EPISODE 123: "The Colonial Cult": The Murderous Weberites

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week, we go way back to the mid 1700's to examine a religious movement led by a man that declared himself God. He and his henchmen preyed on back country families starved for spirtuality. Besides spreading his own doctrine, the self professed god and his crew engaged in wild orgies, coercive recruiting, and eventually murder.

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Sources:

The Journals of Dr. Henry Muhlenberg

https://patch.com/south-carolina/lexington-sc/lexington-religious-cult-murders-prominent-pardoned-by-governor

https://libjournal.uncg.edu/jbc/article/download/48/34

https://twitter.com/aedanusburke/status/1561881492032217088

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0:00.0	For over 350 years, the state of South Carolina has been the setting for some of the most
0:11.0	horrendous crimes ever committed.
0:14.3	Some have gained global notoriety.
0:17.1	Some have been forgotten, and others have been swept under the rug completely.
0:22.4	Now, two South Carolina natives and two crime enthusiasts have teamed up to examine these
0:28.3	heinous acts in detail, giving their perspective of the evil that has resided in the Palmetto
0:34.7	state.
0:35.7	You're listening to Carolina Crimes.
0:42.5	And welcome back to Carolina Crimes episode 123 here, and I'm one of your host Matt Hires
0:49.3	along with Danielle Myers.
0:51.2	And we're over the moon through that she joined us here.
0:53.7	I'm going to say that every time now for Samantha Chad.
0:57.0	I think you already did.
0:58.9	You think I already did without being conscious about it.
1:02.2	Yeah, but I think that you you enjoyed a lot more now.
1:05.7	Yes.
1:06.7	I want put it on t-shirt.
1:08.7	I want people to feel welcome.
1:10.1	And you are.
1:11.1	We're so appreciative of you listening to us here.
1:14.2	And Danielle, back to last week, a horrific tale out of St Helena, we just got back from there
1:24.9	and visited it.
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