The False Messiah and the Years of Lead

It’s one of the darkest stories we’ve told here – the story of a man who became famous for saying he saw a UFO, and who became a terrorist because his own government invited him to. The UFO wasn’t real, but the bombings, terror, and death that followed – they’re as real as it gets.

Listen to learn  more about:
 1. Cult psychology
 2. Aladino Felix's UFO Sighting
 3. The  former Brazilian government leaders that secretly supported a cult

See Full Show Notes at mydarkpath.com

REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING (more found on website):

Publica: Atentados de direita fomentaram AI-5
The Guardian: Brazil cult leader who 'contacted aliens' backed dictatorship with terror attacks
Kraspedon Contact Claims
Mysterious Universe: Investigation Finds Brazilian UFO Cult Leader Was a Terrorist
The Guardian: Brazil President Weeps
Encyclopedia: Krasperdon, Dino
Cults and Cosmic Consciousness: Religious Vision in the American 1960s
Penn Today: Cult or Religious Movement
Eccentric Lives and Particular Notions by John Michell
USC NEWS: Powerful Years for Religion
Archive of Freeservers

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