That is the end of that lawyer. The former compound of a notorious cult in the foothills of northeastern Tulare County will soon be vacation rentals. (Deposition of Charles Dederich, Morantz vs. Dederich; Morantz vs. Synanon, IRS vs. [12], One of the most distinguishing practices of the Synanon community was a therapeutic practice commonly referred to as "The Game." The police told Synanon the kids were coming with them; the only question was how? 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. Crying, Trippers embraced, feeling euphoria and transcending love. 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. Synanon members were instructed in writing to physically harm others, take responsibility for it and never reveal Synanons involvement. [12] According to court records, the cult formed a militant branch, known as the "Imperial Marines," to inflict violence against opponents of the organization. Several of the famous jazz musicians credited with cure returned to drugs. Ron Eidson, after a road skirmish, and refusing Dr. Robsons demand for apology, was pistol whipped and hospitalized while shotguns were held on his watching family. Aids, who did their homework, provided ammunition to the Conductors on each Tripper. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). The school attracted lawyers, screenwriters, and business executives, all wanting to educate their children in a progressive environment. 81.169.224.1 All three minors were then returned to Ms. White. 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.). When the first Tripper, physically and emotionally exhausted, broke and wept it caromed to the others. Vile Dederich declared that, "having an abortion is like squeezing a boil, nothing more.". Despite the Trip conversion success, the old-timers, the Retired Dope Fiends, aka The Walking Dead, remained a problem. 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. While the early Synanon has been declared a success by most observers, there were also early critics who claimed the success only applied to those who remained in the environment where no drugs was pushed by peers or in cases of old timers who had reached saturation point. During summer l978 California congressman, Herschel Rosenthal, a long-time Synanon supporter, attached a rider to a bill that if passed would exempt Synanon from all health licensing laws regardless of condition person taken in. A third defendant, Synanon founder Charles Dederich, earlier was put on . A hoop-a-la began (Synanons dance). He aimed to ensnare patients to remain in Synanon forever, and create a utopian society of his own design. That is a very satisfactory, humane way of transmitting information. A reference point for the rest of your life. Before the snake in the mailbox, Dederich, to escape a warrant for his arrest in Washington, D.C. fled to Europe where he returned to alcohol drinking. (Mitchell, Light on Synanon. Synanon lawyer Howard Garfield ordered Marine head Dr. Douglas Robson to collect all Synanon memos describing their violence and transfer them to legal department so attorney client privilege would attach. It was read on the Synanon wire while Dederich would bellow when will one of you have the guts to go to LA and do something about him, break his knees. . Ten years after its founding,. Later the flies (Dederich trained youngsters) took over the attack. 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.". This bankrupted Synanon, which formally dissolved in 1991. decided to create his own program to respond to their needs. Addicts behaviors and past lives were attacked viciously in games, members were told their lives depended on staying, contacts with family were prohibited, and a system of rewards and punishments was applied. The tax assessment due to the violence conspiracy led the properties to be confiscated and/or sold. ), On March 20, 1978, a former member of Synanon, Tom Cardineau was severely beaten (for being an alleged spy) while tied to a post during his honeymoon when he took his bride to show her where he had once lived on the Walker Creek Ranch. Children who had been assigned to Synanon began running away, and an "underground railroad" had been created in the area that sought to help them return to their parents. The city claimed it owned the beach front and rather than take the issue to court it sent police officers and bulldozers across the sand knocking down cabanas and paved courts. Outsiders were permitted to attend the "Synanon Game" there as well. Its ultimate doom came when Dederich and members tried to kill by means of a de-rattled rattlesnake in the mailbox, Pacific Palisades lawyer Paul Morantz who was battling Synanon in the court and trying to expose the Foundation for criminal conspiracies. (Yablonski, The Tunnel Back: Guy Endore, Synanon; Charles Dederich tapes on history of Synanon). "[7][8], Charles Dederich, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), was known to speak for hours uninterrupted at AA meetings. A big shot would advise the Trippers they were not really chosen as an honor, but each was really selected because each was a resister, thinking he or she knew better the direction Synanon should go, part of the dummies that hold Synanon back. Maybe, Dederich said, one day we will just put dingbats like you against the wall and wash them off and bring them back into the human race. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). The founder, Charles Dederich, a recovering alcoholic. [14] It became the format of destructive cults. (Dederich tape: The Freebies are Over; Arizona vs. Home Place Inc., Morantz archives on Synanon. 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. According to Department of Justice records, Dederich discussed the possibility of Morantzs assassination with Synanon Imperial Marines leader Doug Robson. 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. 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. 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 . The squares were pushed to confess their prior loneliness and despair. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Inside were Synanon members and Imperial Marines Joe Musico and Lance Kenton, and they were held on suspicion of involvement in the rattlesnake attack. For the film, see, Synanon's influence in the behavior-modification field. Two members of a Synanon security force known as the "Imperial Marines," Lance Kenton and. The game was a session during which one member would talk about themselves and then endure intense criticism by their peers. Later on, Synanon acquired a large building that had been the home of the Athens Athletic Club, in Oakland, California, and then transformed it into a residential facility for Synanon's members. A Grand Jury in Marin County, pushed by Paul Morantz, issued a scathing report in March of 1978 attacking Synanon for its child abuse and for the profits that flowed to Dederich, weapons, threat and also attacking authorities for their lack of oversight. [23], Beginning in 1964,[24] the legal authorities began to investigate Synanon's practices. It will produce a new breed of human beings with greatly expanded potentials. [clarification needed] Synanon moved to create schooling for members, and Dederich wanted members to mentally change in order to improve society on the outside. [5] Outside of The Game, members were required to act civilly to each other. Most of his remaining time he was segregated in Synanon, as the foundation tried to revert back to early images and goals. Imperial Marines carried an E-11 blaster rifle, a MiniMag shoulder-launched proton torpedo launcher, and multiple thermal . After his small group, called "Tender Loving Care", gained a significant following, Dederich incorporated the organization into the Synanon Foundation in 1958. Synanons purchase of over $200,000 dollars of weapons from a single gun store also brought media attention. You can get killed dead, literally deadthese are real threats, he snarls. The game took on each unbrokens dirty rotten story with great brutality. All thought the experience was beautiful. But, a Synanon mob brutally beat Gambini in front of his family, Morantz writes. Six weeks later the Los Angeles Police Department performed a search of the ranch in Badger that turned up a recorded speech by Dederich in which he said, Were not going to mess with the old-time, turn-the-other-cheek religious postures our religious posture is: Dont mess with us. Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, by the early 1960s, Synanon became an alternative community centered on group truth-telling sessions that came to be known as the "Synanon Game," a form of attack therapy. In the 1970s, two men were run off the road near one of their properties. While he was in a rush one day, he arrived home, "put my Synanon evidence books on the kitchen counter", when he noticed "something dark and elongated through the grill of my mail chute". By BRANDON MESSICK Bmessick@havasunews.com Dec 9, 2018 Updated Aug 21, 2022 2 Stay Informed.. Synanon would possess its own fleet of trucks and automobiles, hundreds of motorcycles, a mini-armada of 21 boats, a squadron of ten airplanes and its own airstrip. He had been litigating against the organization, getting children returned to their families, giving information to the media, lobbying against a Synanon bill and fighting to expose its hit squad to law enforcement. He had been trying to get his child out of the cult, and had gone to the authorities complaining of forced vasectomies in Synanon. If you do your best, you cant fail. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). When all were exhausted Dederich returned and offered forgiveness for surrender. The Imperial Marines was Synanon's private fighting force, trained inside the organization and heavily armed. Both were members of Synanon's 'Imperial Marines,' a security group within the drug and alcohol rehabilition organization. View our online Press Pack. Six weeks later, the Los Angeles Police Department performed a search of the ranch in Badger that found a recorded speech by Dederich in which he said, "We're not going to mess with the old-time, turn-the-other-cheek religious postures Our religious posture is: Don't mess with us. XHTML: You can use these tags:
. Childbirth said Dederich, was no more important than squeezing out a football. Dederich and Yablonsky acknowledged that the system was brainwashing (thought reform) as described by Dr. Robert Jay Lifton in Coercive PersuasionThe psychology of Totalism (Yablonski, The Tunnel Back). It is currently active in Germany. The 'marines' retaliated by clubbing him over the head. 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. The organization developed a business that sold promotional items, a successful enterprise that eventually generated roughly $10 million per year of revenue. Legal problems continued, despite this change. Professionals, even those without drug addictions, were eagerly invited to join, provided they transferred their assets to the organization. He later founded AREBA, the oldest surviving private addiction treatment centre in the United States, as well as Daytop Village, one of the world's largest therapeutic communities. Before the incident, Synanon investigator Chris Reynolds wrote a memo on Morantz, giving his home address to Synanon legal department. Control over members occurred through the Synanon Game. The Game could be considered a therapeutic tool, likened to group therapy; or a social control, in which members humiliated one another and encouraged the exposure of ones innermost weaknesses, or both. (IRS v. Synanon; Morantz vs. Synanon; Winn vs. Synanon; Renfroe vs. Golden State). He wasn't wearing his contact lenses, so wandered over to inspect the "mystery" object, assuming it was a scarf. (Berkeley Gazette l978, Mitchell, Light on Synanon). (Dederich, Act as If). In 1962 Dederich moved to an empty National Guard building on the beach in Santa Monica. Restaurants near Hotel Imperial, Amsterdam on Tripadvisor: Find traveler reviews and candid photos of dining near Hotel Imperial in Amsterdam, North Holland Province. [14][22], The game turned into a 72-hour version and was admitted by Dederich to be brainwashing. Your IP: In 1967, Synanon purchased the Club Casa del Mar, a large beachside hotel in Santa Monica, as its headquarters and a dormitory for those undergoing treatment for drug addiction. According to court records, the cult formed a militant branch, known as the Imperial Marines, to inflict violence against opponents of the organization. They are draining lifes blood from us and expecting us to play by their silly rules. I really do want an ear in a glass of alcohol on my desk. ", Private Investigator Jack Harding said: "They reminded me of a young Gestapo group.". Children were reared communally in the Synanon School. In 1974 Synanon declared itself a religion and centered on middle-class searching for utopia rather than addict curing. All had pain. (Time Magazine, Dec, 1977). Synanon A Los Angeles lawyer is attacked by a poisonous rattlesnake leading police to a bizarre cult veiled as a drug and alcohol rehab facility. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Synanon struggled to survive without its leader but with a severely tarnished reputation. (Dave Mitchell, Light on Synanon; Dave Gerstel, Paradise Inc.; Marin County crime report on Cardineau beating.). Synanon is mentioned in Joan Didion's 1979 essay The White Album. Eventually followers took on the paranoia of its founder, Synanon developed the Imperial Marines and commenced a Holy War against its enemies. [16] [21] Furthermore, for their first ninety days in the community, members were expected to cease contact with outside friends and family. Synanon began as a two-year residential program, but Dederich soon concluded that its members could never graduate, because a full recovery was impossible. The game was eventually used to pressure people to submit to Dederich's will, abort pregnancies, undergo vasectomies, and commit violence. On September 21, 2008, the Marines tried to murder ex-member Phil Ritter. After winning a $300,000 judgment against Synanon, a once respected drug rehab group that had devolved into a paranoid, paramilitary cult, the ice under his feet got even thinner. [citation needed]. They played the game in which anyone was allowed to say anything, true or not, to someone to cause an effect. "It's kind of like saying you can't go to therapy," Nolan told reporters outside the courtroom. The program was based on testimony of fellow group members about their tribulations and urges of relapsing, and their journeys to recovery. The 1965 Columbia Pictures movie Synanon, directed by Richard Quine, was set at (and filmed in) Synanon; it starred Edmond O'Brien as Chuck Dederich, as well as Chuck Connors, Stella Stevens, Richard Conte, and Eartha Kitt. "He was beaten, he was hit in the head and then socked in the stomach.". The 1950s were a time when incarceration was considered the only cure for drug addiction. : todayilearned Those who went to jail for Synanon were treated as heroes. Her daughter died in Synanon and the husband split. Julie Moncharsh recalled: "One boy, who was mentally retarded, was physically beaten because he did not do the 20 push-ups he was assigned. She has not been seen or heard from since. It can also make dangerous criminals out of good people, also subject to it. Dig Deeper Listen: The American Rehab podcast series Read: Reveal's reporting on All Work, No Pay. Males were forced in games to have vasectomies performed by Synanon doctors, and a few pregnant women were even required to have an abortion. The influence and culture of the Synanon organization, which was founded by Charles Dederich Sr., started as a drug rehabilitation program in the late 1950's. . Synanon is a US-founded social organization created by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in 1958 in Santa Monica, California, United States. This article is about the organization. [20], Entrance into the Synanon community required a strong initial commitment. Dederich officially declared it a Holy War. (Dederich letter to Mike Garrett, Synanon Holy War file, 1978 Board minutes of SynanonJady Dederich, Morantz vs Synanon, IRS vs. Synanon. Dederich designed an efficient program of individual emotional breakdowns followed by a mass group euphoria all designed to re-educate individuals into the Synanon II philosophy and lifestyle. (Tony Lang, Synanon). Marino said: "I thought they were going to kill us.". Cloudflare Ray ID: 78b89606dbb5b76a Eventually, on September 21, 2008 the Marines tried to murder ex-member Phil Ritter, who was trying to get his child out and had gone to the authorities complaining of forced vasectomies in Synanon, by clubbing him over the head (Berkely Gazette September 1978; Mitchell, the Light on Synanon). It was also there that a luxurious complex known as the Homeplace was being constructed. It is currently active in Germany. Dederich declared they were better than the world and through his experimentation Synanon would lead the human race into the 21st Century. Disoriented by lack of sleep, each was moved to the point of intense disillusionment. He remarried, but alcohol did in that marriage, too. While his associates went to jail, Dederich received probation because his doctors claimed that due to ill health he would most likely die in prison. The Imperial Marines was Synanon's private fighting force, trained inside the organization and heavily armed. Morantz's website says that babies were taken from their parents and raised in the so-called hatchery., Moms who wanted to spend time with their own kids were callously dubbed head suckers.. The Associate Press did a study of Synanons efforts to discourage the press (AP Study on Synanon Retraction Program). He decided to move to Santa Monica and become a beach bum. Did Synanon betray me an wound me? He flunked out of Notre Dame for lack of effort and worked for the Mellon family. Synanon organized groups called the "Imperial Marines" and the "National Guard," and called for "Holy War" against its enemies. Information from former members of the cult quickly identified two of Synanons Imperial Marines as suspects in the snake-attack. (Mitchell, the Light on Synanon). imperial marines 1978 - It's Time for Morning Meeting Sharing our Synanon Stories Visit the post for more. 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. On Oct. 10, 1978, Morantz was bitten by a rattlesnake left in his Pacific Palisades home mailbox by two members of the Synanon Imperial Marines. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Dan Garrett ordered a kidnapping and then changed the order to beating the person on the spot. He existed on a $35 unemployment check and charity from others. Members were taught that if caught on a violent mission to go to jail and to not blame Synanon. 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). Some cried for their mothers. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). 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. Tax issues arose. The board would spell out Emerson messages on self-reliance, but self-reliance was interpreted as the ability to make choices and the best way to end loneliness and suffering was through trusting in Synanon. They are both true. [7] A state Grand Jury in Marin County issued a scathing report in 1978 that attacked Synanon for the very strong evidence of its child abuse, and also for the monetary profits that flowed to Dederich. [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. This included taking vengeance against former Synanon members. I really do want an ear in a glass of alcohol on my desk.[3]. 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). The main character discusses a drug rehabilitation cult "The Church of Niebor," which is based on Synanon.[46]. Synanon is a US-founded social organization created by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in 1958 in Santa Monica, California, United States. put my Synanon evidence books on the kitchen counter", when he noticed "something dark and elongated through the grill of my mail chute". Yes! Synanon instituted containment which was disallowing contact with outsiders. Watches were taken as time was no longer important. [31] NBC continued with a series of reports on the Synanon situation on the NBC Nightly News. The result was implantation of a common bond and sense of ideals, all identified with Synanon. California donated a block long building in San Francisco. 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. But there was a catch: new members had to transfer their assets to the organization. (Reynolds memo, People vs. Dederich; IRS vs. Synanon). CEDU's schools used the confrontation model of Synanon. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Though local newspapers and broadcast media covered the case, they were largely silenced by lawsuits from Synanon lawyers charging libel. Through dissipation, or long hours of activity without very much sleep, we hope to bring about in you a conscious state of inebriation we want to get you loaded without acid. Morantz did and the bill was defeated by one vote. Remarkably, the authorities refused to intercede. Their armed security was known as the Imperial Marines. The snake bit Morantz but did not kill him. [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. Let your ego golet things happen to you. The group is featured in the 2021 book Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by American linguist Amanda Montell. Yes, it is all true. [14] The practice has been charactized as a form of attack therapy. By the early 1960s it had become an alternative community as well, attracting people with its emphasis on living a self-examined life, as aided by group truth-telling sessions known as the "Synanon Game." (White vs. Butler, Herb Caen column, Pat Lynch, NBC Synanon segment 3.). The Point Reyes Light, a small-circulation weekly newspaper in Marin County, would later receive the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their covering Synanon at a time when other news agencies avoided reporting. A search of the vehicle turned up a fingerprint that matched one of Dederich's so-called "Imperial Marines," a no-nonsense security detail unafraid to employ violence should the moment call for it . When they asked for friends they were hugged in mass. He is considered an expert on these subjects. [14] Upon their arrival, those newcomers were forced to quit using drugs cold turkey, going through withdrawal for the first few days in the program. Synanon.) Philip K. Dick makes several references to Synanon in his 1977 novel A Scanner Darkly and 1981 novel VALIS. In response to these accusations, Dederich declared that Synanon was a tax exempt religious organization, the "Church of Synanon". He is known for taking legal cases alleging brainwashing by cults, self-help groups and for sexual misconduct by psychotherapists. visited in 1962, lived there in 1963 and wrote a book about his experiences. When California officials set about revoking Synanons charitable trust status, Dederich declared Synanon a religion in 1974. Paddy Wagons awaited Synanon protesters. Those suffering from addictions to illegal drugs were not always welcomed into AA because it was considered that their addiction issues were significantly different from those suffered by alcoholics. [15], Control over members occurred through the "Game". Juveniles in the 70s were often sent to Synanon by juvenile agencies or by courts on juvenile officers recommendation. The below Synanon 1, II and III are Synanons own designation of its history (Deposition of Charles Dederich; People vs. Dederich; IRS vs. Synanon, Morantz Synanon archives), Dederich was born in Ohio in 1913. The imprisonment made Dederich a public martyr. (Freidenber, Nation 1965). [9] It even invited professionals including non-addicts to join. The New York psychiatrist Daniel Casriel M.D. AN ULTRA-violent cult brainwashed addicts into shaving their heads, and enforced mass sterilizations in "Gestapo-like" demands. The psychotic leader of Synanon, Charles Dederich, features in a new series of Oxygens Deadly Cults which examines how this tyrant wielded so much deadly power over his many besotted followers. "It was no secret that Charles Dederich wanted to at least hurt Paul Morantz if not kill him. By 1991 the community had essentially folded. [7][32][33] This incident, along with the press coverage, prompted an investigation by the police and government into Synanon. A Los Angeles District Attorney search warrant led to a discovery of an audio tape wherein Dederich bragged of beatings that had occurred, the Imperial Marine training, and said one day the message would be delivered to everyone Dont mess with Synanon. TIL In 1978, a dangerous cult called Synanon tried to murder an opponent by placing an de-rattled rattlesnake in his mailbox. "[28] During the investigations researchers also came across multiple lawsuits and arrests against Synanon members. Montell's father was a member as a child and spoke freely to Amanda about his experience in Synanon. Synanon fought and lost the action on summary judgment based on their own admissions in their internal records. (Dave Mitchell, The Light on Synanon; Gerstel, Paradise Inc.. Synanon Holy War file memos on beatings, Dr. Doug Robson letters, various police reports). He was found passed out on a kitchen floor and was told, Fatso, if you do not go to Alcoholic Anonymous you will die. 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