Lawrence Wright

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I was in therapy back... This was like in the early 90s. And... I loved my therapists. They were such dear, intelligent people. And because I was an investigative reporter, they said, well, we've been seeing a number of patients, basically young women, who in therapy are having these flashbacks, recovered memories of satanic abuse. And a lot of times they have multiple personality disorder. Huh.

I was in therapy back... This was like in the early 90s. And... I loved my therapists. They were such dear, intelligent people. And because I was an investigative reporter, they said, well, we've been seeing a number of patients, basically young women, who in therapy are having these flashbacks, recovered memories of satanic abuse. And a lot of times they have multiple personality disorder. Huh.

I was in therapy back... This was like in the early 90s. And... I loved my therapists. They were such dear, intelligent people. And because I was an investigative reporter, they said, well, we've been seeing a number of patients, basically young women, who in therapy are having these flashbacks, recovered memories of satanic abuse. And a lot of times they have multiple personality disorder. Huh.

And then they said, and Satanists are responsible for more than 50 murders a year in Austin.

And then they said, and Satanists are responsible for more than 50 murders a year in Austin.

And then they said, and Satanists are responsible for more than 50 murders a year in Austin.

Well, my first question was, you know, we don't have 50 murders in Austin a year. Oh, wow. You know, whether Satanist or not, that's more than we've ever had. So, but I was intrigued. And then there was a conference of police who were being, the lecturer was about satanic ritual abuse.

Well, my first question was, you know, we don't have 50 murders in Austin a year. Oh, wow. You know, whether Satanist or not, that's more than we've ever had. So, but I was intrigued. And then there was a conference of police who were being, the lecturer was about satanic ritual abuse.

Well, my first question was, you know, we don't have 50 murders in Austin a year. Oh, wow. You know, whether Satanist or not, that's more than we've ever had. So, but I was intrigued. And then there was a conference of police who were being, the lecturer was about satanic ritual abuse.

And this cop who was going around the country with his, you know, slideshow said that Satanists were responsible for 50,000 murders a year in And once again, it was more than our actual total homicide count. And these are cops. They should be a little more skeptical, but no.

And this cop who was going around the country with his, you know, slideshow said that Satanists were responsible for 50,000 murders a year in And once again, it was more than our actual total homicide count. And these are cops. They should be a little more skeptical, but no.

And this cop who was going around the country with his, you know, slideshow said that Satanists were responsible for 50,000 murders a year in And once again, it was more than our actual total homicide count. And these are cops. They should be a little more skeptical, but no.

And so I went to my editor, Tina Brown, that's a New Yorker, and I was proposed to do an article on multiple personality disorder. And she was, oh, huh? And I said, well, you know, and sometimes in therapy, they recover these memories of satanic abuse. oh, that's so hot, that's so hot. She was so thrilled. Yes, yes, Larry, yes. So I thought, well, how would I approach this?

And so I went to my editor, Tina Brown, that's a New Yorker, and I was proposed to do an article on multiple personality disorder. And she was, oh, huh? And I said, well, you know, and sometimes in therapy, they recover these memories of satanic abuse. oh, that's so hot, that's so hot. She was so thrilled. Yes, yes, Larry, yes. So I thought, well, how would I approach this?

And so I went to my editor, Tina Brown, that's a New Yorker, and I was proposed to do an article on multiple personality disorder. And she was, oh, huh? And I said, well, you know, and sometimes in therapy, they recover these memories of satanic abuse. oh, that's so hot, that's so hot. She was so thrilled. Yes, yes, Larry, yes. So I thought, well, how would I approach this?

So the internet was young at that point, but it was very useful, and I could go through and find all these court cases of people who were suing their parents for abuse or their therapists or, you know, just there were hundreds. And there was one case in which a person was convicted of satanic abuse. And he had confessed. And his name was Paul Ingram. He was a deputy sheriff in Olympia, Washington.

So the internet was young at that point, but it was very useful, and I could go through and find all these court cases of people who were suing their parents for abuse or their therapists or, you know, just there were hundreds. And there was one case in which a person was convicted of satanic abuse. And he had confessed. And his name was Paul Ingram. He was a deputy sheriff in Olympia, Washington.