EPISODE · Dec 31, 2025 · 9 MIN
P-town mansion was once home of starvation cult
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
The motto of Kate Ann Williams' cult was “Pray and be Cured,” and adherents went on rigorous 40-day fasts that occasionally killed them. The cult disappeared after its leader, who was Mayor George Williams' wife, starved herself to death. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1204d-kate-williams-starvation-cult.html)
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P-town mansion was once home of starvation cult
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