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American Nightmares - Gardens of Evil: Inside The Zion Society Cult
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American Nightmares - Gardens of Evil: Inside The Zion Society Cult

Hosted by Gamut Podcast Network · EN · 70 episodes

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Every headline hides a deeper story. American Nightmares pulls you into the most unsettling true crime cases—one season, one case at a time. These are the crimes that kept detectives awake, shattered families, and left entire communities on edge.Told through raw interviews, gripping investigative detail, and cinematic storytelling, each season reveals how these nightmares unfolded—and the long road to uncovering the truth. You may think you know the story. You don’t. Season 5 - Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult It looked like a quiet small-town neighborhood, defined by manicured lawns and flower gardens. But behind the façade, more than a hundred residents were part of the Zion Society, a secretive cult that hoarded weapons and groomed children for sexual abuse under the control of an unassuming, soft-spoken leader. When a young woman escaped and went to authorities, the truth finally began to unravel. Season 4 - 22 Hours

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Gamut Podcast Network hosts American Nightmares - Gardens of Evil: Inside The Zion Society Cult, a true crime show with 70 episodes published.

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Introducing The Canal Murders - Season 6 of American Nightmares COMING SOON

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Coming soon to the American Nightmares award winning podcast feed. In the early 1990s, a serial killer hunted the canals of Phoenix, Arizona. A violent psychopath. Two grisly homicides. Methods so disturbing they drew co

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CLOSER LOOK, E3 - Understanding The Why and How

Apr 14, 202647mS5

Following the story of Zion, survivors share the moments, memories, and manipulation that couldn’t be fully captured the first time. Jackie and Ron reflect on the turning point that led them to leave, as Arvin Shreve’s b

CLOSER LOOK, E2 - When Memories Return And Puzzles Are Solved

Apr 7, 202656mS5

What happens when you return to the place where it all began? In Episode 2 of Gardens of Evil – A Closer Look Inside The Garden, hosted by Mike King, survivors revisit the neighborhoods where their childhoods were s

CLOSER LOOK, E1 - Get Over It, Kids are Resilient

Mar 31, 202650mS5

After the events of  Gardens of Evil , the story doesn’t end for the survivors. In the first episode of our bonus series

S5 E7 - Standing Tall

Mar 17, 20261h 3mEp. 7S5

Arvin, Carla and others see their day in court, but was justice served? Most of the Zion Society children are either uncooperative or unable to testify. Mike King and Reed Richards do everything they can to avoid re-trau

S5 E6 - Tell Me Everything

Mar 10, 202655mEp. 6S5

The media descends on Northwood. The Zion Society children are interviewed, but many refuse to cooperate. Mike King gets a surprise call from Cedar City. Use code NIGHTMARES at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free

S5 E5 - Deliver Us From Evil

Mar 3, 202656mEp. 5S5

Seventy Ogden police officers gather in the dark and move into Northwood at dawn, hitting multiple Zion Society homes at the exact same moment. The plan is simple on paper and terrifying in practice: secure the children,

S5 E4 - The Buyer

Feb 24, 202653mEp. 4S5

Jeff Peterson has spent years trying to pull his kids out of the Zion Society - until the cult’s hunger for money creates an opening. When his ex-wife Carla asks for help selling the group’s lingerie line, “Sweet Things,

S5 E3 - The Alpha

Feb 17, 20261h 7mEp. 3S5

From inside the Zion Society, Erin (heard in rare archival audio) explains how predators exploit vulnerability - love-bombing, isolation, and religion used as camouflage. In Northwood subdivision recruiter and enforcer C

S5 E2 - To Hell And Back

Feb 10, 20261h 2mEp. 2S5

Investigator Mike King is officially assigned to investigate Erin’s allegation - quietly, urgently, and under the threat of destroyed evidence and stockpiled weapons. But Erin’s aunt isn’t waiting for law enforcement. Sh

S5 E1 - What Lies Beneath

Feb 3, 202650mEp. 1S5

Welcome to a new season of American Nightmares! A pristine neighborhood in Ogden, Utah hides something rotten. When a couple moves into Northwood subdivision in 1981, they’re welcomed with free landscaping, shared suppli

Introducing Gardens of Evil - New True Crime Series

Jan 26, 20263mS5

NEW True Crime Series from Gamut Podcast Network. Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult begins February 3rd. It was just another quiet neighborhood in small town America. At least, that's how it looked. But the i

S2 E10 - Answered Prayers

Jan 14, 202648mEp. 10S2

He was known as the Terror of East Baltimore who wrote poetry and went to readings. A convicted criminal at 15 who started a prison riot. That's just a some of what we've learned about Edward Watts/Baari Shabazz — t

S2 E9 - Needle in a Haystack

Jan 13, 202657mEp. 9S2

How did a 2012 murder in Baltimore, a name from an obituary, and DNA entered into an ancestry database lead to solving the 1998 murder of Sherry Crandell?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor

Paul Wagner sits down with Mike King to discuss the Sherry Crandell case

Dec 23, 202556mS2

In this bonus episode, Mike King ( American Nightmares: Garden of Evil,  Season 5 - Coming Feb 3) sits down with investigative journalist Paul Wagner ( American Nightmares: Murder in a Safe Place

Introducing Profiling Evil: Summer Wells Abducted, Murdered, or an Accident?

Dec 19, 202535m

Welcome back for Day 3 of our special preview of Profiling Evil, hosted by Mike King. In this episode, we dive deep into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of 5-year-old Summer Wells. Was she abducted, did she suf

Introducing Profiling Evil: Las Vegas Massacre, The Dark Legacy of Stephen Paddock

Dec 18, 202549m

Did you enjoy Megan's conversation with Mike King? Check out a special bonus episode of Mike's show: Profiling Evil. On October 1, 2017, America faced an unfathomable tragedy. Stephen Paddock opened fire from his Mandala

Introducing Profiling Evil: Chad Daybell Letter Number Nine, The Spirit Woman in Black

Dec 17, 202538m

Welcome to Profiling Evil! In this episode, Chad Daybell drops Letter #9 about his “third near-death experience” from 2017, complete with a Spirit Woman in Black, a minute-long blackout where family says he turned purple

Part 2: Megan Cloherty Talks with Gardens of Evil Host Mike King

Dec 16, 202527mS4

This is part 2 of the special crossover episode with Mike King, criminal profiler - host of  Profiling Evil and  who's story is the subject of our next season of American Nightmares: Gardens of Evil.. Megan and

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