Episode 238 - The Satanic Panic: QAnon and the Case of Matthew Taylor Coleman

What could drag a seemingly normal man, from being a fun-loving Christian surf instructor to killing his own children in fear of their "serpent DNA"?

In part two of our deep-dive into the evolution of the Satanic Panic, we talk bout how anonymous messages left on 4chan became a global cult and started a chain of events that has led to real-world violence including the 2021 Capitol riots, and the deaths of two children. It's time to talk QAnon…

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/us/politics/qanon-republicans-trump.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/matthew-taylor-coleman-qanon-children-killing-1239151/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/qanon-murder-new-details-matthew-coleman-1315544/

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027133867/children-dead-father-claims-qanon-conspiracy-led-him-to-kill?t=1646832512872

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