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Hey, it's Tara Jean. Before we get into episode four, I just wanted to check in and let you know that the following couple episodes will include mentions of suicide and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

Yeah, Krista, police found Bethany Deaton's body in a parking spot in a van two weeks ago.

Now, a bag was found over her head, a note by her side.

A murder almost slipped by detectives because they thought it was a suicide.

According to court documents, the confessed killer was, confessed killer was part of a

community where religious experiences included communal sex.

IHop University said the community was an independent, close-knit religious group

that originated in Georgetown, Texas.

They all have ties to the International House of Prayer.

The group has since released the statement trying to separate themselves from the behavior.

This is Heaven Bent.

I'm Tara Jean Stevens.

Episode 4, Bethany.

She was really delightful, really lovable.

I think of all the people in our group, I think she was the person who was most beloved.

The fact that it was Bethany was utterly traumatizing.

On this episode, a look at the life, faith, and death of former IHop intern Bethany Ann Dieton,

or by her maiden name, Bethany Lydeline.

She was a very devoted writer. She graduated magna cum laude from our liberal arts college.

Her death, a tragic and mysterious event, happened in 2012, just 13 years along the

IHOP timeline. The story would attract a national spotlight and bring IHop's leadership,

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