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Who's Behind It: Amish Inbreeding, Occult Cults, and Government Cover-ups
from The Smiley Face Killers · #132
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minHe runs through competing theories for who's responsible — an inbred Amish group harvesting semen, a Manson-style occult cult, MKUltra-style government involvement — and riffs on America's under-examined occult history including Bohemian Grove.
- 17:41A paranormal researcher's book documents the improbable pattern of athletic, good-looking men drowning in rivers after being separated from friends at bars.
- 18:18Detective Gannon investigated 10 to 14 eerily similar cases and developed the smiley face killer theory.
- 18:39According to Daily Beast articles, a group communicating on the dark web is suspected in these cases.
- 18:54Tim's friend explained that messages can be hidden in video game walls with no trace or record.
- 19:20The suspected network operates in cells throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the heartland, with significant occult activity in the region.
- 19:47One theory: Amish people are kidnapping these men because their closed bloodline has caused birth defects from inbreeding, so they need genetic material from outside sources.
- 20:15Another theory posits an occult group similar to the Manson Family that went underground and possibly has CIA or government involvement.
- 20:25Cops and the FBI appear reluctant to investigate these clearly suspect events, suggesting possible reasons for their lack of effort.
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