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Aug 2024
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A Fledgling Cult That Claimed Two Lives ...

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TW - SA involving a minor


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August 3rd: Michael Wayne Ryan Born (1948)

Power can make someone into something incredibly dangerous. On August 3rd 1948 a man was born who would take the power he had over a group and wield it to take the lives of two innocent people.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_W._Ryanhttps://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/05/25/michael-ryan-leader-anti-semitic-cult-passed-away-prison?gclid=CjwKCAjw586hBhBrEiwAQYEnHbiU22uJaD8eDg2rHYtte2lgnIPnruLI3CecUljMOi-K8lPFUaVASxoCU4oQAvD_BwEhttps://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ryan-michael-wayne.htmhttps://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/crime-time/yahweh-nebraska-farmers-cults-slavery-torture-sodomy-murderhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michael-ryan-convicted-1985-torture-killings-nebraska-dies-prison-n364206https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/michael-ryan-a-sadistic-killer-who-showed-no-mercy/article_e3d60ab2-9d84-5a9b-82c3-9ff151553e93.htmlhttps://prodeathpenalty.com/case/michael-ryan

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