Scary Terri is a new podcast season telling the story of Terri Lee Hoffman, a spiritual leader in Dallas whose followers kept dying one after the other.
Between 1979 and 1989, a dozen people died – all of them connected to Terri Hoffman. In many instances, Terri was the beneficiary of assets they left behind.
Jonathan Hirsch, investigative reporter and host of My Fugitive Dad, unravels the web of lies, manipulation, and dubious deeds that surround Hoffman and her organisation, Conscious Development of Body Mind and Soul.
Many of her victims’ families believe Terri Hoffman convinced her followers to kill themselves so she could benefit financially. Hirsch uncovered tapes of counselling sessions Terri gave to one student, so Terri’s manipulation can be heard. Hirsch also spoke to many relatives who still wrestle with the mysterious death of their loved ones.
This is a dark Texas Gothic about a unique kind of serial killer. She had no blood on her hands; there’s no smoking gun to find because Terri never shot a single one of her victims. How can you prove a homicide if someone dies by their own hand?
Through never-before-heard recordings and interviews with Terri’s inner circle, victim’s families, and law enforcement, listeners can join Hirsch as he explores questions that continue to remain today: how involved was Terri in these deaths? And how did she get away with the destruction of so many people’s lives?
“The story of Terri Lee Hoffman is one of the most eerie and disturbing I have ever come across,” said host, Jonathan Hirsch. “Throughout the season, we dive into why this one woman had so much power and how she manipulated so many people into doing things they would not normally act upon.”
From Sony Music Entertainment, Scary Terri is available now on The Binge, as well as all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
