The Sunshine Place

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🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In the 60s and 70s, Synanon emerged as an experimental residential program dedicated to helping drug addicts into recovery. But its founder, Chuck Dederich, reclassified the organization as a church, manipulating followers with fear and intimidation. Synanon would soon be caught up in crime and abuse, with Dederich espousing violence to maintain control. “The Sunshine Place” from C13Originals is hosted by Sari Crawford, the daughter of a former Synanon leader. While some credit the program for their sobriety, others say its messianic leader destroyed their lives.

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0:00.0	To get the crime writers on Aftershow right now, go to patreon.com slash partners in crime media.
0:06.3	I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Riders On.
0:36.3	Crime Riders On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime, pop culture,
0:46.2	other podcasts. And on this episode, it started as an experimental rehab facility in California.
0:53.2	It would later be called one of the most violent cults in American history. We'll go inside
0:59.2	the church of Sinanon in the podcast The Sunshine Place. Joining me to get that done and more
1:05.0	is True Crime author, TV journalist and host of these are their stories podcast. My husband, Kevin
1:10.4	Flynn, hello, Kevin. Rebecca, what was that we listened to on the way in? Oh my God. That was an
1:16.1	incredible custom version of our theme song inspired by the great only murders in the villa.
1:24.2	Yeah, I kind of had that only murders feel to it. And it was of course arranged and played by
1:29.2	our incredible listener, Jeff Brumley and the vocals by listeners, Nikki Miller, Jessica Lyric,
1:35.4	and Anita Cranford. All over the world. All over the place. Did you love it? I loved it.
1:40.0	I loved it too. I just cannot thank our listeners enough for participating in Jeff Brumley, man.
1:45.2	You're genius. And I think we should make an audio grim of that and put in the world. What do you think,
1:48.6	Kevin? Whatever work you want to give me, I will do. We have to do that. I guess we have our next
1:53.0	theme song for when we do only murders in the building season three. Absolutely. Also with us is
1:58.5	private investigators certified pet detective resident cat lady and author of the upcoming
2:04.1	the final curtain Laura Bricker. Hello, Laura. Hello, Rebecca. Yeah, the watersheet bookstore is so
2:10.3	excited with all the pre orders that are coming in. And of course, people are buying puppies too,
2:14.8	right? Well, they are allegedly giving out a puppy with each pre order. I can't confirm that,
2:20.0	but that's what I've heard. I love this myth. I love that you've just started hustling the
2:25.3	hell out of this. You're like, you can't person. It'll be a kitten. Are you dog person?
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