Hey, listeners, Jonathan Hirsch here, journalist and host of the latest series to drop on The Binge, Scary Terry.

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A double suicide. A teenager suspiciously drowned. A mother and her childhood nanny drive off a cliff.

Between 1979 and 1989, a dozen people died under mysterious circumstances. But these deaths were no

accident. They all shared one chilling link,

a woman by the name of Terry Hoffman.

Terry was the founder of a religious movement called

Conscious Development of Body, Mind, and Soul.

Terry's followers described her as a gentle and nurturing guru, but in reality,

she kept her followers under tight control and saw them all as collateral damage on the path

to achieving her own aims. As I waded into the mysterious world of Terry Hoffman, I found that it was darker, eerier, and more twisted than I could have ever imagined.

How did Terry lead so many lambs to slaughter without a drop of blood on her hands?

And could she be the second coming of Charlie Manson, hiding in the shadows of

history? Join me and find out on Scary Terry. Search for Scary Terry wherever you get your

podcast to start listening today. Here's a sneak peek.

When I started looking into a string of mysterious deaths in Dallas, Texas in the 1970s and 80s,

I had no idea what kind of madness, carnage, and darkness I'd find there.

I also didn't think I'd stumble across another Charlie Manson.

Devereux Cleaver had just turned 14 when her mom, Sandra Cleaver, invited her to go on a vacation to Hawaii.

Her mom's fiance, Lynn Fairchild, would be there too. And her close friend and mentor, Terry.

Devereaux's stepmother, Gail Cleaver, remembers her as a bright girl, sweet and shy, tall.

Long, beautiful, curly, blonde hair.

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