Episode 02: The Bizarre Behavior of Danielle Harkin

Danielle Harkin was a 35 year old recently divorced woman living in Pinellas County, Florida. She had spent many years as a teacher at the local Lealman and Asian Neighborhood Family Center. While going through a tumultuous divorce, Danielle found herself escaping to a new religion to cope. Many of those that knew Danielle were aware of her recent dive into religion, however, no one expected what was to come. Danielle's new "religion" required that she change from someone the community trusted to someone that they feared. 

 

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Sources:

 

Karen Yi – June 14, 2012 – 6 South Florida, NBC Miami - Teacher Arrested for Burning, Cutting Ritual With Former Students: Officials – NBC 6 South Florida (nbcmiami.com)

 

Dan Sullivan – June 14, 2012 – Tampa Bay Times - Woman arrested on child abuse charges after bizarre cutting and burning ritual (tampabay.com)

 

Rich Abdill – June 13, 2012 – Broward Palm Beach New Times - Danielle Harkins Accused of Helping St. Petersburg Teens Exorcise Demons by Cutting Each Other | The Daily Pulp | South Florida | Broward Palm Beach New Times | The Leading Independent News Source in Broward-Palm Beach, Florida

 

Jacob Shelton – April 4, 2018 – Ranker - A Teacher Was Arrested For Leading Her Students In Cutting And Burning Ceremonies To Relieve Them Of "Demons" (ranker.com)

 

September 10, 2021 – ABC News - Exorcism Thriving in U.S., Say Experts - ABC News (go.com)

 

Is Perfume Flammable? (Quick Facts)   – FragranceAdvice

 

Florida teacher accused of drawing teens into bizarre ritual | Fox News

 

FL Teacher Arrested for Bizarre Exorcism Ritual (findlaw.com)

 

“Get Rid Of An Evil Tick”: Florida Teacher Accused Of Cutting And Burning Students in Religious Rite – JONATHAN TURLEY

 

Whacked Florida Teacher Preached Odd Way To Banish Demons In Disturbing Ritual (latintimes.com)

 

A Deep Dive into Lealman (arcgis.com)