E129: Rev. DeVernon LeGrand

This week Beth and Wendy discuss Reverend DeVernon "Doc" Le Grand and the Le Grand Family. LeGrand headed St. John's Pentecostal Church of Our Lord in Brooklyn. He recruited many teenage "nuns" to solicit money for his church. He also sexually abused the “nuns”, fathered a bunch of children, and murdered an unknown number of people, including two wives, two teenaged girls, and two men. We dive into the setting (13:36), the killers early life (27:35) and the timeline (31:52). Then we get into the investigation & arrest (49:20), "Where are they now?" (55:02) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (1:00:23).   As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (1:06:12) and our shout outs (1:08:30).  Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors  Better Help BetterHelp.com/Fruit Best Fiends https://apps.apple.com/us/app/best-fiends-puzzle-adventure/id868013618 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends&hl=en_US&gl=US Shout Outs Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime https://www.netflix.com/title/81043160 The Vanishing of Harry Pace https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/projects/vanishing-harry-pace The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-anti-trans-hate-machine-a-plot-against-equality/id1570901784 Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Footnotes Articles/Websites Murderpedia Contributors. (n.d.). DeVernon LeGrand. Murderpedia. Retrieved 07/08/2021 from https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/legrand-devernon.htm Weinman, Sarah. (07/26/2018). A Preacher, A Scam, And A Massacre In Brooklyn. Crime Reads. Retrieved 07/10/2021 from https://crimereads.com/a-preacher-a-scam-and-a-massacre-in-brooklyn/ Murphy, Mary. (02/15/2017). Investigation Underway In Death Of Phony Nun Who Ran Subway Begging Scheme. PIX11. Retrieved 07/10/2021 from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices