoner on his way to Guantanamo and the foreign affairs department [in Dublin] did panic over that. (Deposition of Paul Morantz, Morantz vs. Synanon; People vs. Dederich; IRS vs. Synanon.

Raniere, who went by Vanguard, was a failed businessman with a history of sexual assault. You have permission to edit this article. he rattlesnake lashed out too quickly for Morantz to react, and its fangs sank into his wrist. The film stars horror icon Barbara Crampton as the leader of a sinister cult that worships a sea-dwelling deity. One of its early cardinal rules was "no violence" or threat of same. Last year some US soldiers flying through Shannon put up at a hotel in Ennis, nearby County Clare. His following grew as he drugged and sexually violated female followers. Morantz had successfully brought suit on behalf of a woman abducted by Synanon, winning a $300,000 judgment, obtained release of children, gave information to the press and lobbied (defeating) another Synanon bill written by Herschel Rosenthal. Hamilton-Byrne claimed to be all 28 childrens biological mother. He talked Jonestown up to be a utopia, but this was simply a tactic to isolate followers and gain complete control. WebIt was the heyday of the human-potential movement, when Americans were rushing off to therapists couches, new-age movements like est, religions like the Divine Light Mission, alternative communities like Esalen, and cults like the Peoples Temple and Synanonmany of which began in California. Synanon lawyer Howard Garfield ordered Marine head Dr. Douglas Robson to collect all Synanon memos describing their violence and transfer them to legal department so attorney client privilege would attach. They treated me like a hero, Morantz said. Mitchell had tried to warn authorities, without success, that Synanon was going to try to kill Morantz. Without continued peer pressure, most ex-addicts reverted on leaving, as did the Korean prisoners of War (giving up Communism) in 90-days. Synanon emphasized tough love and a cold turkey approach to rehabilitation for substance abusers. A little creepy, but interesting to say the least! WebSYNANON 1973: Dederich flips, and the prohibition on violence is lifted The gloves come off Bullying & violent intimidation Internal policing Surrounding towns, politicians, newspapers An angry militia Imperial Marines well-trained thugs They were told they would be doing so in the name of God. Di Mambro and Jouret could, of course, live lavishly this way. Synanon.) "Maybe," Dederich said, "one day we will just put dingbats like you against the wall and wash them off and bring them back into the human race." Police raided the Lake Eildon property and removed the children from the area in 1987.

Dederich declared they were better than the world and through his "experimentation" Synanon would lead the human race into the 21st Century. He grew up to become a self-proclaimed clairvoyant who was seen as a God-like protector by government officials, celebrities and drug dealers. NXIVM is no longer active, although there are reports of followers forming splinter groups. They didn't have permission to go out of the hotel because they were wearing uniforms. Both were members of Synanon's 'Imperial Marines,' a security group within the drug and alcohol rehabilition organization. I had my first case in court involving them in June 1977. Yet the Imperial Marines were named officially Her Majestys Imperial Marines, and she was often at their training and spoke of a militant Synanon (Wendell Stamps Imperial Marine diary). The Foundation had the wire, an internal broadcasting system that played 24 hours with repeated talk of getting the enemies. Mormon extremist Jeffrey Lundgren claimed he was a prophet and could talk to God. Dederich was familiar with "Waldens Pond" and the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and B. F. Skinner. The board would spell out Emerson messages on self-reliance, but self-reliance was interpreted as the ability to make choices and the best way to end loneliness and suffering was through trusting in Synanon. Since 2001, in excess of 900,000 soldiers have travelled through the airport. We held an assembly at the old junior high school to talk about it. Synanon had a private security force and formed a paramilitary group, the Imperial Marines, that developed its own type of martial arts (syn-do) and by 1978 amassed an arsenal of hundreds of guns. Were concerned about the rising crime rate, a Synanon newsletter explained. If trouble should occur, were prepared to handle it. They were found all with: buzzed haircuts, a $5 bill and three quarters in their pockets, wearing black uniforms with Nike Decades and arm bands patches that read Heavens Gate Away Team. The Heavens Gate website remains up on the internet. Knowing away from the environment people were using, he closed the doors in l967 and ended the idea anyone should ever leave. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). These courses claimed to help celebrities, CEOs and heiresses overcome fears, anxieties and self-imposed limitations. (Dave Mitchell, Light on Synanon; Dave Gerstel, Paradise Inc.; Marin County crime report on Cardineau beating.). He was convicted of murder and died by lethal injection on October 24, 2006. But there was a catch: new members had to transfer their assets to the organization. The organization started a private corporation in Havasu known as Home Place Inc, the intent of which was to conceal its wealth from the Internal Revenue Service. As the alcoholics had not wanted change, neither did they. According to Masden, such calls began to come every few hours. Applewhite and Nettles convinced followers to move away from their families and get rid of their belongings to Colorado so they could get picked up and taken to the so-called kingdom of heaven. When it didnt happen, members became disappointed and the cult lost its following Applewhite and Nettles had worked so hard to build.

It used to be that US troops on peacetime duties were allowed to pass through the airport in civilian clothes and had to be unarmed. I won part of it and they couldn't claim all their costs. Mr Horgan, 62, shares with Owen Bowcott what he's seen at the airport and why he believes the US troop presence undermines Ireland's neutrality, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, George Bush poses with marines heading to Kuwait at Shannon Airport in 2006. Realizing his fate, Constanzo ordered his follower, lvaro de Len, to shoot and kill him.

PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. But in fact Robson had failed and the violence memos, including the Garfield-Robson letters were scatter in the Synanon San Franciso warehouse which was opened for copying to the law firm of Lillick, Mchose and Charles (to avoid discovery sanctions) who then found them (Synanon vs. ABC; IRS vs. Synanon).

Paul Morantz got the court order giving Ms. White custody, but Synanon refused to turn them over. It left over 5,000 injured, 1,000 hospitalized and 13 dead. Authorities investigated his disappearance and followed member, Serafin Hernandez Garcia, back to the property. Its ultimate doom came when Dederich and members tried to kill by means of a de-rattled rattlesnake in the mailbox, Pacific Palisades lawyer Paul Morantz who was battling Synanon in the court and trying to expose the Foundation for criminal conspiracies. According to Department of Justice records, Dederich discussed the possibility of Morantzs assassination with Synanon Imperial Marines leader Doug Robson. They would adopt the Synanon family, said the board, or the "fifth circle" in Dantes hell, where tormented souls are terrorized and torn, awaited them. Some cried for their mothers.

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