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57: The Satanic Panic (Part I)
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CONTENT WARNING: THIS EPISODE INCLUDES GRAPHIC DISCUSSION ABOUT CHILD ABUSE, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND MURDER. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!
Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a horrifying conspiracy theory with a massive ripple effect--The Satanic Panic.
From the onset of the 1980s and into the 1990s, the country was gripped by paranoia that a secret network of Satanists--numbering in the millions--was preying on children to commit all types of atrocities. The consequences were far-reaching and long-lasting with millions of lives ruined.
Was there a secret network of Satanists preying on children--all in the name of Satan?
Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!
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Music:
Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed
Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine
Sources:
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/06/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Remembers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/05/09/end-of-a-very-long-nightmare-the-exoneration-of-melvin-quinney/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/procter-gamble-satan-conspiracy-theory
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