Parsons initially attempted to obtain redress through magical means, carrying out a "Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram" to curse Hubbard and Northrup. They were married in Maryland in 1946. And it was the nineteenth of June and it was the happiest day of my life. On the other hand her credibility leaves much to be desired. Northrup was one of five children born to Thomas Cowley, an Englishman working for the Standard Oil Company, and his wife, Olga Nelson, the daughter of a Swedish immigrant to the United States. "[94], Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, "Scientology and the Occult: Hugh Urban's new exploration of L. Ron Hubbard and Aleister Crowley", Miller, Russell. 95 quotes from L. Ron Hubbard: 'Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind.', 'When reading a book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. During his interview with him, he got Lafayette to refer to Hubbard's wife Mary Sue Hubbard as Mary, before informing him that Hubbard used to call her Suzy. It began when Sara's father died. Her half-sister was an inmate of an insane asylum. He told her that she was "in a state of complete madness" due to being dictated to and hypnotized by Hollister and his "communist cell". She switched the envelopes and sent them. Ronald DeWolf, L. Ron Hubbard's son, told the News-Herald that his father took amphetamines, hallucinogens, and cocaine. He had worked as an archivist for the Church of Scientology, gathering source material for a planned biography of L. Ron Hubbard. [15] Hubbard soon began an affair with Northrup after beginning "affairs with one girl after another in the house. At the time, Hubbard's wife Mary Sue was appealing her conviction in the Snow White prosecution along with ten other Scientologists. The suit was filed by Mr. Hubbard's third wife, Mary Sue Hubbard, the stepmother of Mr. Hubbard's oldest son, Ronald DeWolf. Northrup's daughter Alexis, who was by now twenty-one years old, attempted to contact her father but was rebuffed in a handwritten statement in which Hubbard denied that he was her father: "Your mother was with me as a secretary in Savannah in late 1948 . In reality, Hubbard had made an unsuccessful request for assistance from the US military attach to Havana. I hope my heart lasts. Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister (April 8, 1924 - December 19, 1997) was an occultist and second wife of Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard. [54], Hubbard nonetheless remained active in the management of Scientology. I have no revenge motive nor am I trying to angle this broader than it is. [8] In October 1953 they returned to the US where Hubbard gave a series of lectures in Camden, New Jersey and established the first Church of Scientology. He succeeded in escaping in May and turned himself in to the FBI, making a full confession. How many girls is a man entitled to in one lifetime, anyway? Strange Angel: How Scientology's L. Ron Hubbard Fits Into Its Sex Cult Numerous other Guardian's Office personnel were purged as well. was carrying out in California. Not only was the GO not handling these suits, the GO, and particularly Mary Sue Hubbard, even refused to answer our questions about the suits because they viewed themselves answerable only to persons within the GO Our attempts to get information were thwarted by Mary Sue Hubbard. In May 1951, Northrup filed a further complaint against Hubbard, accusing him of having fled to Cuba to evade the divorce papers that she was seeking to serve. . [19] His health and emotional difficulties were reflected in another, much more private, document which has been dubbed "The Affirmations". Northrup filed a kidnapping complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department on her return home but was rebuffed by the police, who dismissed the affair as a mere domestic dispute. Its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, has been described variously as the man who "solved the riddle of the human mind" (by the Church of Scientology), 4 as "a mental case" (by the FBI), 5 and as "hopelessly insane" (by his former wife). Mary Sue Hubbard signed a letter revoking her resignation and condemning the actions of the CMO. L. Ron Hubbard's body was found in a motor home with the air conditioner running, tucked behind animal stables on a small ranch outside Creston. Mary Sue Hubbard (ne Whipp; June 17, 1931 - November 25, 2002 [1]) was the third wife of L. Ron Hubbard, from 1952 until his death in 1986. His search was unsuccessful and he released her at Yuma Airport across the state line in Arizona. They used to have fierce husband and wife domestic arguments. Father of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. [45] Mary Sue was closely involved in the strategy; a letter written by her, approving the thefts, was later used in evidence against her. As Scientology's "first lady," Shelly Miscavige took on many duties. [48] Meisner became increasingly reluctant to cooperate with his GO handlers and in April 1977 he was forcibly taken by GO staff to a new hiding place. There is no other reason for this statement than my own wish to make atonement for the damage I may have done. She recalled that "I got up and left the house in the night and walked on the ice of the lake because I was terrified." In June 1951, she finally secured the return of Alexis by agreeing to cancel her receivership action and divorce suit in California in return for a divorce "guaranteed by L. Ron Hubbard". [86] In June 1986 the Church of Scientology and Alexis agreed a financial settlement under which she was compelled not to write or speak on the subject of L. Ron Hubbard and her relationship to him. She accompanied her husband to Phoenix, Arizona, where they established the Hubbard Association of Scientologists the forerunner of the Church of Scientology, which was itself founded in 1953. I think I have made a great gain and as Betty and I are the best of friends, there is little loss. [32] They were reunited in September 1973, when the possibility of extradition had passed. [44] Klowden recalled that Northrup "was very hostile to me. I thought to myself, 'My God, I can't tell her. [33] When it became known in October 1974 that the FBI wished to interview Hubbard, Mary Sue persuaded her husband to avoid going ashore in the United States and the Apollo spent the next year sailing from port to port in the Caribbean. Starcasm Staff March 30, 2015 L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology In the HBO documentary Going Clea r that aired Sunday night it was revealed that according to Scientology founder L. Ron. A disaster on the scale of the GO criminal case was clearly the result of the activities of someone hostile to Scientology a Suppressive Person operating within the GO. member, wrote to Karl Germer to explain the situation: As you may know by this time, Brother John signed a partnership agreement with this Ron and Betty whereby all money earned by the three for life is equally divided between the three. [76], A Scientology spokesman informed the press that she had been left "a very generous provision" in her husband's will,[77] though the details were kept secret. That is the amazing part about it. They traveled to Phoenix for Christmas 1953 and it was there on January 6, 1954, that Mary Sue gave birth to her second child, Geoffrey Quentin McCaully Hubbard.[9]. [43] She left Wichita as soon as Alexis was returned to her. A change in the visa regime in the UK enabled foreigners to remain indefinitely if they had sufficient means to support themselves. I need a magical partner. When Hubbard's active stint in the Navy was over he stayed on the West Coast, moving to Los Angeles in 1945. Mary Sue Hubbard, third wife of L. Ron, was sentenced to four years and given a fine of $10,000. This was the only time Hubbard allowed an outside crew to interview him. "[43], By October, the Foundation's financial affairs had reached a crisis point. [3] She originally intended to work in petroleum research, but a friend persuaded her to travel with him to Wichita, Kansas, in mid-1951 to take a Dianetics course at the Hubbard Dianetic Foundation. "[62] He later told Hubbard's unofficial biographer, Russell Miller: I liked Sara and Miles a lot. About Harry Ross Hubbard. [67] She met him in Wichita to resolve the situation. His lawsuit accused Hubbard and Northrup of breaking the terms of their partnership, dissipating the assets and attempting to abscond. He told me how he had met Northrup. en.wikipedia.org 48K 1.5K 1.5K comments Best Add a Comment SoylentPersons 4 yr. ago Did she then get disappeared like David Miscavige's wife? "I thought he was pretty. Apparently it is the ordinary confidence trick."[19]. While previously published books have mentioned part of this . According to the Church of Scientology, the reason for the trip was that "amid the constant violence of the turncoat Don J. Purcell of Wichita and his suits which attempted to seize Scientology, Mary Sue became ill and to save her life, Ron took her to England where several Dianetic groups had asked him to form an organization. On one occasion, while Northrup was pregnant, Hubbard kicked her several times in the stomach in an apparent though unsuccessful attempt to induce an abortion. [1], Mary Sue Whipp was born in Rockdale, Texas, to Harry Hughes Whipp (Sept 2, 1893 Oct 30 1942) and Mary Catherine (ne Hill) Whipp. I see her every day. [72] When the case came to trial in May 1984, she told the Superior Court of Los Angeles County that she had been "mentally raped" and "emotionally distressed" knowing that others had seen the documents. Center of most turbulence in our organization. Mary Sue was grief-stricken, though she later attempted to persuade friends that Quentin had died from encephalitis. After the British Sunday Times newspaper published an expos of Hubbard's membership of the O.T.O. In 1933, Northrup's 22-year-old sister Helen met the 18-year-old Jack Parsons, a chemist who went on to be a noted expert in rocket propulsion. "The Master": A forbidding portrait of L. Ron Hubbard's America | Salon.com Here I am in Miami pursuing the children of my folly; they cannot move without going to jail. "[14] Cyril Vosper, one of the Saint Hill staff at the time, noted the differing impressions left by the Hubbards: "I always had great warmth and admiration for Ron he was a remarkable individual, a constant source of new information and ideas but I thought Mary Sue was an exceedingly nasty person. Hubbard was an Eagle Scout. He never had a child with her. Entitled "Marriage Hats". Fearing arrest, he fled to Washington, D.C. with a handful of aides while Mary Sue was left behind in Florida continuing her day-to-day management activities. Hubbard would evolve into the leader of the Church of Scientology. The. "[90], After the documentary-maker Alex Gibney directed the film Going Clear, based on Wright's book of the same name and citing Northrup's words about Hubbard, the Church published a video calling Northrup a "failed gold digger" and "self admitted perjurer" who was responsible for "a get-rich-quick scheme [concocted] by the woman and her publicity starved lawyer to try to shake down Mr. Hubbard for money and take over the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation after Dianetics soared to the top of national bestseller lists. Parsons was deeply dismayed but tried to put a brave face on the situation, informing Aleister Crowley: About three months ago I met Captain [sic] L. Ron Hubbard, a writer and explorer of whom I had known for some time He is a gentleman; he has red hair, green eyes, is honest and intelligent, and we have become great friends. [47], The espionage continued for another three months before Meisner's luck ran out and he was caught in June 1976. However I am afraid that most of the money has already been dissipated. I just wanted to be free of him! Hubbard, who had left his wife and two children with relatives years earlier, bigamously married Sara. According to Northrup's later recollections she repeatedly refused him but relented after he threatened to kill himself. Hubbard spread allegations that she was a Communist secret agent and repeatedly denounced her to the FBI. [2] She was the granddaughter of Russian emigrant Malacon Kosadamanov (later Nelson) who emigrated to Sweden. Hubbard grew up in Helena, Montana, and studied at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He moved in with me about two months ago, and although Betty and I are still friendly, she has transferred her sexual affection to Ron. "[21], On January 26, 1967, Mary Sue was confirmed as a Scientology "Clear", a somewhat elite rank at that time. She attempted to flee on a ferry but Hubbard caught up with her and convinced her to stay, saying that he was in the process of getting a divorce and that an attorney had told him that the marriage with Northrup was legal. "[76] As Downsborough put it, he portrayed himself as "a constant victim of women". After the vessel had been renovated by Scientologists, Mary Sue and the children moved into the upper-deck accommodation in November 1968. Various Scientology experts are now comparing David's disappearance to that of founder L. Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986 after spending years dealing with lawsuits and legal battles until he became . Operation Clambake present: The H-Files on L. Ron Hubbard "[73] He publicly portrayed his marital problems as being entirely the fault of Northrup and her lover Hollister: The money and glory inherent in Dianetics was entirely too much for those with whom I had the bad misfortune to associate myself including a woman who had represented herself as my wife and who had been cured of severe psychosis by Dianetics, but who, because of structural brain damage would evidently never be entirely sane. [57] In May 1981, he met with Mary Sue to tell her that her position as Controller of the Guardian's Office was untenable. "[83], Despite clearly being written by Hubbard, who spoke in the first person in the letter, it was signed "Your good friend, J. Edgar Hoover". folders or files" to obtain information for purposes of intimidation and or harassment is repugnant. 121669 should complain about invasion of privacy. She obtained a Hubbard Dianetic Auditor's Certificate and joined the Foundation's staff. Helen and Jack were engaged in July 1934[6] and married in April 1935. "[8] Despite the tensions between them, Hubbard, Northrup and Parsons agreed at the start of 1946 that they would go into business together, buying yachts on the East Coast and sailing them to California to sell at a profit. [71] In June 1984, Judge Paul G. Breckenridge ruled against the Church and Mary Sue Hubbard, criticizing her credibility as a witness: LRH's wife, Mary Sue Hubbard is also plaintiff herein. I felt as though he had given so much to our country and I couldn't even bring him peace of mind. [24] It was not until much later that Northrup discovered that Hubbard had never been divorced from his first wife, Margaret "Polly" Grubb; the marriage was bigamous. Therefore, the worst possible penalty a Scientology child molester could receive in a Scientology religious arbitration would be a Suppressive Person declare. She is all I have to live for. [23] Hubbard's relationship with Northrup, while legal, had already caused alarm among those who knew him; Virginia Heinlein, the wife of the science fiction writer Robert Heinlein, regarded Hubbard as "a very sad case of post-war breakdown" and Northrup as his "latest Man-Eating Tigress".[24]. However, there were a number of obstacles to overcome before the termination of the GO could be accomplished. L. Ron Hubbard was born in 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska, to Harry Ross Hubbard (1886-1975) and Ledora May Waterbury, whom Harry had married in 1909. Who Is L. Ron Hubbard's Wife? [19] The manor, a country house formerly owned by Sawai Man Singh II, the Maharajah of Jaipur, became both the new home of the Hubbards and the world headquarters of Scientology. L.Ron Hubbard's Death - Scientolipedia Scientology - Wikipedia A few hours later, he returned with two of his Dianetics Foundation staff and told Northrup, who was now back at her apartment: "We have Alexis and you'll never see her alive unless you come with us. [65] Hubbard wrote to the FBI to further denounce Northrup as a Communist secret agent. L Ron Hubbard Biography | Galaxy Press She had been part of Jack Parsons' group because "she had been sent in there by the Russians. [1] Parsons had subdivided the house, a rambling mansion next door to the estate of Adolphus Busch (which later became the first Busch Gardens), into 19 apartments which he populated with a mixture of artists, writers, scientists and occultists. Her body was cremated two days later and her ashes were scattered at sea off the California coast,[2] where L. Ron Hubbard's ashes had similarly been scattered in January 1986. [51] Around the end of February 1980, Ron Hubbard went into hiding[52] and remained in seclusion in the small town of Creston, California, for the remaining six years of his life. She was Hubbard's personal auditor and along with Hubbard, one of the seven members of the Dianetics Foundation's Board of Directors. Without him, none of this would have been possible; and so to Ron goes my everlasting gratitude for having provided for all of us the road to Clear. On the one hand she certainly appeared to be a pathetic individual. She was convicted in December 1979 and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and the payment of a $10,000 fine. "[3], During the late 1960s, Scientology was faced by an increasingly hostile media and intensifying government scrutiny in a number of countries, notably Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. That's what he was really worried about, that she would reveal during the case that she was only relaying his orders. It is thought to have been written around 19467 as part of an attempted program of self-hypnotism. [76], The writer Christopher Evans has noted that "So painful do the memories of these incidents appear to be that L. Ron has more than once denied that he was ever married to Sarah [sic] Northrup at all. Your passion for Betty also gave you the magical force needed at the time, and the act of adultery tinged with incest, served as your magical confirmation in the law of Thelema. My first wife is dead. 6.3K In 1952, Mary Sue and Ron were married. [75], Many years later, another of his followers, Virginia Downsborough, recalled that during the mid-1960s he "talked a lot about Sara Northrup and seemed to want to make sure that I knew he had never married her. [75] L. Ron Hubbard died on January 24, 1986, at his ranch near Creston, California. Burglaries and Lies Paved a Path to Prison - Los Angeles Times Hubbard established his career as a writer with science fiction and fantasy novels, including the novel Battlefield Earth, which was adapted into a feature film in 2000. You are a greater person. The reactions of Parsons and Helen towards Northrup were markedly different. All the most shocking things about Scientology, according to - Insider Born as Henry August Wilson, adopted by James W. Hubbard and Philena Jane Potter Hubbard, who changed his name to Harry Ross Hubbard. She is heavily sexed. He said he went to a party and got drunk and when he woke up in the morning he found Northrup was in bed with him. Russell Miller notes: They were indeed an unlikely couple a flamboyant, fast-talking extrovert entrepreneur in his forties and a quiet, intense young woman twenty years his junior from a small town in Texas. [63] Hubbard continued to develop Dianetics (and ultimately Scientology), through which he met his third and last wife, Mary Sue Whipp, in late 1951 only a few months after his divorce. L. Ron Hubbard (1911 - 1986), often referred to by his initials, LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. I'll just go to the airplane. "[13] Ken Urquhart, who worked for the Hubbards as their butler in the 1960s, commented that Mary Sue "could be very sweet and loving, but also very cold. How racist was L. Ron Hubbard - compared to, other racists? The house was torn down. "[69], On June 12, Hubbard was awarded a divorce in the County Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas on the basis of Northrup's "gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty", which had caused him "nervous breakdown and impairment to health. [3] In it, she thanked her husband "for having given the most precious gifts of freedom and true beingness to me and my fellow man. I remember he said to me I was the only person he knew who would set up a white silk tent for him. I believed Sara absolutely; there was no question about the truth in my opinion. Mary Sue Hubbard was removed from her post before she went to jail. She turned up destitute and pregnant. Confessedly a member of the Young Communists. [58] After a fruitless six-week search she finally filed a writ of habeas corpus at the Los Angeles Superior Court in April 1951, demanding the return of Alexis. Everyone was very calm, gunners joking about who would get in the first shot," Hubbard wrote. Her disruptive behavior appalled Fred Gwynn, a new O.T.O. [3] The couple had three daughters. To Hubbard, her sadness was nothing more than an annoyance. A szcientolgia kveti gyakran nevnek kezdbetivel . The dispute immediately became front-page news: the newspapers ran headlines such as "Cult Founder Accused of Tot Kidnap", "'Dianetic' Hubbard Accused of Plot to Kidnap Wife", and "Hiding of Baby Charged to Dianetics Author". The hugely popular recent HBO documentary (Going Clear, by Alex Gibney) has once again called into question the authenticity of L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology.As the debate rages over his life and work, we're taking a look at some of the . [85], Neither Northrup nor Alexis made any further attempt to contact Hubbard, who disinherited Alexis in his will, written in January 1986 on the day before he died. Mary Sue Hubbard died on November 25, 2002, aged 71, at her home in Los Angeles. As part of a wider strategy codenamed Operation Snow White, the GO succeeded in infiltrating a Scientologist into the IRS to steal files about the government's litigation strategy against Scientology. I'm actually gonna disagree with most people here. Wife of Scientology founder left $2.5M house to her dog - New York Post Speaking to Dianeticists following the divorce, Hubbard blamed shadowy outside forces for the bad publicity: "We have just been through the saw mill, through the public presses. [47], Klowden recalled later that "he was very down in the dumps about his wife. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The late wife of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard left her home to her prized pooch, who survived its master by 11 years and lived it up in a multi-million-dollar Los Angeles pad. He had visited 1003 South Orange Grove Avenue at the behest of Lou Goldstone, a well-known science fiction illustrator, while on leave from his service in the US Navy. Mary Sue conspired with her subordinates to concoct alibis for Meisner and work out how to keep him out of the hands of the authorities, keeping him in hiding under a series of false identities. The targets were not just external enemies but dissident Scientologists; in 1969, Mary Sue wrote an order directing the GO to cull information from the confessional folders of Scientologists, breaking a rule of confidence that was supposedly sacrosanct. [34], The Scientology fleet was finally disbanded in 1975, when Hubbard decided to move ashore and establish a "land base" in Florida. Worried about the chances of his own prosecution or being served with lawsuits, Hubbard slipped away into hiding. 10 Tragic Facts About Sara Northrup, L. Ron Hubbard's Wife As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age, including perennial and New York Times bestsellers such as Battlefield Earth . The Untold Story of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard's Secret Pact Mr. Ronald Reagan President . I went back several times later to make sure that she wasn't going to rat on him. Scientology Goes There: Argues Child Molestation is a Religious L. Ron Hubbard was not in any way a nice guy, he was a deeply horrible person (who was also correctly described by our moderator freezoneandproud as a "rat bastard"). A curly haired, middle-aged woman - who US magazine National . In the UK alone, it issued hundreds of writs against the media for publishing negative reports on Scientology. A thought nagged away at the young filmmaker as Hubbard expanded on the theme, "I could well understand hopping into bed at night with one's wife, rubbing one's hands together and saying 'we made $10,000 today dear'," says Nairn, "but I couldn't understand his own wife believing it all, believing in out-of body experiences and previous lives.