River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Free Spirit - Simone Ridinger Was 17 When She Disappeared
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In the summer of 1976, Betsy Bailey attended a bicentennial concert in Concord when she unexpectedly heard a voice calling to her from above.
“Hey you!” the voice exclaimed.
Upon looking up, Bailey spotted her carefree younger sister, Simone Ridinger, perched in a tree.
“I had no idea she would be there,” Bailey reflected. “She was unaware of my presence as well, and there she was, just casually sitting in a tree, as if it were the most ordinary thing.”
There was also the occasion when her sister traveled all the way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, despite having work commitments.
“She phoned me to instruct me to contact her boss, as she wouldn’t be able to make it to her shift,” Bailey remembered. “That was quintessential Simone. If you were to describe her as a free spirit, that would be entirely accurate.”
The last time Bailey saw her sister was during Labor Day weekend in 1977. She visited the Rainbow Restaurant at 9 South Main St. in Natick, where Ridinger was employed as a waitress.
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“Hey you!” the voice exclaimed.
Upon looking up, Bailey spotted her carefree younger sister, Simone Ridinger, perched in a tree.
“I had no idea she would be there,” Bailey reflected. “She was unaware of my presence as well, and there she was, just casually sitting in a tree, as if it were the most ordinary thing.”
There was also the occasion when her sister traveled all the way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, despite having work commitments.
“She phoned me to instruct me to contact her boss, as she wouldn’t be able to make it to her shift,” Bailey remembered. “That was quintessential Simone. If you were to describe her as a free spirit, that would be entirely accurate.”
The last time Bailey saw her sister was during Labor Day weekend in 1977. She visited the Rainbow Restaurant at 9 South Main St. in Natick, where Ridinger was employed as a waitress.
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Manage episode 441837035 series 3530613
Inhoud geleverd door Author Adidas Wilson. Alle podcastinhoud, inclusief afleveringen, afbeeldingen en podcastbeschrijvingen, wordt rechtstreeks geüpload en geleverd door Author Adidas Wilson of hun podcastplatformpartner. Als u denkt dat iemand uw auteursrechtelijk beschermde werk zonder uw toestemming gebruikt, kunt u het hier beschreven proces https://nl.player.fm/legal volgen.
In the summer of 1976, Betsy Bailey attended a bicentennial concert in Concord when she unexpectedly heard a voice calling to her from above.
“Hey you!” the voice exclaimed.
Upon looking up, Bailey spotted her carefree younger sister, Simone Ridinger, perched in a tree.
“I had no idea she would be there,” Bailey reflected. “She was unaware of my presence as well, and there she was, just casually sitting in a tree, as if it were the most ordinary thing.”
There was also the occasion when her sister traveled all the way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, despite having work commitments.
“She phoned me to instruct me to contact her boss, as she wouldn’t be able to make it to her shift,” Bailey remembered. “That was quintessential Simone. If you were to describe her as a free spirit, that would be entirely accurate.”
The last time Bailey saw her sister was during Labor Day weekend in 1977. She visited the Rainbow Restaurant at 9 South Main St. in Natick, where Ridinger was employed as a waitress.
…
continue reading
“Hey you!” the voice exclaimed.
Upon looking up, Bailey spotted her carefree younger sister, Simone Ridinger, perched in a tree.
“I had no idea she would be there,” Bailey reflected. “She was unaware of my presence as well, and there she was, just casually sitting in a tree, as if it were the most ordinary thing.”
There was also the occasion when her sister traveled all the way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, despite having work commitments.
“She phoned me to instruct me to contact her boss, as she wouldn’t be able to make it to her shift,” Bailey remembered. “That was quintessential Simone. If you were to describe her as a free spirit, that would be entirely accurate.”
The last time Bailey saw her sister was during Labor Day weekend in 1977. She visited the Rainbow Restaurant at 9 South Main St. in Natick, where Ridinger was employed as a waitress.
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