TODAY AT SUBSTACK: If you’ve signed up for free emails at Substack, you will receive today’s feature story at your inbox: Incredibly, just two weeks after the Tampa Bay area experienced record storm surge as Hurricane Helene passed by on its way north, another major storm is now aiming for a possible direct hit on Scientology’s Flag Land Base. Can OTs use their super powers to deflect it? [What is this Substack thing, anyway?]
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Technology Cocktail
“An auditor who does not consistently get good results is going to have his own case cave in on him. The only way an auditor can keep his case up is to get continuous and predictably excellent results upon preclears. Thus an auditor, to have his case in good order, would have to be in good order as an auditor; he would have to be able to get results upon those he processed. In view of the fact that he could get results upon other human beings, he could then, of course, know continuously that he could control human reactions and mental reactions; and so, with this confidence and this control, be completely unworried about his own case and be able to do actually anything he wished with his own mental machinery.” — L. Ron Hubbard, 1972
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THE PROSECUTION OF DANNY MASTERSON
We first broke the news of the LAPD’s investigation of Scientology celebrity Danny Masterson on rape allegations in 2017, and we’ve been covering the story every step of the way since then. At this page we’ve collected our most important links as Danny faces a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. NOW WITH TRIAL INDEX.
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THE PODCAST: How many have you heard?
[1] Marc Headley [2] Claire Headley [3] Jeffrey Augustine [4] Bruce Hines [5] Sunny Pereira [6] Pete Griffiths [7] Geoff Levin [8] Patty Moher [9] Marc Headley [10] Jefferson Hawkins [11] Michelle ‘Emma’ Ryan [12] Paulette Cooper [13] Jesse Prince [14] Mark Bunker [15] Jon Atack [16] Mirriam Francis [17] Bruce Hines on MSH
— SPECIAL: The best TV show on Scientology you never got to see
[1] Phil Jones [2] Derek Bloch [3] Carol Nyburg [4] Katrina Reyes [5] Jamie DeWolf
— The first Danny Masterson trial and beyond
[18] Trial special with Chris Shelton [19] Trial week one [20] Marc Headley on the spy in the hallway [21] Trial week two [22] Trial week three [23] Trial week four [24] Leah Remini on LAPD Corruption [25] Mike Rinder 2022 Thanksgiving Special [26] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part One [27] Jane Doe 4 (Tricia Vessey), Part Two [28] Claire Headley on the trial [29] Tory Christman [30] Bruce Hines on spying [31] Karen de la Carriere [32] Ron Miscavige on Shelly Miscavige [33] Karen de la Carriere on the L’s [34] Mark Bunker on Miscavige hiding [35] Mark Plummer [36] Mark Ebner [37] Karen Pressley [38] Steve Cannane [39] Fredrick Brennan [40] Clarissa Adams [41] Louise Shekter [42] John Sweeney [43] Tory Christman [44] Kate Bornstein [45] Christian Stolte [46] Mark Bunker [47] Jon Atack [48] Luke Y. Thompson [49] Mark Ebner [50] Bruce Hines [51] Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley [51] Geoff and Robbie Levin [52] Sands Hall [53] Jonny Jacobsen [54] Sandy Holeman [55] Mark Bunker [56] Trish and Liz Conley [57] Trish Conley [58] Alex Barnes-Ross [59] Alex Barnes-Ross [60] Alex Barnes-Ross [61] Alex Barnes-Ross [62] Alex Barnes-Ross [63] Alex Barnes-Ross [64] Tory Christman [65] Tammy Synovec [66] Dennis Erlich [67] Alex Barnes-Ross [68] Valerie Ross [69] Kat in Austin [70] Mark Bunker [71] Phil Jones
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“How do you run a grief charge? Take him to the beginning of the moment when the incident first occurred….This goes way back on the track to a thing called, evidently, the Weeper — salt water. And for about half a million years man was having a hell of a time trying to rush into the waves long enough to get some food and rush back to get some air. And he didn’t have anything with which to rush. And it was, and it was very frustrating. So frustration winds up in spilling salt water. He had a couple of little tubes and he pushed these out of the shell and he’d pump like mad trying to pump out all the salt water. You run a preclear on this and it’s just fabulous.” — L. Ron Hubbard, October 7, 1953
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“Persons on Festival posts must report back to former status and post. They will be assigned further by the ED 140 FAO Mission, Ens David Mayo in some instances. This mission, David Mayo and Andrea Sibirsky, has the job of phaseover. Help him all you can.” — The Commodore, October 7, 1971
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“Recently I blocked a woman because she was using plain Black Scientology on me. I felt quite relaxed after blocking her.”
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1995: An announcement from the Cult Awareness Network was posted this week. Cynthia Kisser reported on a loss in a civil suit to cos lawyer Kendrick Moxon, representing Jason Scott, accusing CAN of kidnapping. “A jury verdict was delivered September 29 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following a six-day trial. Scott was represented at trial by Kendrick Moxon, a minister with the Church of Scientology International, a long time adversary of CAN that had tried unsuccessfully to win dozens of lawsuits against CAN in the past. Moxon was an unindicted co-conspirator
in the federal investigation of Scientology in the seventies that lead to the felony convictions of 11 of its high-ranking members, including Mary
Sue Hubbard, the wife of Scientology founder the late L. Ron Hubbard. Federal judge John Coughenour refused to let CAN introduce any evidence concerning Scientology into the case, but permitted Scott, over CAN’s objections, to include inflammatory language about CAN’s alleged role in
criminal deprogramming. CAN executive director Cynthia Kisser attended the trial and concluded, ‘Scientology used Jason Scott to make false claims to a jury about CAN in an effort to further their well-publicized vendetta to destroy CAN because of its effectiveness in making the public aware of Scientology’s ruthless tactics. The judge’s pre-trial rulings did not permit the jury to learn the truth about Scientology’s part in the litigation, but Scott was not prevented from introducing Scientology’s assertions to the jury about CAN’s alleged involvement in criminal deprogramming.'”
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“I had a dream I was L. Ron Hubbard and I was wearing a cape, sitting on a throne, with a bevy of teenage beauties sitting at my feet.”
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Full Court Press: What we’re watching at the Underground Bunker
Criminal prosecutions:
— Danny Masterson charged for raping three women: Found guilty on two counts on May 31, remanded to custody. Sentenced to 30 years to life on Sep 7.
— David Gentile, GPB Capital, fraud.
Civil litigation:
— Leah Remini v. Scientology, alleging ‘Fair Game’ harassment and defamation: Some defamation claims were removed by Judge Hammock. Leah seeking to amend her complaint.
— Baxter, Baxter, and Paris v. Scientology, alleging labor trafficking: Forced to arbitration.
— Valerie Haney v. Scientology: Forced to ‘religious arbitration.’
— Chrissie Bixler et al. v. Scientology and Danny Masterson: motion to file new complaint, hearing on May 29.
— Jane Doe 1 v. Scientology, David Miscavige, and Gavin Potter: Case unsealed and second amended complaint filed. Scientology moves for religious arbitration, on hold until appeal over new judge heard.
— Chiropractors Steve Peyroux and Brent Detelich, stem cell fraud: Ordered to mediation.
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After the success of their double-Emmy-winning, three-season A&E series ‘Scientology and the Aftermath,’ Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue the conversation on their podcast, ‘Scientology: Fair Game.’ We’ve created a landing page where you can hear all of the episodes so far.
LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
An episode-by-episode guide to Leah Remini’s three-season, double-Emmy winning series that changed everything for Scientology watching. Originally aired from 2016 to 2019 on the A&E network, and now on Netflix.
SCIENTOLOGY’S CELEBRITIES, from A to Z
Find your favorite Hubbardite celeb at this index page — or suggest someone to add to the list!
Other links: SCIENTOLOGY BLACK OPS: Tom Cruise and dirty tricks. Scientology’s Ideal Orgs, from one end of the planet to the other. Scientology’s sneaky front groups, spreading the good news about L. Ron Hubbard while pretending to benefit society. Scientology Lit: Books reviewed or excerpted in a weekly series. How many have you read?
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THE WHOLE TRACK
[ONE year ago] PODCAST: Trish Conley and her sister Liz on how Scientology destroyed their family
[TWO years ago] Olmedo Rules: Details of the court’s decision on Scientology in Danny Masterson’s case
[THREE years ago] Scientology OT, after having scam shut down, tests the waters for a comeback
[FOUR years ago] First look at ‘Brothers Broken,’ a Scientology documentary that features the Bunker
[FIVE years ago] As Scientologists face another day in L.A. court, we have a bizarre twist to the case
[SIX years ago] Exploiting Tony Bourdain’s suicide or giving out weird massages, Scientology never rests
[SEVEN years ago] Scientology is hacked off that Luis Garcia and attorney will appear on ‘Leah Remini’
[EIGHT years ago] What’s the worst that can happen when you sue Scientology? Here’s one frightening example.
[NINE years ago] A secret Scientology wake, a ‘Snow White’ link, & more odd twists emerge in the Cat White story
[TEN years ago] Comedy gold: Mark Ebner catches Scientology cheating with Sarah Silverman
[ELEVEN years ago] U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES SCIENTOLOGY IN FORCED-ABORTION LAWSUIT
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Bernie Headley (1952-2019) did not see his daughter Stephanie in his final 5,667 days.
Tammy Synovec has not seen her daughter Julia in 3,045 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 3,540 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 4,055 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 3,605 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 2,595 days.
Klaus Büchele has not seen his daughter Jasmin in 4,981 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 2,476 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 5,780 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 3,651 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 5,203 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 4,544 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 13,111 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 9,030 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 5,198 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 4,780 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 5,040 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 4,076 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 3,792 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 3,356 days.
Julian Wain has not seen his brother Joseph or mother Susan in 1,671 days.
Charley Updegrove has not seen his son Toby in 2,846 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 7,397 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 4,528 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 4,866 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 9,719 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 4,834 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 3,196 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 7,499 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 3,605 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 4,003 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 3,879 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 3,444 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 3,956 days.
Mary Jane Barry has not seen her daughter Samantha in 4,211 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 15,319 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 7, 2024 at 07:00
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Our new book with Paulette Cooper, Battlefield Scientology: Exposing L. Ron Hubbard’s dangerous ‘religion’ is now on sale at Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. Our book about Paulette, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper, is on sale at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. We’ve posted photographs of Paulette and scenes from her life at a separate location. Reader Sookie put together a complete index. More information can also be found at the book’s dedicated page.
The Best of the Underground Bunker, 1995-2023 Just starting out here? We’ve picked out the most important stories we’ve covered here at the Underground Bunker (2012-2023), The Village Voice (2008-2012), New Times Los Angeles (1999-2002) and the Phoenix New Times (1995-1999)
Other links: BLOGGING DIANETICS: Reading Scientology’s founding text cover to cover | UP THE BRIDGE: Claire Headley and Bruce Hines train us as Scientologists | GETTING OUR ETHICS IN: Jefferson Hawkins explains Scientology’s system of justice | SCIENTOLOGY MYTHBUSTING: Historian Jon Atack discusses key Scientology concepts | Shelly Miscavige, 15 years gone | The Lisa McPherson story told in real time | The Cathriona White stories | The Leah Remini ‘Knowledge Reports’ | Hear audio of a Scientology excommunication | Scientology’s little day care of horrors | Whatever happened to Steve Fishman? | Felony charges for Scientology’s drug rehab scam | Why Scientology digs bomb-proof vaults in the desert | PZ Myers reads L. Ron Hubbard’s “A History of Man” | Scientology’s Master Spies | The mystery of the richest Scientologist and his wayward sons | Scientology’s shocking mistreatment of the mentally ill | The Underground Bunker’s Official Theme Song | The Underground Bunker FAQ
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