Episode 98: The Cult of Unknown Tongues

Before there was Jim Jones, before there was Charlie Manson, there was John Mills and the Cult of Unknown Tongues.   On February 8, 1933, after a ten-day long Pentecostal revival, John Mills sacrificed his own mother in a religious ceremony.   The craziest cult murder you never heard of! Complete with religious fanatics talking in tongues, handling live rattlesnakes and drinking poison!!   Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and hear all about it!!   MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com Facebook: Murder Coaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/   Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks.   REFERENCES:   TONGUES OF DECEPTION by Harry H. Reed.  ISBN Services (November 25, 2023) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8892693509   Weird Reads with Emily Louise YouTube Channel: THE PENETCOSTAL CULT THAT MURDERED THEIR MOTHER DOCUMENTARY https://youtu.be/uMyn8S5XEEk   FEATURING THE SONGS:   “Willie Moore” Written and Performed by Burnett And Rutherford. Recording date: 3.11.1927 Cat Number: Columbia 15314-d. License: Public Domain Courtesy of Open Music Archive Dot Org: https://www.openmusicarchive.org/   “King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-mi-o” Written and Performed by "Chubby" Parker And His Old Time Banjo. Recording date: 13.8.1928. Cat Number: Columbia 15296-d. License: Public Domain Courtesy of Open Music Archive Dot Org: https://www.openmusicarchive.org/   “Amazing Grace 2011 - Classical Whimsical” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100820 Artist: http://incompetech.com/   “What Wondrous Love Is This?” “Instrumental” and “Greensleeves” by Howie Mitchell & Charlotte Williams courtesy of the Free Music Archive. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   “The Wild Wagoner” Written and Performed by Jilson Setters. Recording date: "27.2.1928" Cat Number: Victor 21353-a License: Public Domain Courtesy of Open Music Archive Dot Org: https://www.openmusicarchive.org/   “Loss” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100171. Artist: