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Without a Prayer Now an Audio Book

Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cultis now an audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Without-Prayer...

Pre-order now. The release date is January 14, 2020.

Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult

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Published on December 31, 2019 06:55 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

Contents of Cult Go KABOOM!

On the anniversary of Lucas Leonard’s death, we dumped structures formerly part of the Word of Life cult into a burn bin and lit them up. Oh, how good it felt.

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Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult
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Published on January 02, 2020 09:57 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

Was There a Peephole?

*SPOILERS*

If you've read Without a Prayer, you might be interested in my thoughts about the peephole.

Was there a “peephole” in the Leonard bathroom? And did brothers Lucas, 19, and Christopher, 17, use it to watch family members take showers?

Click here to read my thoughts about it.

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Published on January 06, 2020 07:02 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

My Visit with Bruce Leonard

**SPOILERS**

In a max prison in northern New York, a father is serving time for his role in killing his teenage son inside a cult known as Word of Life.

Click here to read my thoughts on meeting him.


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Published on January 09, 2020 17:43 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

Mom in Cult Killing Getting Out of Prison

Debi Leonard will be released from prison next Thursday.

She was given a sentence of five years prison, plus five years parole for her role in the beating death of son Lucas Leonard, 19, in the Word of Life cult outside of Utica -- the story chronicled in my book, Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult.

Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult

Debi's release date is listed officially as January 18 (Saturday), 2020. But New York prisons don't release on weekends. And since she's going on parole, release will likely be Thursday (and not Friday), to get her ready for parole.
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Published on January 10, 2020 07:44 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

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For updates and information on the Word of Life cult, "like" my author Facebook page.

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Published on January 10, 2020 08:16 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

Cult Mom Gets Out of Prison

Debi Leonard will be freed from prison tomorrow. She participated in killing her teenage son, Lucas Leonard, inside the Word of Life Cult in rural upstate New York, in 2015.

I don't think she's ever asked Luke to forgive her, because as far as I know, she still refuses to accept responsibility for her role in his death. In fact, she blames him.

Read about it here.

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Published on January 15, 2020 17:46 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer

Pictures of Lucas Leonard

Enjoy never-before-shared pictures of Lucas Leonard, the victim in my book, Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult.

Luke was 19 years old when he was beaten to death by members of the Word of Life Christian Church, a cult outside of Utica, New York. Nine individuals were convicted in his death, including his mother, father, and one of his sisters.
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Published on February 08, 2020 06:27 Tags: cults, nonfiction, susan-ashline, true-crime, without-a-prayer