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May 15, 1997
Scientology documents sealed in wrongful death case — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: xenu-directory.net
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jeffrey Stidham ,
Cheryl Waldrip Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) TAMPA — A judge in a wrongful death case accusing the Church of Scientology of negligence has temporarily sealed three documents that for three years have been posted on the Internet. The documents — reportedly church instructions on handling members' illnesses — were included among papers filed in a lawsuit that claims a 36-year-old woman died after Scientologists ignored her medical needs. An autopsy found Lisa McPherson died in December 1995 of a blood clot brought on by "severe dehydration and ...
May 10, 1997
Editorial // A tale of two stories — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology's version of the circumstances surrounding the death of one of its members always raised more questions than it answered. Now Scientology's top officials cannot even keep their own stories straight, further undermining their credibility. That increases the pressure on Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe to uncover the truth about Lisa McPherson's death. Were Scientology officials right when they insisted McPherson was capable of walking when she was loaded into a van at the church's Fort Harrison Hotel ...
May 9, 1997
When did she die? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Was it an honest mistake, a slip of the tongue? Or was it the naked truth, carelessly uttered on camera A top official for the Church of Scientology told a German television crew recently that church member Lisa McPherson died in a room at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater. On its face, the statement marks a major change in Scientology's version of events surrounding McPherson's unexplained death at age 36. It came in the presence of one of ...
May 1, 1997
Scientologist Lisa McPherson's tragic death — Watchman Expositor
Type: Press
Author(s):
Craig Branch Source:
Watchman Expositor The death of 36 year old Lisa McPherson while in the "care" of fellow Scientologists at the Clearwater headquarters has led to an ongoing investigation by Clearwater police and has been the focus of numerous stories in the Tampa Tribune , St. Petersburg Times , New York Times , local media, NBC Nightly News , and episodes on Inside Edition . Lisa's tragic story began when she joined Scientology upon high school graduation. But two weeks before Thanksgiving, 1995, Lisa "told friends that she was ready ...
Mar 30, 1997
The true story of a false prophet — Mail on Sunday (UK)
Mar 25, 1997
The Scientology problem — Wall Street JournalMore: holysmoke.org , link
Type: Press
Source:
Wall Street Journal As no doubt befits a society founded by Pilgrims, America has a long tradition of controversial movements maturing to success, whether Mormons or Christian Scientists or Jehovah's Witnesses. Today, the latest cult forcing itself to our attention is the Church of Scientology. Scientology was founded in the early 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer. He fashioned a creation myth around Xenu, who froze and transported thetan souls to volcanoes in Teegeeack, now earth. The creed holds that humans ...
Mar 22, 1997
Troubles dogged 'medical liaison' — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER - A Church of Scientology staff member who helped care for Lisa McPherson shortly before her death is a medical doctor whose practice in Arizona was restricted after two hospitals raised questions about her use of prescription drugs. The doctor, Janis K. Johnson-Fitzgerald, agreed to an order in October 1993 in which she surrendered her right to write prescriptions; promised not to see patients; agreed to random drug tests; and was to have her progress monitored by another doctor. At ...
Mar 19, 1997
Letters / Re: Five doctors agree with examiner in Scientology death, March 9. — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Elliot Abelson Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The truth in the McPherson case Re: Five doctors agree with examiner in Scientology death, March 9. A great deal of false information has been circulated by the media concerning the Lisa McPherson case, the most recent of which appeared in the Times with quotes from medical experts purportedly in support of the allegations made by the Pinellas/Pasco medical examiner, Dr. Joan Wood. But as with much else in this case, the truth was not made known, and a false picture ...
Mar 9, 1997
Five doctors agree with examiner in Scientology death — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Thomas C. Tobin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) CLEARWATER — Five pathologists say it is clear from key lab results that Lisa McPherson was severely dehydrated when she died after a 17-day stay at a Church of Scientology retreat. The Times interviewed the doctors after the much-publicized disagreement between the church and Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner Joan Wood over how McPherson died. None of the doctors were previously familiar with the case. While many of their conclusions echo what Wood has said about McPherson's death, most of the doctors said ...
Mar 1, 1997
Examiner lied, Scientology lawyer says — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Feb 20, 1997
Family sues Scientology in '95 death of woman — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Feb 14, 1997
Official, Scientology take battle to court — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Jan 29, 1997
Church sues medical examiner — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com , link
Jan 29, 1997
Scientology suit seeks access to records — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
Jan 23, 1997
Examiner, Scientologists differ on death — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jan 11, 1997
Scientologists promised to care for woman who later died — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Cheryl Waldrip Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) CLEARWATER — On the day Lisa McPherson signed herself out of Morton Plant Hospital's emergency room, fellow Scientologists promised to take good care of her. "Her friends at Scientology will watch her 24 hours a day and be sure that she gets the care that they want her to have and the patient wants to have," physician Flynn Lovett wrote in McPherson's medical records on Nov. 18, 1995. "I told them I felt this was OK." McPherson left with members of ...
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