Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 00:36:20 -0400 From: chochi Reply-To: chochi@moon.inf.uji.es Organization: Knights of Xenu X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) To: qd-leaflets@xenu.net Subject: "DEATH, PSYCHOSIS, and SCIENTOLOGY" 2/3 PART 1: LISTINGS IN RECENT-TO-OLDER DATE ORDER 1994 - Gunnarson, Vicktor - death Vicktor Gunnarson died somewhere between the 3 and 7 of January of 1994. Vicktor was the individual aquitted in the assassination in Sweden of Olav Palme, the high ranking Swedish politician. They are tracking Gunnarson's connection to Scientology. Detectives found a number of Scientology books at his place of residence. A reporter mentioned something about a $2 million offer to assassinate Palme being found or implied somewhere in his records. 1994 - Strawn, Dana - child abuse ...I found out that my husband slept with my 13 year old daughter, had performed oral sex on my 11 year old, and perhaps I will never know if he touched our 4 year old... ...I was told by a person at OSA Int that even if my husband was declared, I would be declared if I turned him in. I was also told by this person that if I turned him in, that my children would be taken away from me by the "welfare department" down here... 1994 - Jean-Luc Barbier (Swiss) - medical neglect After my purification programme I became very sick with my throat and the C/S gave me a lot of assists without results... In fact now I cannot continue to play the saxophone and the flute and I have a chronic inflammation because I had receive no a adequate medical assistance. ..More, when I was at Flag for OT 1 to OT 7 (february to june 1989) I had received, during my OT7 course, a no-enturbulation order for enforce me to become a WISE member because one of my employee was also staff scientologist... 1994 - xxxxx - medical neglect Despite [my sister’s] diagnosis of bi-polar disorder she never expressed suicidal ideations. But grave harm could have befaller her if, in her acutely psychotic state, my brother and sister-in-law had managed, as planned, to ship her out of state... As Scientologists, they were totally against psychiatric intervention... [They] arranged for her discharge against medical advice and without psychotropic medications. When we returned she had "gone underground" and they would not reveal her whereabouts... Shortly after this incident he and his wife and their two kids went to Georgia... leaving [my sister] alone in their house. While alone, her psychosis gained momentum and in the grip of visual and auditory hallucinations she began calling us for help. We responded, she ended up in the psych unit again and a couple of days later my brother and sister-in-law stormed into our house demanding to know what had taken place... A few days later my mother and I received letters of disconnection, couched in the terminology of the church and we have not seen them since. If they had been successful in their attempts to ship her to Richmond anything could have happened to her. She no longer had a support network there, had a few hundred dollars and was totally unemployable. At best she would have ended up in a psych unit, at worst she could have been robbed, raped or killed... 1994 - Weber, Michael - stress I have regretted selling my business to this day. Most of the money went to Flag... I still dream consistently about Scientology, sometimes every night, and I have been our of the group for nine years. 1993 - Argue, Michael - psychosis In 1993, Michael Argue had two psychotic breaks. He became involved in Scientology in 1971. His first break was in the 1980s while doing OT levels at the LA Organization. He is living on Family Benefits (disability pension) for chronic depression. He is on Prozac for depression and valium and states that he looks forward to bodily death to escape his situation in life. 1993 - Kapuler, Cheryl - OT levels Cheryl Kapuler completed OT8, came back, and almost lost her house. Then she broke her ankle one week later. Last year her husband Allan died (1993) of cancer. 1993 ??? - Mercer, Stephen - psychosis Mercer, 33, was killed in a gunfight that began when deputies tried to serve a court order for mental evaluation. Mercer’s father, a 57 year old former Republican state lawmaker and 1986 gubernatorial candidate, was also killed in the shootout. Phone messages left by Mercer make repeated mentions of a name that sounds like "Elron"-- a possible reference to L. Ron Hubbard. [The photocopy of a newspaper article from which this data was taken contains no date, no dateline, no location, no name of newspaper, or anything else that would identify the source.] 1993, Sept. - Bonora, Frank - suicidal (1987) Feeling despondent, I had thought of suicide as I returned to my apartment that night. Instead, I decided to just leave the group, never to return... For one week in September of 1993, I was hospitalized for depression.. I experience recurring and intrusive recollections of the events that occurred while in Scientology. These thoughts often keep me awake at night and, therefore, I suffer from insomnia. I feel foolish that I fell into this trap and responded to Scientology manipulation. In contrast to my friends who have families, homes and careers, I believe that the new attitudes and resulting actions that were induced by the techniques used by Scientology caused me to lose my family, employment, opportunities, and emotional harm. 1992-3 - Toddhunter, Susan - cancer 1) Sue Todhunter was about 46. It happened around 1992-93. Her brother-in-law, George Ward is now out of Scientology and lives in LA. (suspected "end-of-cycle" auditing) 2) Sue Toddhunter, OT5, was audited extensively while known to have cancer. She died recently. 3) Her brother, Ralph, was in the ASHO Sea Org. I think he’s still in Scientology. I do not agree that "end-of-cycle" auditing was involved. 1992-3 - Solari, Cam - OT levels; cancer Cam Solari, a Class VI auditor, died of breast cancer while on OT VII. 1992 - Luell, Mickey - negligence Mickey Luell, a Scientology course supervisor, died of a flu but was at the time involved in Scientology auditing and processes. FACT's source is suspicious that Scientology prevented or discouraged his getting proper medication. 1992, Oct. - Baker, (first name unknown) - suicide A person with the last name of Baker committed suicide somewhere in Europe. 1992, Sep. - Delgro, Hedi - threatened suicide Hedi Delgro, at East Grinstead, probably September 1992. An isolation order was written on her after she became psychotic and threatened or attempted suicide. 1992 - name unknown - attempted suicide FACT's source described a young guy who tried to commit suicide in early 1992 at the Gold Scientology Center. He was in his teens to early 20s. He was a junior of a guy named Ulf who was a foreigner, maybe from Sweden. This guy was in the mixing group with the sound people. He had brown hair, puggy and boyish looking, obviously young. Something happened to cause him to attempt suicide at the Gold Center. 1992 - name unknown - suicide In 1992 a Toronto male public pc jumped off the Bloor/Dansforth viaduct. 1991 - Echavarria, (first name unknown) - suspected suicide (Reported in "Scientology Faces Two New Suits" in CAN newsletter) Maria Echavarria's son died unexpectedly in Clearwater, Florida. Scientology owed her son some $50,000. There is suspicion that the son may have committed suicide, and the death was not just accidental 1991, May - Simon, Karen - suicide Karen Simon died by hanging herself in London England in May 1991, shortly after she refused to sign a Sea Organization contract. She was preparing a negative report on Scientology at the time of her death. 1991 - Coenan, Marianne - psychosis Marianne Coenan was locked up in Pomona in 1991. 1991 - Eichorn, Manfred - attempted suicide Manfred Eichorn attempted suicide at East Grinstead in 1991, then was "baby watched." 1991 - Confleti, Ezio - possible attempted murder Ezio Confleti, a Toronto public pc, in 1991, possibly was drugged to induce a heart attack. He did not die. 1990-2 - name unknown - attempted suicide or death 1) A young guy at the Gold Land base died while taking high doses of hydrogen peroxide as part of some brain research project. They had to get an ambulance out to the Scientology Gold Center to haul him away. There was quite a commotion to get his body out of there. 2) An attempted suicide at Gold center. A young male drank hydrogen peroxide and an emergency crew had to pick him up. 1990, Sept. - names unknown - suicide Reported by the October 21, 1991 "DER SPIEGEL" and reprinted in the Newkirk Herald Journal. The last two paragraphs report a drug therapist who knew of two addicts who committed suicide after leaving Narconon, where the purification rundown was done. They committed suicide just after they left the program. 1990, Sept. - Keel, Pius - suicide Reported in October 21, 1991 DER SPIEGEL Pius Keel, 22, Germany, threw himself under a train after Scientology got all his money. 1990s - Petschek, Cladia - suicide A women named Cladia Petschek committed suicide. She was a mission staff member, and she committed suicide in Canada within the last 4 years. She was still active in Scientology. 1990 - (last name unknown), Bob - suicide Bob was a real estate agent who lived around the Utica, Michigan area. He committed suicide in 1990 while receiving Scientology services. 1990 - Friend, Roxanne - cancer Roxanne Friend was told she wasn't ill and needed more auditing when she had cancer. In 1990 she refused auditing, was declared psychotic, and kidnapped to Flag. 1990 - Lottick, Noah - suicide Noah Lottick jumped to his death in New York, May 11, 1990, one block from the 46th St. Scientology org . 1990 - Mooney, Ed - negligence Ed Mooney, Cl 8 and OT8, died at age 37 of aneurysm about 3 weeks after completing OT8 at Flag in the fall of 1990. He was a former mission holder and very good FSM in LA. Scientology friends and family postulated he'd get better. He was in a hospital - but not a really good one. His wife, Patty Mooney, remarried about 6 months later in LA. 1989 - Wakefield, Margery - attempted suicide 9 April 1989, Margery had started in treatment with a counselor at Northside Center, and was being seen by Dr. Dagon for medication. However, her functioning on the unit continued to deteriorate to the point that her relationships with her peers disintegrated and at one point she became totally unable to work on the unit and left work early. On this occasion, she apparently made a suicide gesture and was subsequently hospitalized. Her suicide attempts are directly related to past Scientology auditing. 1989 - xxxxx - sleeping disorder In 1989 I was diagnosed with a sleeping disorder called Fibrositis, but now in 1994 the same set of symptoms is labeled a rheumatoid disorder, Fibromyalgia. I have suffered the symptoms of this disorder for many years and had a major attack after I left the Church of Scientology. The whole affair of the RPF, the stillbirth, and then the harassment that occurred afterwards took its toll. I have had repetitive nightmares which have as their main theme trying to escape and not being able to. I believe the nightmares could have contributed to the general sleeping disorder which I still have and which I am currently under a doctor’s care for... When I had symptoms of this nature when I was in the Sea Org of course the symptoms proved I was PTS. I do remember at one point I was labeled Type Two PTS, and I was never sent to a medical doctor for an evaluation. Had I known about this disorder earlier I may have been able to develop better strategies for dealing with it, but the Church of Scientology doesn’t recognize stress related disorders as being a medical problem, but rather an ethical one, which in turn created even more stress... 1989 - Leube, Michael - suicide Michael Leube, a 10-year Scientologist and sea org member committed suicide in July, 1989. 1989 or 90 - name unknown - coverup of death An older male sea org member died at Flag between November, 1989 and April, 1990. A former Flag sea org member overheard a GO/OSA agent talking about keeping the death quiet. Late 1980's - Jane Winkler - suicides? No location reported. OT7. Late 1980’s - Sandelwies, David - suicide 1) David Sandelwies committed suicide after Scientology threatened to reveal confidential information in his PC folders. 2) Same name? David Sandwies Late 1980’s - Trout, Gene - suicide 1) Gene Trout, OT7, L10,11, 12. From Chicago, originally old OT VII. 2) A new report says this name "should probably be Gene Traudt." 1988 - name unknown - attempted murder Although the targeted individual did not die, in 1988, Milan Nekuda, who has some association with Scientology, tried to kill a woman. 1988 - Kelly (?), Patrice Vic - suicide "The European," August, 1990 reports on a Scientology-related suicide which occured two years ago. "He had spent thousands of francs on self-improvement ‘courses’ but had despaired when the Scientologists demanded a further Ffr35,000 ($7,000) for a special ‘purification’ course." 1987-88 - Schafner, Bob - suicide or accident 1) Bob Schafner was on OT3 and having problems. He rode a bike under a truck, dying instantly, in 1987 or 1988. 2) The guy that was run over by a truck while riding his bicycle, who FACT's contributor thought was a suicide on OT3, was Bob Schafner. 3) I have written several letters, the latest on 13 October 1994, to Lawrence Wollersheim notifying him and your corporation that FACTNet is advertising, selling and distributing false information about my late husband, Robert Schaffner. These materials are being sent through the U.S. mails. I have recently learned that these statements are now being promoted on a vast scale through FACTNet’s link into the Internet computer bulletin board system... 1987 - Argue, Michael - attempted suicide In 1987, Michael Argue attempted suicide after his marriage break-up. His wife was in Scientology too. 1987 - Hutchinson, Carol - child abuse I was having lunch in the restaurant at Flag. An adult came into the room leading a large group of children - about 15 or 20 if I recall. The children were silent, rigidly in line, very serious in demeanor. They looked tired, unkempt and sad, not at all like normal children age 6-13. They went through the cafeteria line where I was surprised to see that they were given one scoop (slightly larger than an ice cream scoop) of what looked like scrambled eggs. That was all. It was plopped on their plates very unceremoniously. They were directed by the adult with them (it seems to me that this was a very young adult, possibly an older teen) to a large table where they stood around it. They were given the direction to sit and they did so very quickly. They were given the direction to eat. They looked like starving animals as they shoveled the food into their mouths. I can’t remember if they had anything to drink or not... 1987 - Smith, Rita - suicide Suicide at East Grinstead in 1987. 1986-7 - Filisky, Betty - cancer 1) The first Solo NOTS completion (what Scientology calls honest) was Betty Filisky. She was also highly trained. She died of lung cancer around 1986 or 7. She was the ex-wife of John Filisky. 2) John Filisky's first wife, Betty Filisky, was first Solo NOTS completion and died of lung cancer, I think right after her "world tour" as the latest great success of NOTS auditing. Her son, Rick Filisky, is still in the Sea Org. 1986 - Steve Fishman - inducement to suicide This former GO/OSA operative reports that after he was caught by the government in 1986, he was ordered to commit suicide to save Scientology from being exposed for crimes he had committed on their behalf. 1986 - Martine (last name unknown) - suicide ..a doctor of 26 years old committed suicide. She did not support the break up of the family. 1986 - xxxxx - inducement to suicide ..whilst I was discussing with two Scientology registrars ... the possibility of my getting a refund of money which I had paid to the Church of Scientology, they told me that 90% of people applying for a refund from the Church of Scientology eventually committed suicide. This (together with the fact that people who apply for refunds are ostracized and demonized as "Suppressive Persons" and "Enemies of the Church" by the Church of Scientology) had a very intimidatory effect on me, and caused me to be too frightened to attempt to get a refund from the Church of Scientology until more than two years after I had left Scientology, by which time my fear of the Church had started to decrease slightly from its former fever pitch. (At first, on leaving Scientology, I felt so badly affected psychologically that I was taking Ativan tranquillizers and my brain felt like it was split into two opposing halves...) 1986 - Merdith, Alan - suicide 1986 in Van Nuys, CA 1986-8 - Moro (Klinger), Cat - psychosis Between 1986 and 88 Cat Moro (Klinger) became psychotic while on auditing and was taken to the home of wealthy Scientologist, Marshall Goldblatt, and kept there for months while she was psychotic. Her husband, Jim Moro, and she were both in the OSA/GO. Jim was in charge for tax task force which helped get them their IRS tax exemption. Apparently, after 3 or 4 months at Goldblatt's, Cat was transferred back to where she could be watched all the time and became a folder administrator at AOLA. These incidents all occurred between 1986 and 88. Maggie Butterworth is the person who supervised the situation with Cat Moro, the security risk who became psychotic. 1986 - Rimando, Rodney - CORRECTION - suicide 1) Rodney Rimondo jumped to his death at the L.A. org in 1986. 2) Rodney Rimondo jumped out a window at either the Celebrity Center or the LA Organization. Irene was the mother who allegedly got no settlement from Scientology. 1985 or 86 - Hippe, Laura - suicide 1) Laura Hippe, the women who committed suicide, was a two bit Hollywood drama teacher who taught many Scientology actors and hopefuls. She was Skip Press' girlfriend. Apparently Skip Press, who is very good friends with Heber Jentzsch, the president of the Church of Scientology, got together with Heber and created a shore story to cover up and to direct attention away from the bad PR of Laura Hippe's suicide. The GO/OSA went to wherever Laura Hippe had been and altered or removed all evidence that would implicate Scientology in the death, before the police arrived and did their police report. Laura Hippe taught acting in 1984-86. 2) Laura had been to a Chaplain's Court to handle some problems between Skip and her. She came home afterwards and took an overdose of drugs. I'm sorry, but I don't remember what year this was. 3) Laura (last name unknown), girlfriend of Skip Press, committed suicide in 1986 or 1987. 1986 - name unknown - psychotic A young man in his 20's jumped from the Manor in Hollywood, though the report does not say that he died. He was a new recruit. There was a shore story alleging that he was a CIA operative sent to discredit Scientology by killing himself. 1985 - Field, Bud - murder 1) A Florida boat broker Bud Fields' home was infiltrated by Bonnie Mott, whose real name is Yvonne Shirley Mott. Her post was the Authorization & Verification Officer for the Commador Messenger Organization (CMO). 2) Bonnie Mott infiltrated the Bud and Leigh or Lee Fields' home as a governess. She was ordered by Marty Rathburn, one of the heads of the Scientology Intelligence Agency, to murder Bud Fields because he wouldn't sell this boat (Free Winds) that Scientology wanted to Miscavige. After Fields was murdered, the boat was bought by Scientology within a one week. 3) The murder of Bud Fields in Florida in 1985 allegedly was ordered by Marty Rathburn, a Scientology executive. 1985 - Johnstone, Lee - suicide Lee Johnstone was baby watched. He was a member of the Guardian's Office Staff in 1985 before he flipped out and committed suicide in East Grinstead. 1984-? - name unknown - suicide Hawaiian mission holder was physically thrown out of his mission by three or four missionaires. Shortly thereafter he committed suicide. 1984-5 - (last name unknown), Jean-Marc - suicide 1) In New York; some connection with Celebrity Center; involved with a girl who had joined the Sea Organization. He had pockets full of Scientology promo when he died. 2) A person named Jean Marc (last name unknown) committed suicide near NY Celebrity Center in 1984-5. He was involved with two women in the Sea Org. He was found with Scientology promo in his pocket. 1984-85 - Kugler, Ryan - attempted suicide Ryan Kugler was an adolescent (about age 10) when he tried to commit suicide at Delphi, Oregon by hanging himself. He was kicked out of school but then was admitted to LA Delphi about 1986 and Oregon Delphi about 1988-1990. He is still in Scientology now & works for a Scn company. 1984 - Baker, David. - suicide David Baker was Technical Secretary at St. Hill, OT 3, when he committed suicide at East Grinstead in 1984. 1982-84 - Lionini, Paolo - cancer 1) At Ben Kugler's Florida condo, Paolo Lionini -- a staff member at Delphi Oregon -- died while on lines at Flag. Poalo wrote the book called (?). He died in Clearwater, FL between 1982-84 at 100 Pierce St #602. He was getting auditing at Flag while he had cancer. 2) Someone died of cancer at Flag Poalo Lione, 1982-4, while getting auditing. 1983 - Cloud, David Orin - death 1) David Orin Cloud died on June 5, 1983 in a car accident. He was in LA for auditing before he died. He thought he was going to die. FACT's source said his comments were, "He thought he was going to die, because he was just giving up." She doesn't know much more. He was thirty years old. He was involved with the Better Baby Institute. He was involved in Scientology for 8 or 9 years beginning in 1977. 2) David Orin Cloud died in a 1983 car accident after being depressed and receiving Scientology services secretly. 1983 - McCann, Terry - Purification Rundown - death Terry McCann had his retinas detach while on the purification rundown from all the sweat outs and whatever they were putting him through. He went blind from this. He went into a depression from this and died or committed suicide.