It was just weeks after Morantz had won a $300,000 judgment against Synanon, a shady drug rehab facility that opened in Santa Monica in 1958. Synanon is a US-founded social organization created by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in 1958 in Santa Monica, California, United States. [15], Control over members occurred through the "Game". 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). Correcting Claire Clarks Recovery Revolution, Book Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults. With its sudden fame, by early 1964 Synanon had also become an alternative community, attracting people with its emphasis on living a self-examined life, as aided by group truth-telling sessions known as the Synanon Game. With its new wealth, they started building its first city in Marin County (Tomales Bay). People originally inspired by their CEDU experience developed or strongly influenced a significant number of the schools in the therapeutic boarding school industry. Physically Dead. Morantzs name was mentioned in the tape along with threats to get the wives and children of adverse lawyers. He and his family were represented by Paul Morantz and Ed Martin in a civil suit. Only the threat of violence was prohibited. Several of the famous jazz musicians credited with cure returned to drugs. ), he cut himself off from society, and instead of sending rehabilitated junkies back into the world, they were to stay in Synanon forever. Simon, not heeding what he wrote, later went to prison for destroying evidence unfavorable to Synanon (People vs. Simon). The Grand Jury report also rebuked the governmental authorities involved for their lack of oversight, although it stopped short of directly interceding in the Synanon situation. In 1974 Synanon declared itself a religion and centered on middle-class searching for utopia rather than addict curing. 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. Crying, Trippers embraced, feeling euphoria and transcending love. A Shepherd led them through candle-lit and incense-burning corridors to a locker room filled with rows of Army cots with name cards. 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. Increasingly-wacko Dederich also created his own "Imperial Marines," while hundreds of his cult followers were ordered to get vasectomies and divorces! Everyone bonded. (Gerstel, Paradise Inc.) Beginning in 1974 the authorities began to question Synanons promises and practices. The game was eventually used to pressure people to submit to Dederich's will, abort pregnancies, undergo vasectomies, and commit violence. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). Dederich called it an insight producing experience. Marino said: "I thought they were going to kill us.". For the film, see, Synanon's influence in the behavior-modification field. 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. Some cried for their mothers. 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. 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. Aired: 06/14/2020 TV-14 | 2 years left Season 2 - Episodes 43:49 S2 - E1 Spiritual Warriors 43:49 You will learn more about yourself, your fellow man, the world, the nature of reality in one weekend than you would in four years. After his small group, called "Tender Loving Care", gained a significant following, Dederich incorporated the organization into the Synanon Foundation in 1958. 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. Morantz had prepared for that. 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". Abused Children assigned to Synanon began running away, helped by an underground railroad, led by neighboring rancher Alvin Gambonini, who sought to return them to their parents. 'I want you to take these two, I want that one's legs broken, I want this one's legs broken, and I want you to shove him into the back of his car, and run it off the pier'. Outsiders were permitted to attend the "Synanon Game" there as well. Paul Robert Morantz (born August 16, 1945) is an American attorney and investigative journalist. After several inquiries into their practices and financial holdings, Board of Directors passed declaration which made Synanon . It was alleged[by whom?] On September 21, 2008, the Marines tried to murder ex-member Phil Ritter. (Marin Grand Jury Report on Synanon l978). Everyone was to cop-out (confess to past sins). The Story of This Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Country-Caliber Bizarre . He flunked out of Notre Dame for lack of effort and worked for the Mellon family. 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 . (Morantz archives on Synanon, People vs Dederich, IRS vs. Synanon). Mr. Dederich even kept an elite squad of enforcers that he called the Imperial Marines. On remote properties in California such as Tomales Bay in Marin County and Badger, Tulare County, the organization had built un-permitted buildings, a trash dump, and an airstrip. 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. A third defendant, Synanon founder Charles Dederich, earlier was put on . "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Through a telehone call to Paul Morantz by the Marin County council, the Supervisors requested Morantz lobby to defeat the bill which was in its last committee for vote. [40] The CEDU model was widely influential on the development of parent-choice, private-pay residential programs. "It was no secret that Charles Dederich wanted to at least hurt Paul Morantz if not kill him. Mitchell had tried to warn authorities, without success, that Synanon was going to try to kill Morantz. 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. He was said to have coined the phrase "today is the first day of the rest of your life". Synanons ultimate biggest critic was Dederich himself. As a result of its poor conduct, Santa Monica surrendered and Synanon became untouchable. Synanon Holy War file memos on beating). He existed on a $35 unemployment check and charity from others. (Dave Mitchell, The Light on Synanon). [43], Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper includes several chapters (21 - 23) about living at Synanon from 1969 - 1971.[44]. It was known for communal living, practices such as group "truth-telling" sessions they called "The Game," requiring married couples to split and take new partners and female members to shave their heads. 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. This included taking vengeance against former Synanon members. 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.". 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. The Conductor made it clear this was the resisters last chance. 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. They would adopt the Synanon family, said the board, or the fifth circle in Dantes hell, where tormented souls are terrorized and torn, awaited them. Synanon struggled to survive without its leader but with a severely tarnished reputation. Dederich and his wife sat on thrones and often wore robs. Mitchell developed a deep throat in the Sheriff department, Art Disterheft. Inside were Synanon members and Imperial Marines Joe Musico and Lance Kenton, and they were held on suspicion of involvement in the rattlesnake attack. Synanon began as an addiction support group that gathered in a grimy Californian flat in the late 1950s. Men were given forced vasectomies, and a few pregnant women were forced to have abortions. [7] It has been called one of the "most dangerous and violent cults America had ever seen. The Marines were led by Dr. Douglas Robson who would eventually flee in fear of arrest and set up practice in Seattle. "[28] During the investigations researchers also came across multiple lawsuits and arrests against Synanon members. The Department of Justice in the 80s, hiring Morantz and sociologist Richard Offshe as consultants, sued Synanon to remove its tax-free status retroactively for committing a reign of terrorism. Dan Garrett ordered a kidnapping and then changed the order to beating the person on the spot. This included taking vengeance against. CEDU's schools used the confrontation model of Synanon. 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. In the 1970s, two men were run off the road near one of their properties. 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. (Mitchell, Light on Synanon. The group is featured in the 2021 book Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by American linguist Amanda Montell. So did Synanon member Steve Simon in his Harvard dissertation (the danger of being a participant observer is that you may be converted). Was it a wonderful place to be? [12] Hollywood Park: A Memoir, by Mikel Jollett (founder of The Airborne Toxic Event) was published in May 2020 and describes Jollett's life in, and escape from Synanon. Members were brainwashed, tortured mentally and barred from leaving the communityescaped members were subject to beatings. In the 1970s, two men were run off the road near one of their properties. But, a Synanon mob brutally beat Gambini in front of his family, Morantz writes. 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. 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. Each person stripped and put on white robes. Imperial Marines were shock troopers that primarily served on Imperial-class Star Destroyers as defence provided by the Stormtrooper Corps. Dederich experimented with environmental manipulations so as to recreate the heightened awareness and inner discoveries he experienced while taking LSD. When one woman successfully fled and managed to get a lawyer to aid her legal case against the organization, that lawyer found himself the victim of a rattlesnake that had been placed in . 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. Let your ego golet things happen to you. (Tony Lang, Synanon). (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. Sitting in comfortable green armchairs, they made the dope fiends tell their tales of drugs, rape, crime and beatings. The new drug rehabs that came afterwards followed the advice of Dr. Dan Casriel who wrote the first book on Synanon. Professionals, even those without drug addictions, were invited to join Synanon. Synanon is mentioned in Joan Didion's 1979 essay The White Album. Dederich said: At the end of this rainbow, there will be a pot of gold. As full recovery for graduates was not happening sufficiently, Dederich proclaimed no one should ever graduate. The Imperial Marines was Synanon's private fighting force, trained inside the organization and heavily armed. Morantz did and the bill was defeated by one vote. [27] People who left the organization were at risk of physical violence for being a "splittee"; one ex-member, Phil Ritter, was beaten so severely that his skull was fractured and he subsequently fell into a coma with a near-fatal case of bacterial meningitis.[28][29][30]. Knowing away from the environment people were using, he closed the doors in l967 and ended the idea anyone should ever leave. This article is about the organization. (Robson) suggested blowing me away with a shotgun, Morantz said. They weren't welcomed. At eight a.m. Monday hand in hand the Trippers went down the corridor toward the sounds of band music. 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. [14] The practice has been charactized as a form of attack therapy. Professionals, even those without drug addictions, were eagerly invited to join, provided they transferred their assets to the organization. It can also make dangerous criminals out of good people, also subject to it. Given its growing popularity, it began to spread throughout California, and Synanon became a counter-culture community by 1964. (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. Women removed all makeup and jewelry, a symbolic stripping of past selves. The Galactic Empire trained these stormtroopers to board rebel warships. These lawsuits ultimately turned out to be a large part of Synanon's undoing, by giving journalists access to Synanon's own internal documents. Synanon was also developing a paramilitary organization that included two police forces (the Imperial Marines and the National Guard). The 1984 TV movie Attack on Fear, directed by Mel Damski, written by T.S. Synanon mobs attacked teenagers and youngsters who got too close to the property. In lessons, children were taught how to fight the Holy War" to defend their leader. Learn: American Rehab resources 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. Returning to. The Guides, all experienced game players, turned each group from enthusiasm to a depression and defeat, wallowing in its collective shame. It even invited professionals including non-addicts to join. Males were forced in games to have vasectomies performed by Synanon doctors, and a few pregnant women were even required to have an abortion. Publicly one was berated (haircut) for misdeeds and this was designed to carom off and affect behavior of those watching. It went from the first ever no doctor involved self help drug rehab (Synanon I), to a building of a new society in Synanon cities to lead the world into the 21st Century (Synanon II), to becoming a self-claimed religion (Synanon III). On June 13, 1977 it was decided that the Imperial Marines would help teach doctors martial arts. According to Department of Justice records, Dederich discussed the possibility of Morantzs assassination with Synanon Imperial Marines leader Doug Robson. Founder of Synanon House for drug addicts Charles Dederich, Chuck Dederich stands by his new wife, Ginny, at Synanon branch in Marshall, California, Founder of Synanon House for drug addicts Charles Dederich (centre) and staff members during rehabilitation session, Drug addicts at Synanon House for rehabilitation, Donald Trump announces enhanced counter-narcotics crackdown on drug cartels amid the coronavirus crisis, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Skip to content It's Time for Morning Meeting Sharing our Synanon Stories Menu About Stories Contact Kids Places Faces Philosophy The End Early Days Work Play 'imperial marines 1978' Leave a Reply Cancel reply [12], One of the most distinguishing practices of the Synanon community was a therapeutic practice commonly referred to as "The Game." Publicly, Dederich warned that people should not mess with Synanon because the organization could not control its members. By 1991 the community had essentially folded. Children were often recruited from the Synaon schools and trained in military techniques with the growing stockpile of munitions Dederich had purchased. The Associate Press did a study of Synanons efforts to discourage the press (AP Study on Synanon Retraction Program). These are real threats", he snarled. It is currently active in Germany. They played the game in which anyone was allowed to say anything, true or not, to someone to cause an effect. The 1950s were a time when incarceration was considered the only cure for drug addiction. He was passed out when he was arrested for the assault and attempted murder of Paul Morantz. 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. At 7 p.m. on Friday the chosen Trippers, around 50 in number, of all ages, were met in the Del Mar lobby by people dressed in long white robes and yellow silk scarves. The squares were pushed to confess their prior loneliness and despair. In 1959, Synanon moved from their small storefront to an abandoned armory on the beach. Julie Moncharsh recalled: "One boy, who was mentally retarded, was physically beaten because he did not do the 20 push-ups he was assigned. Dederich said freedom to think to a dope addict was like a gun to a baby, and they wash dirty brains. 40 years ago, Synanon, a cult with a violent past, moved into Havasu. Most of his remaining time he was segregated in Synanon, as the foundation tried to revert back to early images and goals. The group said that was a lie, and denied kids were being held prisoner. (Freidenber, Nation 1965). Deadly Cults is back for a chilling second season, starting Sunday, April 26 at 7pm ET/PT on Oxygen. They are draining lifes blood from us and expecting us to play by their silly rules. Fluid leaked into his spine causing a near fatal case of spinal meningitis. Taxation issues also arose. And there was no way that its leader was going to share any of that with the taxman. Remarkably, the authorities refused to intercede. The two other Synanon Imperial Marines, one of whom was Lance Kenton, son of musician Stan Kenton, pleaded no contest to charges of assault and conspiracy to commit murder. (People vs. Dederich, Synanon memos on incident). [23] Morantz had successfully brought suit on behalf of people who were being held against their will by Synanon. (Reynolds memo, People vs. Dederich; IRS vs. Synanon). [5] Outside of The Game, members were required to act civilly to each other. [21] Furthermore, for their first ninety days in the community, members were expected to cease contact with outside friends and family. Watches were taken as time was no longer important. At age 8 his youngest brother died of influenza and Dederich felt guilty and responsible. Episode 22 of Mannix depicts Synanon members involved with a fictitious 1945 Daily Clarion bombing that killed 14 men. She has not been seen or heard from since. Ofshe, Richard. Dederich bought and sold real estate. [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. 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). In mid-1978, the NBC Nightly News produced a news segment on the controversies surrounding Synanon. [19] Robert Altman hired members of Synanon to be extras for the gambling scenes in his movie California Split. According to court records, the cult formed a militant branch, known as the "Imperial Marines," to inflict violence against opponents of the organization. (Berkeley Gazette l978, Mitchell, Light on Synanon). The concept was based on law that even charities are taxed if they commit acts against public policy. [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. He decided to move to Santa Monica and become a beach bum. Dederich is credited with coining the phrase Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life. (Casriel, So Fair a House, Yablonski, The Tunnel Back: Guy Endore, Synanon; Charles Dederich tapes on history of Synanon). Following its broadcast, executives of the network and its corporate chairman received hundreds of threats from Synanon members and supporters, including letters that said, Your actions place you in legal and physical peril and We are going to teach you a lesson you will never forget.. [7], Dederich eventually changed his way of thinking about Synanon and transformed it into something resembling a human progressive group. that the Synanon group was running an unauthorized medical clinic. 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. Synanon disbanded in 1991[6] due to members being convicted of criminal activities (including attempted murder) and retroactive loss of its tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) due to financial misdeeds, destruction of evidence, and terrorism. When all were exhausted Dederich returned and offered forgiveness for surrender. that on remote properties in California such as at Marshall in Marin County and in Badger, Tulare County, Synanon had erected buildings without the legally-required permits, had created a trash dump, and built an airstrip. The Internal Revenue Service revoked the organization's tax-exempt status and ordered them to pay $17 million in back taxes. 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. (People vs. Dederich; Arrest report on Charles Dederich; IRS vs. Synanon). 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. Drug users started coming, and the alcoholics objected, and since there was already AA Dederich tossed out the drunks and kept the dope fiends. A members sluring the words symposium and seminar led to name Synanon. Synanon was a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and movement-turned-cult in California that existed from 1958 to 1991. 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 is referred to in Bob Dylan's song "Lenny Bruce", from his album Shot of Love (Bruce "never made it to Synanon"). . "One big dysfunctional family: A former member of the Synanon cult recalls the 'alternative lifestyle' that shaped her, for better and worse". [22] The Game served not only as Synanon's most prominent form of therapy and personal change, but also worked as a way for leaders to collect the opinions of community members. When they asked for friends they were hugged in mass. He remarried, but alcohol did in that marriage, too. Cook, an account of the journalists who exposed the abuses; it starred Paul Michael Glaser, Linda Kelsey, and Barbara Babcock. On the wall was a lifesaver called the U.S. Paddy Wagons awaited Synanon protesters. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. (See id. The Imperial Marines had caught and caged rattlesnakes in training (Wendall Stamps, Imperial Marine diary) and the snake was from Visalia (expert testimony, People vs. Dederich). decided to create his own program to respond to their needs. He married, but drinking ended it. The husband hired attorney Paul Morantz, who had recently finished a case against persons who had kidnapped skid row alcoholics and kept them on thorazine in nursing homes in order to bill the State. 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.). In response to these accusations, Dederich declared that Synanon was a tax exempt religious organization, the "Church of Synanon". (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). Did Synanon betray me an wound me? A Synanon mob beat Gambini in front of his family. Beginning in the mid-1970s, women were required to shave their heads (men did the same and bib overalls became the uniform). Synanon emphasized tough love and a cold turkey approach to rehabilitation for substance abusers. (IRS vs. Synanon). The Foundation had the wire, an internal broadcasting system that played 24 hours with repeated talk of getting the enemies. 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. One just had to surrender to Synanon. Despite the Trip conversion success, the old-timers, the Retired Dope Fiends, aka The Walking Dead, remained a problem. It would grow to become a well-funded utopian society throughout the late '60s and early '70s, before declaring itself a religion in 1974. . Morantz said: I had my first case in court involving them in June 1977. Some Trippers began to hallucinate, Dederich having achieved his LSD replicated altered state of consciousness. Former Synanon President Jack Hurst spoke out against Synanon and found his home door open and his dog hung. 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. For other inquiries, Contact Us. [citation needed]. Synanons purchase of over $200,000 dollars of weapons from a single gun store also brought media attention. Yes, it is all true. [25] Initially Synanon did not support violence; Dederich later changed the rules to allow for violence in order to maintain control. (Tony Lang, Synanon, Morantz archives on Synanon). Robert Graeme told reporters that upon arriving, the cult's leader threatened him. Web. So, Lance Kenton and Joe Musico thought up this plan, and they went and found a rattlesnake," Aron said. [36], Synanon struggled to survive without its leader, and also with a severely tarnished reputation. During the second stage, members worked outside of the community but still resided within the community. [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. He feared that Marines otherwise would have to work with untrained and undisciplined . Scenes in his movie California Split declared itself a religion and centered on middle-class searching for utopia rather addict. 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