380: Punk Rock Hippie Jesus Freaks

from I Said God Damn! A True Crime Podcast

This week Erin tells us about Ricky Rodriguez, son of Children of God cult leader David Berg, who murdered his former nanny Angela Smith in revenge for childhood abuse before dying by suicide in 2005.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Zerbyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Rodriguezhttps://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rodriguez-ricky.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berghttps://childrenofgod.com/en/history/articles/1970/Support the show

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