Inside Scientology - Janet Reitman [216]
[>] There had been at least eight cases: Lucy Morgan, "For Some Scientologists, Pilgrimage Has Been Fatal," St. Petersburg Times, December 7, 1997.
[>] "Lisa at first didn't want": Cheryl Waldrip, "Mystery Surrounds Scientologist's Death," Tampa Tribune, December 15, 1996.
[>] "This is the most severe case": Inside Edition, January 21, 1997.
[>] "Lose 'em": Joe Childs and Thomas Tobin, "Death in Slow Motion," St. Petersburg Times, June 22, 2009.
[>] "forward an agenda of hate": Elliot Abelson, letter, St. Petersburg Times, March 19, 1997.
[>] "lying" on Lisa's autopsy report: Cheryl Waldrip, "Doctor Details Scientologist's Death," Tampa Tribune, January 23, 1997. Specifically, the church attorney Elliot Abelson called Dr. Joan Wood "a hateful liar."
[>] "extortion attempt": Thomas Tobin, "Family Sues Scientology in '95 Death of Woman," St. Petersburg Times, February 20, 1997.
[>] "What the documents demonstrate": Jeff Stidham and William Yelverton, "Documents Detail Woman's Final Days," Tampa Tribune, July 10, 1997.
[>] "I take a great deal of pride": Thomas Tobin, "The Man Behind Scientology," St. Petersburg Times, October 25, 1998.
[>] "No. No ... That doesn't come": Thomas Tobin, "Scientology Leader Named Defendant in Suit," St. Petersburg Times, December 15, 1999. In this article, Tobin noted that Miscavige said this during the 1998 interview for "The Man Behind Scientology," but it was not published then, for some unstated reason.
[>] "surprising calm": Thomas Tobin, "Scientology Responds with Surprising Calm," St. Petersburg Times, November 15, 1998.
[>] "now, tomorrow, and forever": Thomas Tobin, "Scientology Breaks Ground with Lasers, Fireworks, Music," St. Petersburg Times, November 22, 1998.
[>] "as a sign of its commitment": Letter from David Miscavige to Bernie McCabe, January 22, 1999, whyaretheydead.info/lisa_mcpherson/legal/dm-let.htm.
[>] a "holy war": Letter from David Miscavige to Bernie McCabe, February 4, 1999, www.xenutv.com/blog/?p=2797.
[>] The purpose of a lawsuit: Hubbard, "The Scientologist: A Manual on the Dissemination of Material," Ability, March 1955.
[>] "complex" and "voluminous" motions": Thomas Tobin, "Scientology Promises Long Fight," St. Petersburg Times, December 16, 1998.
[>] "bring a peaceful resolution": Letter from David Miscavige to Bernie McCabe, January 22, 1999.
[>] McCabe again rejected: Letter from Bernie McCabe to David Miscavige, February 4, 1999.
[>] "Nobody investigates": Patty Ryan, "Scientology Perspective on Tragedy Rarely Seen," Tampa Tribune, April 2, 2000.
[>] "very real possibility": Memorandum from Douglas Crow to Bernie McCabe, "Review of Evidence in State v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc.," June 9, 2000.
[>] "to prove critical forensic": Douglas Frantz, "Florida Drops Charges Against Scientology in 1995 Death," New York Times, June 13, 2000.
[>] "taken a toll far greater": Patty Ryan, "Medical Examiner: Case Has Taken a Toll," Tampa Tribune, June 14, 2000.
[>] "pep drinks": Letter from Greg Bashaw to Debbie Cook, captain of the Flag Service Organization, April 29, 2001.
[>] "accept and assume all": Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, "Agreement and General Release Regarding Spiritual Resistance," 2001.
[>] "a Flag Ship Class XII": Hubbard, "Word Clearing Series 23: Trouble Shooting," HCO Bulletin, September 13, 1971.
13. The Celebrity Strategy
My primary sources for this chapter were Nancy and Chris Many, Karen Pressley, Bruce Hines, Art Cohan, Amy Scobee, and several other former Scientologists, including one former Celebrity Center official, whom I interviewed extensively about the "Get High on Yourself" and "Friends of Narconon" campaigns, but who wished to remain anonymous. The Church of Scientology's love affair with celebrities has been covered extensively; in addition to relying on Scientology's own doctrine on the subject, some notable sources were John Richardson, "Catch