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Dec 2023
38m 19s

RATFUCKER Chapter Two: The Brethren

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About this episode

This episode was originally published on November 7th, 2022. 


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Richard Marsh was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. He got out of the group he calls a cult and has made it his mission to expose the Brethren for their alleged abuses.  Now he’s on the run from Brethren members who’ve been searching for him for years. The man hired to hunt Marsh down? David Wallace. 


Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise Seucharan 


Audio editing and sound design by Tristan Capacchione 


Original music by Nathan Burley Additional music by Audio Network 


Editorial Assistance by Sarah Lawrynuik 


Executive Producer, Jesse Brown


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