#82: John of God

<p>John of God? More like John of Fraud. Hailed as a spiritual healer for decades and popularized in the western world by Oprah Winfrey, this spiritual con man spent years abusing the people who believed he could help them. Join Kevin and Amy as they unravel some of John’s murky past.</p> <p>You can join our True Crime Dumpster Facebook group. Follow us on Twitter: tcdumpster and on Instagram: truecrimedumpster. You can email us at truecrimedumpster@gmail.com. Listen to our show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher,  Podbean, Spotify, YouTube, and many other platforms.</p> <p>Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends about our podcast. Every review, rating, and referral helps us get to a larger audience. Tune in next time as we continue talking out the trash.</p> <p>‎Sources we used for this episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://newsinsideout.com/2019/02/newsevolution-laura-eisenhower-interviews-amy-biank-whistleblower-who-exposed-brazilian-healer-john-of-god-as-alleged-serial-murderer-cult-leader-surrounded-by-child-trafficking-sexual-abuse/'>NewsEvolution: Laura Eisenhower interviews Amy Biank, whistleblower who exposed Brazilian healer John of God as cult leader and alleged pedocriminal, sexual abuser, and rapist - NewsInsideOut</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6664777/Woman-arrest-John-God-takes-life.html'>Woman behind the arrest of John of God takes her own life | Daily Mail Online</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/faith-healer-millions-followers-ran-13923228'>Faith healer with millions of followers ran a "sex slave farm and sold babies to highest bidder" - World News - Mirror Online</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://nypost.com/2019/01/31/john-of-god-cult-leader-allegedly-ran-child-sex-slave-farm/'>'John of God' cult leader allegedly ran child sex slave farm</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo