S22 E3: Murder-for-Hire

2024/11/6

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Alex Brister

Jeff Thomson

Julie Roys

Megan Stoner

Tiffany Reese

Topics

Alex Brister：Megan Stoner 在 Facebook 群组中长期发布虚假信息，编造各种痛苦经历，并模仿其他成员的经历，最终被发现并被移除。她扭曲并夸大了他人的经历，将其融入自身叙事中，甚至编造了关于在政治领域遭受性侵犯的虚假故事，以及与记者合作的虚假说法。这些行为对群组成员造成困扰和伤害。 Megan Stoner：否认所有针对她的指控，声称自己遭受了不公正的对待和骚扰，并表示自己正在寻求心理健康帮助。 Julie Roys：作为调查记者，她与 Megan Stoner 互动过，并帮助她联系到一些采访对象。她最初认为 Megan Stoner 是热心公民，但后来发现 Megan Stoner 的行为存在问题，并编造了关于谋杀阴谋的虚假信息。她强调新闻工作中的事实核查和道德的重要性，并批评那些未经核实就传播不实信息的个人和媒体。 Jeff Thomson：Megan Stoner 编造了关于针对他的谋杀阴谋的虚假信息，并试图模仿多位牧师和印第安纳州州长。他谴责 Megan Stoner 的行为，并呼吁人们不要相信她的证词和提供的截图。 David Morrill：最初发布了关于 Julie Roys 的不实信息，后来进行了更正，承认自己被 Megan Stoner 欺骗。

Deep Dive

Key Insights

Why did Megan Stoner get removed from the Spice Girls group?

Megan was removed after it was discovered she was fabricating traumatic stories and coaching other people's stories as her own.

What were some of the alarming behaviors exhibited by Megan Stoner in the Spice Girls group?

Megan posted increasingly strange and traumatic stories, claiming to be sexually assaulted by her manager and stalked by her therapist, which raised concerns among group members.

How did Megan Stoner's involvement in politics end?

Megan's political involvement faded after the Me Too movement, and she shifted her focus to religion and her conflict with the iTown mega church.

What was the nature of Megan Stoner's relationship with Julie Royce?

Megan initially connected Julie Royce with sources for her reporting on the Association of Related Churches (ARC) and later collaborated on a podcast episode with a pastor, but their relationship was mostly digital.

What allegations did Megan Stoner make against iTown church?

Megan claimed she was run off the road by someone from iTown and received a box of sex toys in the mail, which she alleged was sent by someone from the church.

How did Megan Stoner's behavior impact Julie Royce?

Megan's fabricated stories and false accusations led to Julie Royce being targeted by David Morrill, causing significant stress and necessitating a public response to debunk the false claims.

What was the murder-for-hire plot involving Megan Stoner?

Megan convinced Pastor Jeff Thomson that there was a murder-for-hire plot against him, involving other pastors within his church, leading him to take drastic measures out of fear.

How did Megan Stoner's interactions with Pastor Jeff Thomson end?

Pastor Jeff Thomson eventually realized Megan's stories were a hoax and publicly denounced her, stating she had impersonated multiple pastors and the governor of Indiana.

What was Julie Royce's perspective on the role of untrained advocates and journalists?

Julie Royce believes that untrained advocates and journalists who do not verify facts cause significant harm, as they spread false information without proper due diligence.

Chapters

Alex Brister describe cómo conoció a Megan Stoner a través del grupo de Facebook 'Spicy Girls' y cómo sus publicaciones se volvieron cada vez más extrañas y preocupantes.

Megan Stoner se unió al grupo 'Spicy Girls' en 2017 y fue eliminada en 2018.
Sus publicaciones comenzaron con temas mundanos y luego se volvieron cada vez más perturbadoras.
El grupo finalmente descubrió que Megan estaba mintiendo y copiando historias de otros miembros.

Shownotes Transcript

***Content Warning: **mature themes, suicide, death, murder, false reporting, sexual abuse, rape, threats of violence, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, stalking, religious abuse, harassment.

Sources:

**Former ARC Pastor Exposes ‘Unbiblical’ Movement by The Roys Report, Episode 93, February 10, 2022: **https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-arc-pastor-exposes-unbiblical-movement/id1470242499?i=1000550721576)

**I Almost Got Conned By an “Abuse Survivor”, by David Morrill, May 2022: **https://protestia.com/2022/05/03/i-almost-got-conned-by-an-abuse-survivor/)

**The Last Piece of the Roys Puzzle by David Morrill, May 2022: **https://protestia.com/2022/05/05/the-last-piece-of-the-roys-puzzle/)

J.D. Hall, Pastor and Founder of Pulpit&Pen, Admits Fabricating Story About Trans Activist by Bob Smietana for The Roys Report, May 26, 2022: https://julieroys.com/j-d-hall-pastor-blogger-admits-fabricating-story-about-trans-activist/)

David Morrill on X: @coconservative7 ) https://x.com/coconservative7)

**Chloe Anagnos on X: **@ChloeAnagnos) https://x.com/ChloeAnagnos/status/1651260809362784261)

***The Sinking Arc *by Megan Stoner, 2022: **https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-sinking-arc-megan-stoner-_OQ75y1JmbA/)

iTown Indianapolis: https://itownchurch.com/)

Megan Stoner on X: https://x.com/MeganEStoner)

**Megan Stoner Chronicles on X: ** @ChroniclesMegan): https://x.com/ChroniclesMegan)

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