Sheryl Ruthven

Ep 260: She built a sanctuary for cats—but was it really a shelter, or the front for a cult?

This is the Sheryl Ruthven story

Sources for Today's Episode:

• An episode of The Curious Case of…The Doomsday Cat Cult

• Nashvillescene.com

• The podcast The Opportunist

• Psychology Today

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