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In 1922, May Otis Blackburn founded the Blackburn Cult
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May Otis Blackburn and her daughter Ruth Rizzo claimed to have received a direct revelation from angels such as the archangel Gabriel that they needed to reveal the mysteries of Heaven, Earth, Life, and Death
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By 1924 the cult had grown and moved from a small neighborhood in California into a retreat in Simi Valley
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May, her daughter, and other members of their cult began performing rituals including that of animal sacrifices, sex scandals, and attempts to resurrect dead bodies
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May, her daughter, and their cult attempted to resurrect the body of 16-year-old Willa Rhoads who was a former cult member along with her parents. They dug up her body and began to perform rituals, discarding it when the ritual was unsuccessful
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Police find the corpse of Willa Rhoads in her parents' floorboards, the corpse has been wrapped in spices and salts and was surrounded by the dead bodies of seven dogs
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The Rhoads family confesses to the police that the murder and ritual of Willa Rhoads had been suggested by May Otis Blackburn
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Police go to question May at the Simi Valley resort only to find she has abandoned the cult and left with her daughter
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May is caught and indicted on grand theft auto charges, she is arrested and the cult has not continued since her abandonment of it