EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 9 MIN
S01E34 Dark Side of the Pulpit pt 1 When Pastors Kill
from The Mighty Philbert Podcast · host Phil Barksdale
Send us Fan MailChurch is supposed to be a place of sanctuary. But behind the robes and pulpits, some pastors and priests carried out the darkest of crimes.In this special episode, The Mighty Philbert takes a haunting look at:Pastor Arthur Burton Schirmer, who staged his wife’s death as a car crash.Father Gerald Robinson, convicted of the 1980 chapel murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl.Reverend Paul Jennings Hill, who called his shotgun murders a “holy mission.”And finally—the countless quiet cases you’ll never hear about on the news, where violence hides under the guise of faith.#TrueCrime #Exvangelical #ReligiousTrauma #TheMightyPhilbert #PreacherScandals #ChurchCrimes
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Send us Fan Mail Church is supposed to be a place of sanctuary. But behind the robes and pulpits, some pastors and priests carried out the darkest of crimes. In this special episode, The Mighty Philbert takes a haunting look at: Pastor Arthur Burton Schirmer, who staged his wife’s death as a car crash.Father Gerald Robinson, convicted of the 1980 chapel murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl.Reverend Paul Jennings Hill, who called his shotgun murders a “holy mission.”And finally—the countless qui...
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