Jim and Steph are back together to discuss the Gosch and Guratuba cases. 

Steph will be speaking on a virtual panel at the Secular Summit 2022 on Friday, Dec. 10th - 10 am Pacific/ 1pm Eastern:  

The FBI Highway Serial Killing Initiative 

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This is the follow up to the story of Johnny Gosch. Steph is handling this one solo. She and Jim will discuss these cases together. 

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Steph's Skeptical Inquirer presentation, "QAnon: Blood Libel for the Digital Age." 

TIPS: 

Anyone with information or tips on the three cases can contact the following investigators. This information is taken directly from the Iowa Cold Cases page.

Eugene Martin: Det. Jeff Shannon at the Des Moines Police Department at (515) 283-4864 or Det. Larry Penland at (515) 237-1550.

Johnny Gosch: FBI Special Agent Gerald Ingrisano at (515) 223-4278 or West Des Moines Police Department Detective Tom Boyd at (515) 223-3211.

Marc Allen: Abby Giampolo at the Des Moines Police Department at (515) 237-1430.

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For this Halloween episode, Jim takes us on a journey to Brazil, where a real life, modern day witch trial occurred amidst rumors of Satanic child sacrifice. 

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Steph takes the reigns and discusses the disappearance of three young boys in Iowa in the 80's. This case in particular saw the involvement of Ted Gunderson and other conspiracy theorists and led to rumors of a Satanic child sex abuse ring. This is part one of two.  

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***Trigger warning: This episode contains an in-depth discussion about child abuse and cults.***

Today we talk to a former conspiracy theorist, author and true crime buff, Steve Wynne. Jim discusses dealing with CSAM (child sexual abuse material) offenders during his time at the FBI and tells us about  one of the biggest cases he worked on: the Harrod and LaBreque sex cult case.  We also discuss Jacyee Duggard, gaslighting, cults, QAnon and patriarchal opposition to abortion.

Steve Wynne is a former conspiracy theorist, born and raised in the shadow of Three Mile Island. Nowadays, he's a true crime buff and writes dark fiction.

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Steph's articles that Jim references can be found here and here. 

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Steph talks with Seth Daire about mass shootings and White Nationalism. Jim is off saving the universe, so it's just Steph and Seth. (Trying saying that three times fast.) There is a strong connective tissue between extremism and crime; oftentimes the ensuing crime stems from conspiratorial beliefs.  

Seth Daire has a BA in Speech Communications from Messiah College and an MA in International Human Rights from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He spent about 8 years in the Christian Identity and patriot movements in the 80s and 90s before finding better visions for life. He worked at the Colorado Resilience Collaborative, where he did original research on extremist groups in Colorado and assisted with multiple trainings in Colorado. His website is: https://extremismresearch.com

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Jim Harris is a former FBI agent interested in how conspiracy theories have altered our culture. Stephanie Kemmerer is a former conspiracy theorist interested in true crime. The true crime community is infected with conspiratorial thinking. Why is this? We will discuss cases that demonstrate this intersection. This is our introduction episode. 

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