{"product_id":"book-gf6u","title":"Dragged into the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Seen on VICE TV's \"The Devil You Know\" Season 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOhio housewife Sherry Shriner grew to prominence as a social media cult leader, flourishing in the era of conspiracy theories and the 9\/11 Truther movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe preached the virtues of mysterious orgone energy and Christian prayer as defensive shields against the forces of darkness, including Lucifer and his demons; reptilian shapeshifters masquerading as human elites; the New World Order; cell phone towers; even hostile UFOs that flamed out over her home, visible only as shooting stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmazingly, she built a coterie of passionate devotees. The more outrageous the lie, the more fervent their belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, she told follower Steven Mineo that his girlfriend, Barbara Rogers, was a witch who would kill him. A month later, Steven was dead, and Barbara was in jail charged with his murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven's death proved Sherry's divinity to her followers, but in reality, he was just the latest casualty in a string of online trolling attacks that had left an earlier believer dead of suicide and still more cast into the outer darkness of cyberspace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Tony Russo follows Sherry Shriner's cult, digs into its bizarre beliefs, and reports on the shredded lives and reputations surrounding an otherwise-nondescript woman who transformed herself into a web-based evangelist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incredible story is documented in dogged reporting, surviving internet chats and transcripts, and voluminous police records.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49418071474480,"sku":"BDgf6u","price":3.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gf6u-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773485697","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gf6u","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}