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Feb 25, 2005
Report by the NSW State Coroner into deaths in custody/police operations — New South Wales Attorney General's Department
Type: Document
Author(s): John Abernethy
Source: New South Wales Attorney General's Department
336/03 Male aged 40 years died on the 27th February 2003 at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst. Finding handed down on 24 March 2004 at Glebe by NSW State Coroner John Abernethy. This death has been assessed as a death during a police operation within the meaning of Section 13A, Coroners Act 1980. In those circumstances it has been independently investigated as a Critical Incident in accordance with NSW Police Protocols. This ensures impartiality on the part of the investigative team and ...
Aug 16, 2002
Death of a Scientologist — Chicago Reader
More: scientology-lies.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Tori Marlan
Source: Chicago Reader
Greg Bashaw's father respected him and trusted him to make wise choices. Even after he chose to devote his life to Scientology. While the shock and grief of his son's suicide were still fresh, Bob Bashaw read back through their decades-long correspondence, looking in particular for references to Scientology. "I wanted to see what there was here I missed," he says. His son Greg had been a member of the Church of Scientology for more than 20 years. During that time ...
Tag(s): American Psychological Association (APA)Anti-psychiatryAuditingBlackmailBody thetans (BTs)Chicago ReaderChurch of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO)Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Communications CourseConfidential preclear (PC) folderCostCult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation)Cynthia KisserDead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign)DeathDeprogrammingDisconnectionDivorceE-MeterEngramErich FrommFACTNetFair gameFalse imprisonmentFreedom (Scientology magazine)Greg BarnesGreg BashawInternal Revenue Service (IRS)International Association of Scientologists (IAS)Introspection Rundown (also, "Baby watch")Jason ScottJim BeebeLawrence "Larry" WollersheimLawsuitLisa McPhersonLisa McPherson TrustMargaret Thaler SingerMary Anne AhmadMental illnessNazi labellingNoah LottickOperating Thetan (OT)Operation Snow WhitePhilip GalePotential Trouble Source (PTS)Protest, picketQuentin Geoffrey MaCauley HubbardReader's DigestReg AlevRehabilitation Project Force (RPF)Release contract, form, waiverReligious Technology Center (RTC)Scientology's "Clear" stateScientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article)Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO)Security check ("sec check")Silencing criticism, censorshipSt. Petersburg Times (Florida)Steven HassanSue StrozewskiSuicideSupernatural abilities (aka OT powers)Suppressive person (SP)Tax matterTori MarlanWeddingXenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
May 11, 2002
After 22 years, church pays damages to ex-member — The Age (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Leiby
Source: The Age (Australia)
Nearly 22 years ago, Lawrence Wollersheim, a disaffected member of the Church of Scientology, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing the church of mental abuse that pushed him to the brink of suicide. Teams of lawyers and various rulings came and went, all the way to the US Supreme Court. Judgments against the church hit $US30 million ($A55 million), then dropped to $US2.5 million. But the Church of Scientology never paid - until Thursday, when officials wrote a cheque for ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 29, 2000
Report urges dissolution of Scientology church in France / Europe: Panel calls group a danger to the public and a threat to national security — Los Angeles Times (California)
More: link
May 9, 1999
Is Scientology above the law? — France 2
Apr 2, 1999
Die dunkle Seite von Scientology // Ein film von Mona Botros und Egmond R. Koch — ARD (Germany)
Mar 29, 1999
Abroad: Critics public and private keep pressure on Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Lucy Morgan
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Scientology leaders say they want peace. They say they want to stay out of court. But with both foes at home and foes abroad, that goal may be elusive. The spiritual home of the Church of Scientology is in Clearwater, but for many years now its leaders have had worldwide ambitions. But as disciples have carried L. Ron Hubbard's teachings away from America's shore, the reception has been almost universally chilly at best – and at times openly hostile. At one ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 6, 1998
The life & death of a Scientologist // After 13 years and thousands of dollars, Lisa McPherson finally went 'Clear.' Then she went insane — Washington Post
More: xenutv.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Richard Leiby
Source: Washington Post
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Dec 6, 1998 - "I am L. Ron Hubbard," the woman on the hotel room bed announced in a robotic voice. "I created time 3 billion years ago." She rambled on and on, every outburst dutifully scribbled down by those assigned to watch her. "I can't confront force . . . I need my auditor . . . I want to take a toothbrush and brush the floor until I have a cognition." The jargon of Scientology was ...
Oct 25, 1998
The Man Behind Scientology — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
David Miscavige, the seldom-seen leader of the church, comes forth in his first newspaper interview to talk of a more peaceful time for Scientology. LOS ANGELES — When David Miscavige recounts his rise to power in the Church of Scientology — a journey that began when he quit high school at age 16 — it is mostly a story of war. War against renegade Scientologists. War against Scientology’s critics. War against its one-time arch enemy, the IRS. But Scientology’s 38-year-old leader ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 25, 1998
Jesse Prince interviews – Tape 3 — FACTnet
Type: Account
Source: FACTnet
Tag(s): AbortionAnnie M. Tidman (aka Annie Broeker aka Annie Logan aka Lisa Mitchell)Arthur HubbardArthur RunningbearAuditingBattlefield EarthCancerCat Morrow ClingerCatherine "Cathy" Bernardini (aka Cathy Rinder)Children, youthCindy SchaffnerCommittee of Evidence ("Comm Ev")Confidential preclear (PC) folderDavid Miscavige: physical violenceDennis ErlichDestroying/hiding/falsifying evidencesDiana Hubbard HorwichDiane CollettoDiane MorrisonDivorceE-MeterEarle C. CooleyEnd of cycle ("EOC")Eugene "Gene" DenkEugene M. IngramFACTNetFalse imprisonmentFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationG. Megan ShieldsGold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot SpringsGolden Era ProductionsHomosexualityIntrospection Rundown (also, "Baby watch")InurementJesse PrinceJohn CollettoJohn G. PetersonJohn RyanJohn TravoltaJohn WardJonathan "Jon" HorwichKevin TrueL. Ron Hubbard's deathLawrence "Larry" WollersheimLawrence E. "Larry" HellerLisa McPhersonLyman D. SpurlockMarc YagerMargery WakefieldMarian BenderMark C. "Marty" RathbunMary Sue (Whipp) HubbardMedical claimsMichael "Mike" EldridgeNorman F. StarkeyPatrick D. "Pat" Broeker (aka Mike Mitchell)PerjuryPregnancyPriscilla PresleyPrivate investigator(s)Raymond "Ray" MithoffRehabilitation Project Force (RPF)Richard G. "Rick" CruzenRichard N. AznaranRick ClingerRobert "Bob" SchaffnerRon MiscavigeSea Organization (Sea Org, SO)Security check ("sec check")Seth ThomasShawn MorrisonSherman D. LenskeSpanky TaylorStacy Brooks YoungSue PriceSuicideSusie Watson TaylorSuzette HubbardTerri Gillham (aka Terri Gamboa)Tom CruiseVicki J. (McRae) AznaranWilliam "Bill" PriceXenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Aug 25, 1998
Jesse Prince interviews – Tape 4 — FACTnet
Type: Interview
Source: FACTnet
Tag(s): Advanced Ability CenterAndre TabayoyonAssetsAuditingAuthor Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology)Chick CoreaChris SilcockChurch of Scientology of California (CSC)Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library)Confidential preclear (PC) folderCostDavid MayoDavid MiscavigeDeathDennis ErlichDiane MorrisonEd BrewerEugene M. IngramFACTNetFair gameFalse imprisonmentFraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentationGerald "Gerry" ArmstrongGold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot SpringsHard sellInternal Revenue Service (IRS)International Association of Scientologists (IAS)Jeff ShriverJesse PrinceJohn TravoltaKevin TrueLawrence "Larry" WollersheimLawrence E. "Larry" HellerLichtensteinLyman D. SpurlockMarc YagerMark C. "Marty" RathbunMorag BellmaineMV Freewinds (formerly, La Bohème)Norman F. StarkeyPotential Trouble Source (PTS)Private investigator(s)Registrar (also, to "reg")Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF)Religious Technology Center (RTC)Richard N. AznaranRobert "Bob" MithoffRobin ScottRon MiscavigeSea Organization (Sea Org, SO)Sherman D. LenskeStephanie SilcockStephen A. LenskeSuicideSuppressive person (SP)WeaponsWorld Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE)
Aug 24, 1998
Jesse Prince interviews – Tape 2 — FACTnet
Type: Interview
Source: FACTnet
Tag(s): Advanced Ability CenterAmerican Saint Hill Organization (ASHO)AuditingAuthor Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology)Battlefield EarthBen ShawBent CorydonCelebrity CentreCharles B. O'ReillyChick CoreaChurch of Scientology International (CSI)Cindy SchaffnerDavid MayoDavid MiscavigeDeathDiane CollettoDisconnectionDivorceEarle C. CooleyEugene M. IngramFACTNetFalse imprisonmentGary ClingerGold Base (also, "INT Base") @ Gilman Hot SpringsGolden Era ProductionsHarry PaneerInurementJesse PrinceJim MooneyJohn CollettoJohn G. PetersonJohn TravoltaJoseph A. YannyJudge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr.Judge Ronald E. SwearingerKelly PrestonKirstie AlleyL. Ron Hubbard's deathLawrence "Larry" WollersheimLisa Marie PresleyLyman D. SpurlockLynn FarneyMarc YagerMark C. "Marty" RathbunMary Florence (Flo) BarnettMichael Jackson (singer)Michelle "Shelly" Miscavige (né Barnett)Mimi RogersNarconon (aka Scientology drug rehab)New Era Dianetics for Operating Thetans (NOTs)Nicole KidmanNorman F. StarkeyPhoebe MaurerPregnancyPriscilla PresleyPrivate investigator(s)Raymond "Ray" MithoffRehabilitation Project Force (RPF)Religious Technology Center (RTC)Robert "Bob" MithoffRobert "Bob" SchaffnerSalarySea Organization (Sea Org, SO)Slave laborStanley ClarkSuicideSuppressive person (SP)Tom CruiseVicki J. (McRae) AznaranWarren L. McShaneXenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Feb 8, 1998
Scientology got blame for French suicide — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Dec 7, 1997
Church says "nothing mysterious" about deaths — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com, link
Dec 7, 1997
For some Scientologists, pilgrimage has been fatal — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com, link
Nov 19, 1997
Secret lives: Lafayette Ron Hubbard [video] — Channel 4 (UK)
More: transcript, local copy of transcript
Type: TV
Source: Channel 4 (UK)
VOICES: "We were saving the world, we were convinced that Hubbard was the returned saviour and that his techniques and his knowledge and his majesty would eventually bring all mankind to an enlightened state and that was what we were doing..." "There were some things about him that I do feel were rather dangerous. I felt so much under his spell that I told my room-mate that if ever I told her that I was going to marry this man, she ...
Oct 31, 1997
In her final years, Scientologist spent $175,000 — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: lisamcpherson.org, pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Thomas C. Tobin
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Lisa McPherson turned to the Church of Scientology in her 20s as she tried to shed the emotional baggage of a rocky youth. By age 36, with a high school education, she was earning a handsome salary as a sales representative in Clearwater. Today, as the church tries to rebut assertions that it caused her sudden death, it also credits Scientology for her successes in life. But McPherson's turnaround came at a financial price. From 1991 until she died in December ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 10, 1997
Scientologists win partial court victory — The Guardian (UK)
More: link
Type: Press
Source: The Guardian (UK)
ON JULY 28, an appeal court in Lyon reduced the sentences of six members of the Scientology movement charged with responsibility for the suicide of one of their followers. The court also ruled that the "Church of Scientology" was entitled to call itself a religion. In so doing, the appeal court gave the movement created by the science-fiction writer Lafayette Ron Hubbard in 1954 a seal of approval it probably did not expect. The court justified its decision by invoking an ...
Jul 29, 1997
French court cuts sentence of a Scientology church leader — Los Angeles Times (California)
Type: Press
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
LYONS, France — A French appeals court reduced the sentence Monday for a Church of Scientology leader convicted of involuntary homicide in the suicide of a member. The case centered on the March 1988 suicide of Patrice Vic, 31, who jumped out a window. Prosecutors said Vic was under pressure from the church to take a $5,000 "purification treatment," including daily saunas and a diet low in sugar and high in vitamins. The lower court said in November that Jean-Jacques Mazier ...
Apr 17, 1997
Web page bites dog - Heaven's Gate suicides spawn another media net panic — Eye Weekly
Type: Press
Author(s): Ingrid Hein
Source: Eye Weekly
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Mar 28, 1997
Internet provided way to pay bills, spread message before suicide — Seattle Times
Type: Press
Author(s): Elizabeth Weise
Source: Seattle Times
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE make a living designing Web sites. And for spreading ideology, creating a Web page is `easier than standing at airports ... handing out brochures.' —————————————————————– SAN FRANCISCO - Like most weird postings on the Internet, rambling statements by members of the Heaven's Gate cult about UFOs, comets and religion were largely ignored - until now. After 39 members of the cult committed suicide, Internet surfers nearly crashed servers trying to find out more information about the group whose ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Feb 6, 1997
Germany versus Scientology — Los Angeles Times (California)
More: link
Jan 27, 1997
U.S. criticizes Germany on Scientology — Washington Post
More: highbeam.com
Dec 21, 1996
Testimony / The Autobiography of Margery Wakefield (book): Chapter 11 - Offloaded
Nov 28, 1996
The Big Story: The S-Files — ITV
More: transcript, partial transcript
Type: TV
Author(s): Dermot Murnaghan
Source: ITV
Title "The S Files" [S as in Scientology Logo] [Presenter Dermot Murnaghan (DM henceforth) no relation to any other DM] Tonight we're going to expose serious financial crime in one of the Scientology cult's most successful operations in Britain. We show how they cooked the books, made false statements to obtain bank loans, and changed invoices to fiddle their VAT. [Extract from "Trust" ad] This advert for the Church of Scientology was recently shown on cable TV. It was a major ...
Nov 23, 1996
French Scientologist sentenced after church member's suicide — New York Times
Type: Press
Author(s): Craig R. Whitney
Source: New York Times
The founder and former head of the Church of Scientology in Lyons was convicted of fraud and involuntary homicide today in the death of a church member who committed suicide after going heavily into debt to pay the sect for counseling sessions. A French tribunal sentenced the defendant, Jean-Jacques Mazier, to serve 18 months in prison, with an additional 18 months suspended, and fined him $100,000. The eight-day trial, in the first week of October, also examined charges of fraud, attempted ...
Oct 14, 1996
Persecuted in France — Courier Mail (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s): Lyn Smith
Source: Courier Mail (Australia)
I refer to the article "Ex-Scientologists testify to suffering" (C-M, Oct 4). Scientologists and non-Scientologists alike have come out in defence of the religious persecution in France. First, the French Government blows up the Rainbow Warrior, then despite world condemnation, they expose the Pacific to atomic fallout. Now we have them deciding that a new religion has become too popular and a threat to their hypocrisy. Scientology may be new and controversial but no one can deny it is the fastest-growing ...
Item contributed by: Zhent (Anonymous)
Oct 7, 1996
Charges against Church trumped up — Herald Sun (Australia)
Type: Press
Author(s): Mary Anderson
Source: Herald Sun (Australia)
Item contributed by: Zhent (Anonymous)
Oct 2, 1996
Scientology is fighting for its future in France — International Herald Tribune
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Barry James
Source: International Herald Tribune
PARIS: The Church of Scientology is battling charges in a Lyon courtroom that it is a manipulative and fraudulent cult that practices false medicine and hounded one of its followers to his death. The case could derail the sect's campaign to be accepted as a mainstream faith in several European countries. Last week, it began beaming satellite television advertisements to Britain, its biggest recruiting ground in Europe, despite not being recognized there as a bona fide religion. The advertisements stress a ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Jul 13, 1995
The Big Story: Inside the Cult (video) — Carlton Television
More: Youtube, transcript
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