In this episode of "CM-Life Crime Time", Assistant Podcast Editor Abby Zimmerman investigates crimes during the Satanic Panic. Abby looks into the false accusations of the McMartin trial.
LISTENER DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED - This podcast includes conversations including child sexual abuse. This conversation may be deeply disturbing and may not be suitable for all ages. See below for source information.
SOURCES: The following sources were included in the creation of this podcast.
- "The Day Care Ritual Abuse Moral Panic: A Sociological Analysis" by Mary De Young, M; published Nov. 24, 2008, in Sociology Compass.
- "American Monsters: Tabloid Media and the Satanic Panic" by Sarah Hughes Hughes, published Dec. 29, 2016 in the Journal of American Studies by the Cambridge University Press.
- Oxygen True Crime: "Satanic Rituals Smith, Animal Slaughtering, Child Sex Abuse And Other Shocking Allegations From The McMartin Family Preschool Trials" by Benjamin H. Smith; published July 29, 2019.
- "Michelle Remembers" by Michelle Smith and Lawrence Pazder, MD; published in 1980 by St. Martin's Press.
