Fake Shaman is the true tale of a 37-year-old white woman from Connecticut claiming to be an indigenously-trained shaman, who moved to Maine with dollar signs in her eyes and psychedelic mushrooms in her Coach bag. Crash Barry's ten-episode investigation does a deep dive into the history and actions of this serial liar and con-witch and her evil habit of preying on vulnerable people in Maine and beyond. Crash Barry's previous podcasts include Unholy Fathers, an investigation of the child…
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When we left off with my friend Cee’s story in Part 1, we heard how after decades of stress and anxiety caused by the four sexual assaults committed by Father Charles Sullivan — in 1981 — she decided to seek justice, and she retained the services of a law firm to deal with the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. If you haven’t listened to (or read) Part One, I recommend you do before…
This episode includes a disturbing account about a series of sexual assaults of a 12-year-old girl, in the year 1981, by a then-45-year-old Catholic priest from Springfield, Massachusetts named Charles Sullivan. This episode is not suitable for kids or the extremely sensitive. Episode 16 of Unholy Fathers features the voice of a woman I’m calling Cee to protect her anonymity. Cee is a very sweet…
This is the prelude to my upcoming new true crime podcast Fake Shaman about a con-witch who moved to Maine with dollar signs in her eyes and psychedelic mushrooms in her Coach bag. Be sure to sign up at fakeshaman.com for the latest news and notification when this 10-part series premieres in the fall of 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We hear a sad tale from "Sarah," the long-suffering wife of one of Richard Lavigne's victims. She tells us about her husband's abuse at the hands of the murderer-priest and the impact it had their family. And how it got worse after Lavigne died and the murderer-priest, once again, became the center of media attention. For more visit crashbarry.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
On the night of May 21, 2021, the unpunished murderer and former Catholic priest Richard Lavigne died at the age of 80 from COVID. The local district attorney claimed he was getting ready to arrest the former priest and charge him with Danny Croteau's murder, but since Lavigne was now dead, the DA now considers the case closed. On this episode of Unholy Fathers (originally aired June '21)Crash…
In what was supposed to be the season finale of Unholy Father s, we tie up some loose ends and visit the spot where Danny Croteau was murdered on April 14th, 1972. Since this episode first aired in Feb. 2020, there's been a couple major developments. Read more at crashbarry.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The latest episode of Unholy Fathers is much different than the previous 11, thanks to the calming presence of my high school classmate Cat, who is the youngest sister of Danny Croteau, the 13-year-old altar boy murdered by then-Rev. Richard Lavigne in April 1972, under a bridge on the banks of the Chicopee River in western Massachusetts. The interview for this episode was recorded during the…
A quick refresher on the sins and crimes of Richard Lavigne, the worst of all the bad priests in the Catholic diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts: In 1972, Lavigne murdered Danny Croteau, the sweet and innocent 13-year-old boy who the priest had been molesting for years. Also, we know that Lavigne sexually assaulted multiple dozens of others — mostly altar boys — during the 1970s, 80s and up…
There are only a handful of good priests in the Unholy Fathers saga of the sins and crimes committed by the child-raping clergy of Springfield, Massachusetts. From Bishop Thomas Dupre to Richard Lavigne to the scores of other “credibly accused,” most of the alleged holy men I’ve reported on are actual devils and dirtbags. In Episode 10, though, we hear the story of Rev. James Scahill, or “Father…
Once again, the Catholic sexual abuse scandal mirrors current Epstein Files situation. Not only are there troves of secret documents, detailing crimes against children, but the man-in-charge was an evil, egomaniacal piece of garbage. The next two episodes tell the sordid tale of Bishop Thomas Dupre, who reigned supreme over the Catholic church in western Massachusetts from 1995 to 2004, when he…
