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This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Anna Young, a woman who led The House of Prayer for All People, about 10 miles south of Gainesville back in the 1980s. There, she tortured and beat people while preaching about Jesus. She ended up killing at least two children.

We dive into the setting (12:40), the killers early life (19:17) and the timeline (21:24).  Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (49:37), "Where are they now?" (53:29) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (55:51).  

As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (01:03:23) and our shout outs (01:09:56). 

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

Sederstrom, Jill. (04/09/2021). ‘House Of Prayer’ Cult Leader Anna Young Died Soon After Sentencing For Child Deaths, Had Contracted COVID-19, Authorities Reveal. Oxygen. Retrieved 09/04/2021 from https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/house-of-prayer-cult-leader-anna-young-died-soon-after-sentencing-for-child-deaths-had

Adelson, Aaron. (03/31/2021). Cult leader Anna Young dies in state custody. CBS4 News. Retrieved 09/02/2021 from https://mycbs4.com/news/local/cult-leader-anna-young-dies-in-state-custody

Swirko, Cindy. (05/13/2021). Young’s grip on House of Prayer followers unyielding. The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 09/02/2021 from https://www.gainesville.com/news/20180513/youngs-grip-on-house-of-prayer-followers-unyielding

Swirko, Cindy. (03/31/2021). Cult leader Anna Young, convicted of killing toddler, dies in prison. The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 09/02/2021 from https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/crime/2021/03/31/cult-leader-anna-young-convicted-killing-toddler-dies-prison/4818649001/

Howard, Josslyn. (02/17/2021). Cult leader's daughter gives an inside look at the House of Prayer. First Coast News. Retrieved 09/02/2021 from https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/features/cult-leaders-daughter-gives-an-inside-look-at-the-house-of-prayer/77-8592f668-f156-4da0-bbe3-300c7780470f

Mostek, Audrey. (02/18/2021). ‘A Long Time Coming’: Micanopy House of Prayer Leader Sentenced to 30 Years. WUFT. Retrieved 09/02/2021 from https://www.wuft.org/news/2021/02/18/a-long-time-coming-micanopy-house-of-prayer-leader-sentenced-to-30-years/

Brasch, Ben. (03/25/2021). Mother Anna unmasked. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://specials.myajc.com/mother-anna/

Swirko, Cindy. (02/17/2021). Anna Young gets 30 years in toddler's death. The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/crime/2021/02/17/house-prayer-leader-gets-30-year-term-toddlers-death-micanopy-cult-leader/6784385002/

Huff, Steve. (12/13/2021). Mother Anna: The Cult Leader Suspected of Torture and Murder. Inside Hook. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.insidehook.com/article/crime/mother-anna-elizabeth-young-murder

Johnston, Joni E. PsyD. (02/16/2018). Mother Anna Young and the House of Prayer. Psychology Today. Retrieved 09/06/2021 from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-equation/201802/mother-anna-young-and-the-house-prayer

Noll, Jessica; Diez, Christie. (12/06/2017). EXCLUSIVE: Torture victim’s sister relives pain family endured. 11 Alive. Retrieved 09/06/2021 from https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/exclusive-torture-victims-sister-relives-pain-family-endured/85-497324247

Sederstrom, Jill. (04/09/2021). How Is Joy Fluker, Who Turned In Her Mother Anna Young For House of Prayer Deaths, Helping Others Speak Up? Oxygen. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/joy-fluker-anna-youngs-daughter-trying-to-help-others-speak-up

Leigh, Cat. (03/08/2019). Cult Leader Accused Of Abusing/Killing Children. Medium. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://medium.com/true-crime-by-cat-leigh/cult-leader-accused-of-abusing-killing-children-47b76270c0ed

Stevens, Alexis; Brasch, Ben. (). Georgia woman describes growing up in mom’s violent cult. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/exclusive-georgia-woman-describes-growing-mom-violent-cult/D4Jff5NmpS2uJXWSC6EgDK/

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History

Masci, David. (02/07/2018). 5 facts about the religious lives of African Americans. Pew Research Center. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/02/07/5-facts-about-the-religious-lives-of-african-americans/

The Harvard Gazette. (03/09/2021). How the Black Church saved Black America. Retrieved 09/06/2021 from https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/the-history-and-importance-of-the-black-church/

Podcasts

Day, Leila; Karas, Beth. (Hosts). (2021). The Followers: House of Prayer [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.ucpaudio.com/podcast/followers-house-prayer

Video

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, Season 1[Prime Video]
By: Stacey L. Holman, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Shayla Harris 

How Not to Get Murdered

Sherwood, Joseph. (08/14/2021). The BITE Model of Cult Mind Control Explained. A little Bit Human. Retrieved 09/05/2021 from https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-bite-model-of-cult-mind-control-explained/

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