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This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Steven Tari, AKA Black Jesus, a cult leader in Papua New Guinea, who was also a rapist and and alleged serial murderer.

We dive into the setting (15:09), the killers early life (32:14) and the timeline (33:08).  Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (48:06), "Where are they now?" (50:00) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (53:05).  

As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (58:41) and our shout outs (01:02:20). 

This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams.


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Footnotes:

Articles/Websites

Religion News Blog. (n.d.). Steven Tari. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://www.religionnewsblog.com/tag/steven-tari

Australia Network News. (08/29/2013). Angry PNG villagers kill 'Black Jesus' cult leader. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-30/an-png-black-jesus-cult-murder/4925528

Wikipedia contributors. (07/23/2020). Steven Tari. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_Tari&oldid=969124259

Marks, Kathy. (09/02/2013). Hacked, slashed and castrated: How 'cannibal' cult leader ‘Black Jesus’ Steven Tari met his death. Independent. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/hacked-slashed-and-castrated-how-cannibal-cult-leader-black-jesus-steven-tari-met-his-death-8795240.html

Matbob, Patrick. (11/08/2006). Madang Cult Worries Church Authorities. World Wide Religion News. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://wwrn.org/articles/23282/

ABC News. (03/27/2007). PNG cult leader's wife surrenders. World Wide Religion News. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://wwrn.org/articles/24623/

Girap, Sneha. (02/11/2018). Steven Tari. Alchetron. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://alchetron.com/Steven-Tari

Healthline. (n.d.). Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://www.healthline.com/health/narcissistic-personality-disorder

Dittman, Melissa. (11/2002). American Psychological Association. Cults of Hatred. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/cults.html

Huston, Matt. (08/25/2012). Dangerous Cult Leaders. Psychology Today. Retrieved 03/06/2022 from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spycatcher/201208/dangerous-cult-leaders

History

Jackson, R. T.; Standish, William. (10/03/2019). Papua New Guinea. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Papua-New-Guinea

Papua New Guinea Travel. (n.d.). History: From Ancient Ancestry To Modern Politics. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://www.papuanewguinea.travel/history

Geographia. (n.d.). Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from http://www.geographia.com/papua-newguinea/papuahistory.htm

Wikipedia contributors. (01/12/2022). Manus Island. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manus_Island&oldid=1065289737

Standish, William. (10/03/2019). Papua New Guinea. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Papua-New-Guinea

Tenenbaum, Barbara A. (n.d.). Cannibalism. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, Vol. 1. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://web.archive.org/web/20111007090705/https://files.oakland.edu/users/dow/web/personal/papers/cannibal/cannibal.html

Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors. (n.d.). Cargo Cult. Retrieved 03/05/2022 from https://www.britannica.com/topic/cargo-cult

Books

Goldman, Laurence. (1999). The Anthropology of Cannibalism. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Video

The Cult of the Black Jesus | Crime + Investigation
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How Not to Get Murdered

https://drsteveeichel.com/about-cults

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