Episode 164 - Richard Rodriguez, Children of God Revenge Murder

Richard Rodriguez was born into the Children of God cult in 1975.  His mother Karen was married to David Berg and the two ran the cult.  David prophesized that Richard would be the prophet and made him prominent in the cult at a very young age.  David instructed Richard's nanny Angela to keep a book called "The Davidito" accounting Richard's life and the 762 page book documented a life of heavy sexual abuse. 

In 2005, when Richard was 30, he decided to take justice into his own hands on one of his abusers, Angela. 

Listen now to Episode 164 - Richard Rodriguez, Children of God Revenge Murder to find out more. 

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Sources

'Children of God': Life and Death of the Messiah (rollingstone.com)

Ricky Rodriguez - Wikipedia

The Children of God: Joaquin Phoenix, Rose McGowan Among Former Members of This Notorious Cult (esquire.com)

The Children Of God: 16 Disturbing Facts About The Cult (grunge.com)

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/discovery-plus-shows/the-children-of-cult-5-facts-about-the-infamous-sex-cult

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-44613932

https://allthatsinteresting.com/children-of-god-david-berg