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and Chris Many, Maureen Bolstad, and Jesse Prince, primarily. Nancy Many also helped me analyze Lisa's seventeen-day internment and treatment at the Fort Harrison, as did Teresa Summers, a former commanding officer of the Flag Land Base; Patricia Greenway, an assistant to the attorney Ken Dandar, provided further background. The rest of this chapter is based entirely on the notes of Lisa's caretakers and on transcripts of interviews, conducted by Clearwater law enforcement, with caretakers and other church officials.

[>] "Insanity," wrote L. Ron Hubbard: Hubbard, "C/S Series 22: Psychosis," HCO Bulletin, November 28, 1970.

[>] "sometimes has ghosts about him": Hubbard, HCO Bulletin, December 31, 1978.

[>] "Scientology was not researched": Hubbard, "Psychotics," Certainty magazine, February 1966.

[>] "Policy is that we assign any case": Hubbard, HCO Policy Letter, June 29, 1971.

[>] "I have made a technical breakthrough": Hubbard, "The Technical Breakthrough of 1973! The Introspection RD," HCO Bulletin, January 23, 1974.

[>] "isolate the person wholly": Ibid.

[>] "destimulate and ... protect them": Hubbard, "Introspection RD: Additional Actions," HCO Bulletin, February 20, 1974.

[>] "build a person up": Hubbard, "The Technical Breakthrough of 1973! The Introspection RD," HCO Bulletin, January 23, 1974.

[>] "of a very unbrutal nature": Hubbard, "Level IV, Search and Discovery," HCO Bulletin, November 24, 1965.

[>] "You have in your hands": Hubbard, "The Technical Breakthrough of 1973! The Introspection RD," HCO Bulletin, January 23, 1974.

[>] "a small, square opening": John Lee and John Johnson, "Captivity Case May Be Tied to Faith," Los Angeles Times, January 13, 1990.

[>] "He's watching live": Thomas Tobin and Joe Childs, "Death in Slow Motion," St. Petersburg Times, June 22, 2009.

[>] "buzz off": Thomas Tobin and Joe Childs, "Miscavige's Spiral of Violence," St. Petersburg Times, June 21 and November 1, 2009 (online video of interviews with Marty Rathbun), www.tampabay.com /specials/2009/reports/project/rathbun.shtml.

12. The Greatest Good

For the story of the McPherson criminal investigation, I relied on several lengthy interviews with Detective Lee Strope, formerly of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, as well as interviews with Florida State Attorney Bernie McCabe and several other Clearwater law enforcement authorities who have requested anonymity. I also relied on the tremendous reporting of Cheryl Waldrip of the Tampa Tribune and Thomas Tobin of the St. Petersburg Times, whose coverage of the McPherson case was outstanding, and constant. In addition, several other articles were particularly helpful, notably Richard Leiby, "The Life and Death of a Scientologist" (Washington Post, December 6, 1998), Douglas Frantz, "Distrust in Clearwater—a Special Report: Death of Scientologist Heightens Suspicions in a Florida Town" (New York Times, December 1, 1997), and Joe Childs and Thomas Tobin, "Death in Slow Motion" (St. Petersburg Times, June 22, 2009).

For the saga of the McPherson family's quest for the truth, I relied upon the CPD files, and for insight and background on David Miscavige and his handling of the case, I relied on personal interviews with numerous former Scientologists, notably Don Jason, Tom De Vocht, Jason Knapmeyer, Marc and Claire Headley, and Stefan and Tanja Castle. I also relied extensively on the interviews with Marty Rathbun conducted by Tom Tobin and Joe Childs of the St. Petersburg Times, which were published in the paper and online on June 22, 2009.

For information about Scientology's approach to mental illness since McPherson's death, I relied upon interviews with Nancy and Chris Many, Sandra Mercer, Teresa Summers, and Maureen Bolstad, and upon the correspondence of the late Greg Bashaw. For details about Bashaw's life and involvement in Scientology, I referred to Tori Marlan, "Death of a Scientologist" (Chicago Reader, August 16, 2002).

[>] "like vultures": Cheryl Waldrip, "Scientologist's Death: A Family Hunts for Answers,"Tampa Tribune, December 22, 1996.

[>] "Mystery