[14][22], The game turned into a 72-hour version and was admitted by Dederich to be brainwashing. Children were often recruited from the Synaon schools and trained in military techniques with the growing stockpile of munitions Dederich had purchased. You may change your value system, notions about life and viewpoints about people. Dederich preached Act as If which meant do not try to reason as to what Synanon asks they do; as thinking got them there, just trust what they were told and act as if it is right. Synanon enterprises would run gas stations, pottery making, apartment buildings and other income businesses without having to pay workers or taxes. Casriel went on to found Day Top in New York and thus came the birth of modern day drug rehabs (Casriel, So Fair a House). Imperial Marines were shock troopers that primarily served on Imperial-class Star Destroyers as defence provided by the Stormtrooper Corps. (People vs. Dederich, Synanon memos on incident). As the alcoholics had not wanted change, neither did they. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. [32] The snake bit him, and he was hospitalized for six days. Dederich also created an armed wing within Synanon called the Imperial Marines, and ordered those within the unit to prevent any of the residents from leaving. He would never bond with kids again, including his own until they became adults. (IRS v. Synanon; Morantz vs. Synanon; Winn vs. Synanon; Renfroe vs. Golden State). (Eidson v. Robson, Synanon; Synanon memos describing incident). Joe Musico proposed to the Board that at its June 26 meeting it reconsider the idea of an additional Synanon National Guard and place him in charge of training it. Synanon began as an addiction support group that gathered in a grimy Californian flat in the late 1950s. Believed trespassers were taken into the basements of Santa Monica Del Mar building and worked over on directions of Dr. Robson. ), he cut himself off from society, and instead of sending rehabilitated junkies back into the world, they were to stay in Synanon forever. Teachers, lawyers, doctors, police, politicians, all got hooked, many forming an allegiance previously not matched in their lives to the group and trainers that trained them. [7][32][33] This incident, along with the press coverage, prompted an investigation by the police and government into Synanon. As a result of its poor conduct, Santa Monica surrendered and Synanon became untouchable. (Time Magazine, Dec, 1977). [25] Initially Synanon did not support violence; Dederich later changed the rules to allow for violence in order to maintain control. In the 1970s, two men were run off the road near one of their properties. Much of the violence by Synanon had been carried out by a group within Synanon called the "Imperial Marines". [7] It has been called one of the "most dangerous and violent cults America had ever seen. Cole had received a court order to enroll in Synanon before she disappeared. On June 13, 1977 it was decided that the Imperial Marines would help teach doctors martial arts. Escape From Cielo Drive (A Tale of Three Charlies) 0 December 26, 2010. Let your ego golet things happen to you. Their armed security was known as the Imperial Marines. Synanon evicted by tossing people and belongings out of apartments (even off a roof). decided to create his own program to respond to their needs. Synanon pressured old club members to leave and complaints led to the city taking a wrongful action that may have changed Synanons course in history. Tax issues arose. Dederich became an AA favorite speaker and went to an AA meeting every day. Though local newspapers and broadcast media covered the case, they were largely silenced by lawsuits from Synanon lawyers charging libel. (Morantz archives on Synanon, People vs Dederich, IRS vs. Synanon). (Robson letters, crime reports, Synanon memos on each event, Synanon Holy War file, Depostions of ex-Synanon member, Morantz vs. Synanon; IRS vs. Synanon). (Robson) suggested blowing me away with a shotgun, Morantz said. to have been involved in several criminal activities, such as the disappearance of Rose Lena Cole in late 1972, or early 1973. Eventually followers took on the paranoia of its founder, Synanon developed the Imperial Marines and commenced a Holy War against its enemies. You can get killed Dead. XHTML: You can use these tags:

. One was four months pregnant. In 1974 Synanon declared itself a religion and centered on middle-class searching for utopia rather than addict curing. During the first stage, members did community and housekeeping labor. The Imperial Marines was Synanon's private fighting force, trained inside the organization and heavily armed. Founded to get people off junk, Synanon was now creating it. While his associates went to jail, Dederich avoided imprisonment by pleading no contest to conspiracy to commit murder, agreeing as part of probation to formally step down as Chairman of Synanon and agreed to have nothing to do with running Synanon. In l977 when Dederichs wife Betty died he married a volunteer to be his wife and decided to save others from pain of death or divorce by ordering all married couples to break up every 3 years and take new partners selected by Synanon (love matches). (Freidenber, Nation 1965). Daniel Gumbiner refers to this cult in his National Book Award-longlisted, The Boatbuilder. Click to reveal Synanon mobs attacked teenagers and youngsters who got too close to the property. To recruit needed non addict club members, Dederich created The Trip, forerunner of Werner Erhards est training, which was a combination of group psychotherapy, coercive persuasion, mysticism and old fashion spiritual revival. It was also there that a luxurious complex known as the Homeplace was being constructed. [16] The group attracted thousands of drug addicts and eventually accepted juvenile delinquents who were ordered by the courts to receive Synanon's services - for a fee of course. The Synanon organization also developed a business that sold promotional items. Members were taught that if caught on a violent mission to go to jail and to not blame Synanon. Read More. Increasingly-wacko Dederich also created his own "Imperial Marines," while hundreds of his cult followers were ordered to get vasectomies and divorces! According to Department of Justice records, Dederich discussed the possibility of Morantzs assassination with Synanon Imperial Marines leader Doug Robson. Marino said: "I thought they were going to kill us.". More than 80 people had been attacked by Synanon, Morantz said. At eight a.m. Monday hand in hand the Trippers went down the corridor toward the sounds of band music. View our online Press Pack. Life Magazine did a 14 page photo spread, which a Congressman called the Miracle on the Beach, and Columbia Pictures made a movie Synanon, starring Edmond OBrien, Chuck Conners and Stella Stevens. he rattlesnake lashed out too quickly for Morantz to react, and its fangs sank into his wrist. The program was based on testimony of fellow group members about their tribulations and urges of relapsing, and their journeys to recovery. Its members believed in Synanon enemies and encroachment of spies, created their own words (synanese), sought isolation from outside contaminants and committed to its destiny. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. These are real threats", he snarled. Synanon emphasized tough love and a cold turkey approach to rehabilitation for substance abusers. After complaints about child abuse attracted attention in the press and visits from the police, Dederich ordered followers in 1976 to stop having kids, saying: I think children are a very bad investment.". Dederich was arrested for operating in Santa Monica without a health license and out of zone. [47] Throughout the series, one of the show's hosts, Brace Belden, talks about his childhood experience in a correctional, co-ed private facility called the Monarch School, which has been closed due to allegations of widespread abuse under the watch of its founder, Patrick McKenna, a Synanon disciple. (Dederich, Act as If). In 1962 Dederich moved to an empty National Guard building on the beach in Santa Monica. Such acts comprised the bulk of a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation by Dave Mitchell, of the Point Reyes Light weekly newspaper. One, Richard Marino, said they were handcuffed and beaten, and their heads were shaved. You will learn more about yourself, your fellow man, the world, the nature of reality in one weekend than you would in four years. Other journalists who took on Synanon were LA Times reporter Narda Zuchinno and CBSs Connie Chung. Ex-Synanon members heard from members inside Synanon, that they had Morantzs address and that he was next, While Morantz was meeting with the California terrorist unit and LAPDID (intelligence) for protection on October 10, 2008, Synanon Marines Joe Musico and Lance Kenton, son of band leader Stan Kenton, as part of conspiracy with Dederich and other top officials, placed a 4-foot rattle snake sans rattles in Morantzs mailbox. A horrifying newsreel from 1978 shows a frightened young woman telling a reporter that she fled after being punched and beaten as a child, and she saw many other kids being assaulted. Two other Synanon residents, Joe Musico and Lance Kenton (son of the musician Stan Kenton) were also arrested and pleaded "no contest" to charges of assault and conspiracy to commit murder. Originally a nonviolent group, Diedrich created the "Imperial Marines" to maintain orderwithin and outside of the community. The "Game" was presented as a therapeutic tool, and likened to a form of group therapy; but it has been criticized as a form of a "social control", in which members humiliated one another and encouraged the exposure of one another's innermost weaknesses. "[7][8], Charles Dederich, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was known to speak for hours uninterrupted at AA meetings. When California officials set about revoking Synanons charitable trust status, Dederich declared Synanon a religion in 1974. But, a Synanon mob brutally beat Gambini in front of his family, Morantz writes. The founder, Charles Dederich, a recovering alcoholic. put my Synanon evidence books on the kitchen counter", when he noticed "something dark and elongated through the grill of my mail chute". Local authorities refused to investigate after the Gran Jury report issued and this caught the attention of Dave Mitchell who ran a small weekly, The Point Reyes Light. Mitchell found the report rejection was led by Sheriff Lou Montanos who turned out to have been nominated for Sherriff with Synanon help and who had given gun permits to Dederich and second in command Dan Garrett. (Synanon Punk Squad Files; Deposition of Synanon school master, Morantz vs. Synanon, IRS vs. Synanon), Dederich was ahead of times in ordering aerobics, running, diets and non smoking. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. [41], Father William B. O'Brien, the founder of New York's Daytop Village, included Synanon's group encounters and confrontational approach in his research into addiction treatment methods. And Synanon, which is to say Dederich, was not happy about being made to look foolish. He aimed to ensnare patients to remain in Synanon forever, and create a utopian society of his own design. Former Synanon President Jack Hurst spoke out against Synanon and found his home door open and his dog hung. According to court records, the group also formed a militant branch, known as the "Imperial Marines," to inflict violence against opponents of the organization - including former Synanon members. It is also referred to in the song "Opening Doors" from Stephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along, which mentions it as a hypothetical song title in a satirical revue of the 1960s. Synanon instituted containment which was disallowing contact with outsiders. Everyone bonded. Synanon was also developing a paramilitary organization that included two police forces (the Imperial Marines and the National Guard). Ten years after its founding,. One was to participate only in Synanon. The name was chosen when a member slurred the words 'Symposium' and 'Seminar', explains Paul Morantz, an expert on the cult. A . Much of the violence was carried out by the Imperial Marines. The tiny Point Reyes Light, a weekly newspaper in Marin County, received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1979 on account of its coverage of Synanon when other news outlets avoided covering the group. Both were members of Synanon's 'Imperial Marines,' a security group within the drug and alcohol rehabilition organization. (Dederich, Childbirth Unmasked.) Men were given forced vasectomies, and a few pregnant women were forced to have abortions. The school attracted lawyers, screenwriters, and business executives, all wanting to educate their children in a progressive environment. On October 10, 1978, Morantz was bitten by a rattlesnake which had been placed in his Pacific Palisades home mailbox by two members of the Synanon Imperial Marines, Lance Kenton and Joe Musico. All had pain. Dederich called it an insight producing experience. This made him a public hero and Governor Edmund Brown, Sr. signed a save Synanon bill giving Synanon an exemption from Health licensing laws. "The Social Development of the Synanon Cult". But Synanon still remains the Granddaddy of all drug rehabs, the failure that launched an industry, its failure teaching us more than whatever its success had (Richard Ofshe, The Failure that spurned an Industry). By then Synanon's assets, including real estate, ten aircraft, 400 cars, trucks and motorcycles, totaled around $33 million. In response to these accusations, Dederich declared that Synanon was a tax exempt religious organization, the "Church of Synanon". [5] Outside of The Game, members were required to act civilly to each other. Returning to. [42], The author, journalist and activist Maia Szalavitz claims to chart the influence of Synanon in other programs including Phoenix House, Straight, Incorporated and Boot Camps in addition to those mentioned above. It is currently active in Germany. The concept was based on law that even charities are taxed if they commit acts against public policy. Dederich was arrested while drunk on December 2, 1978. Yes! [20], Entrance into the Synanon community required a strong initial commitment. You can get killed dead, literally deadthese are real threats, he snarls. (Deposition of Paul Morantz, Morantz vs. Synanon; People vs. Dederich; IRS vs. Synanon. As a rule, Synanon wasn't a violent place while my dad was there, but over time, Dederich grew crueler and more deranged. Remarkably, the authorities refused to intercede. LOS ANGELES -- Thirteen past and present members of Synanon, the controversial drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, surrendered in court Tuesday on two secret indictments charging them. Synanons goal, Dederich said, was to lead the world into the 21st Century and anything less than changing the world is Mickey Mouse. (Morantz archives on Synanon, Gerstel, Paradise Inc.). Did Synanon betray me an wound me? (Robert Jay Lifton, Coercive Persuasion, the Psychology of Totalism). The New York psychiatrist Daniel Casriel M.D. Yet the Imperial Marines were named officially Her Majestys Imperial Marines, and she was often at their training and spoke of a militant Synanon (Wendell Stamps Imperial Marine diary). Vile Dederich declared that, "having an abortion is like squeezing a boil, nothing more.". This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. "Synanon House A Consideration for Its Implications on American Correction". When all were exhausted Dederich returned and offered forgiveness for surrender. Philip K. Dick makes several references to Synanon in his 1977 novel A Scanner Darkly and 1981 novel VALIS. (Dave Mitchell, Light on Synanon; Dave Gerstel, Paradise Inc.; Marin County crime report on Cardineau beating.). The snake did bite Attorney Paul Morantz, but he survived and went on to prosecute Synanon, as well as Church of Scientology, Hare Krishnas, and more. This bankrupted Synanon, which formally dissolved in 1991. At age 4, when his father died in an auto crash, his mother, an accomplished pianist, made him the family male figure and her favorite. I see nothing frightening about it I am quite willing to break some lawyers legs and next break his wifes legs and threaten to cut their childs arm off. It is claimed that Dederich, after taking LSD,[7] In October 1977, attorney Paul Morantz was embroiled in a civil suit against the cult when he was introduced to Synanon's violent side the so-called Synanon Imperial Marines. The squares were pushed to confess their prior loneliness and despair. His success in trapping so many people - at its height the cult had more than 1,300 members - resulting in a healthy bank balance, as its assets totaled about $33 million. So, Lance Kenton and Joe Musico thought up this plan, and they went and found a rattlesnake," Aron said. The concept of lifetime rehabilitation did not agree with therapeutic norms, and eventually in l977 attorney Paul Morantz would bring to the Health Depts attention that the group was running an unauthorized medical clinic and taking in people with medical needs Synanon had no license to treat. Your IP: As a condition of probation, he was disallowed from taking part in managing Synanon. Paul Morantz, an American attorney and investigative journalist has written substantially about the cult - as he delves into brainwashing cases for victims. [17][18], The film director George Lucas needed a large group of people with shaved heads for the filming of his movie THX 1138 and hired some of his extras from Synanon. Synanon wanted the kids to try to keep their tax free status and placed them in a militaristic Punk Squad (forerunner of Scared Straight and other failed camp programs). Though many San Francisco area newspapers and broadcasters covered the Synanon case, they were largely silenced by legal action from Synanon's lawyers[citation needed], who made claims of libel. Bombs, he would say in l978 to news reporter Connie Chung (CBS NEWS l978), could go off in homes of critics (Deposition of Dederich, Synanon vs. Time, Inc.; Synanon vs. ABC). Get this The Hanford Sentinel page for free from Thursday, August 9, 1979 ,Aug. 9, 1979 JWork jkn&ul upi Photo Synanon Imperial Marine Lance Kenton runs down the stairs at Superior Court after his . Now in a ballroom the Trippers were surrounded by hundreds of cheering, clapping Synanites. After the rattlesnake incident, Mary Robson, wife of Imperial Marine leader Dr. Douglas Robson, went to a neighbor of Paul Morantzs mother and left her card so Morantz would know Synanon knew where his mother was. These lawsuits ultimately turned out to be a large part of Synanon's undoing, by giving journalists access to Synanon's own internal documents. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, In 1975-Oakland, CA- more than 500 women from Synanon communities throughout California shaved their heads, Members of Synanon have their head shaved in 1969, Synanon, poster: Richard Conte (cigarette left), Edmond O'Brien (top head), Alex Cord (arm outstretched), Stella Stevens (bare shoulder), Eartha Kitt (bottom right), 1965, Synanon founder Charles Dederich was arrested in Arizona on a California warrant charging suspicion of conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder in the rattlesnake attack of a Los Angles lawyer, The name was chosen when a member slurred the words 'Symposium' and 'Seminar', explains, Members of Synanon at the North Beach branch have a party to celebrate the 1,000 live-in member, April 4, 1968. spread throughout California, and Synanon became a counter-culture community by 1964. more than 1,300 members - resulting in a healthy bank balance, as its assets totaled about $33 million. This included taking vengeance against former Synanon members. He gathered his own following in AA and after a time of meetings at apartments, they rented a small store in seedy Venice. He noted psychological testing revealed Synanon members (dope fiends) were still anti-social and recommended that the games fierce attack on self be lightened over a time, and that psychological counseling be given along with follow-up care to those who exit. (Berkeley Gazette l978, Mitchell, Light on Synanon). (Gerstel, Paradise Inc.) Beginning in 1974 the authorities began to question Synanons promises and practices. by | May 25, 2022 | why does kelly wearstler wear a brace | diy nacho cheese dispenser | May 25, 2022 | why does kelly wearstler wear a brace | diy nacho cheese dispenser It no longer obeyed zoning rules, sympathetic donations reheated and Synanon soon became Santa Monicas largest land owner. Dederich placed them in a 72 hour game (stew) and harangued them for not seeing his vision. 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