Dark Hearts with Stacy Lee

The Curse of Broken Arrow

I have two terrible stories of family annihilation for you today. What is going on in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma? Why has there been two such rare instances there? Is the land cursed, as some believe? I'm also going to talk about a subject that often gets me into trouble: the ties between homeschooling and family annihilation. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations [https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations]

He Drilled A Hole In Her Skull

A rare story about a new age practitioner who used the ancient practice of trepination on willing participants. These people were living out in Beryl, Utah, near my hometown of Cedar City, doing something unbelievable. They were drilling holes in each other's skulls because they believe that the surgery increases blood flow to the brain, cures depression, and opens the spiritual third eye. When 20/20 and journalist Chris Cuomo get involved, the Iron County Prosecutor, Scott Burns decides to file criminal charges against the practitioners and he is ready to take on the powerful ABC network and Chris Cuomo as well. This is a dark and fascinating story about what happens when people go off the deep end and ignore scientific evidence, choosing instead to endanger themselves and others. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations [https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations]

Bad Cop vs. Good Cop

This is an incredible story of struggle, near death, survival and then excellence. Katrina Brownlee had a very difficult life and when her cop boyfriend Alex Irvin attacked her and almost killed her, she wanted to give up. Instead, she took inspiration along the way and what she did with her second chance at life with leave you with all the feels. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations [https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations]

House of Yahweh Cult

Today we are talking about the dangerous and insidious Texas cult known as The House of Yahweh. A man named Buffalo Bill Hawkins and his brother JG change their names to Yisrayl and Yaaqob and state that they are The Two Witnesses prophesied in the Book of Revelations. They gather a small following and before long, as in all cults, everything gets dark. Children are horrifically abused. Women are treated like cattle. Fire and brimstone reign down from Yisrayll's pulpit and he begins making predictions about the end of the world. He steals money, he starves his followers, he abuses everyone involved and then the authorities get involved. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations [https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations]

The Black Swan Murder

This is the story of Ashley Byers Benefield and Doug Benefield. Ashley couldn't cut it in the ballet world and never made it past the youth ballet she was in. But her dreams in the ballet world continued and she talked her new man, Doug who was thirty years her senior, into helping her form the American National Ballet Company in Charleston, South Carolina. Dancers moved from all over the world to become part of the new company and then Ashley washed her hands of the whole thing and walked away when she ran out of money leaving dancers stranded with no jobs and no income. Then Ashley found out she was pregnant and decided she wanted nothing to do with Doug. She starts making all kinds of accusations against her new husband and then, it all ends in tragedy. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations [https://redcircle.com/dark-hearts-with-stacy-lee-podcast/donations]