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Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Beth McNamara

45 episodes

1 month ago

July 2nd resonates with profound significance – marking both the launch of this podcast four years ago and the day Pixie Africa broke free from MOVE with her five children. That courageous exodus, described as "driving a tank through a concrete wall," shattered decades of silence and control, allowing truth to finally emerge from within the organization. This date now stands as an Independence Day for MOVE survivors – a powerful counterpoint to the dates MOVE itself commemorates. When those ...

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July 2nd resonates with profound significance – marking both the launch of this podcast four years ago and the day Pixie Africa broke free from MOVE with her five children. That courageous exodus, described as "driving a tank through a concrete wall," shattered decades of silence and control, allowing truth to finally emerge from within the organization. This date now stands as an Independence Day for MOVE survivors – a powerful counterpoint to the dates MOVE itself commemorates. When those ...

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Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Happy Independence Day: How July 2nd Changed the MOVE Narrative Forever

July 2nd resonates with profound significance – marking both the launch of this podcast four years ago and the day Pixie Africa broke free from MOVE with her five children. That courageous exodus, described as "driving a tank through a concrete wall," shattered decades of silence and control, allowing truth to finally emerge from within the organization. This date now stands as an Independence Day for MOVE survivors – a powerful counterpoint to the dates MOVE itself commemorates. When those ...

4 months ago

11 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Hate Mail From A Cult Leader: inside MOVE's language of control

WARNING: disturbing language and content. Behind the veneer of revolutionary rhetoric and claims of natural living lies a darker reality that few have ever glimpsed. For decades, MOVE has carefully cultivated an image of a loving, principled liberation movement, but newly uncovered internal communication reveals something far more sinister. These never-before-seen letters—what can only be described as "hate mail" between MOVE members—expose the psychological warfare waged against anyone who ...

4 months ago

42 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Love Letters From A Cult Leader: inside MOVE's language of control

“I love y’all so much. Ain’t nothing I wouldn’t do for y’all.” —John Africa (Vincent Leaphart), founder of MOVEThanks to a confidential source, we gained access to dozens of private MOVE letters sent to incarcerated followers. At first glance, some of these letters appear warm, loyal, even loving - representative of what MOVE says they are - a chosen "family". But beneath the surface lies a deeply sophisticated system of control. Using Dr. Robert J. Lifton’s landmark framework for thought re...

5 months ago

34 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

MOVE lies about John Gilbride Part 2- Look Who's Talking

*warning: discussion of violence, threats, and the use of a racial slur that is explained but is censored. What happens when a cult's carefully crafted narrative faces public scrutiny? The answer lies in this shocking exploration of MOVE's 2005 radio appearance and their confrontation with America's Most Wanted five years later. Following Fox 29's coverage of John Gilbride's unsolved murder, MOVE members secured two hours of airtime on Philadelphia's WURD Radio. What unfo...

5 months ago

46 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

MOVE lies about John Gilbride Part 1: Play The Tape

When MOVE feels threatened, they turn to friendly media outlets to control their narrative. This episode takes you inside a revealing 2005 WURD Radio broadcast where MOVE members responded to a Fox News segment about the unsolved murder of John Gilbride. The previously unreleased audio exposes how cult propaganda works in real-time. Ramona Africa, MOVE's Minister of Information, leads a coordinated response where members employ classic manipulation tactics: denying involvement in John's murd...

5 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

"He Said He Said" - The Confession of Mumia Abu Jamal

Here is the very interesting Howard Stern show mentioned in previous episode about Mumia - TC 01:30:47 -01:51:08 (thanks to listener Alex). A prison friendship leads to an unexpected confession that threatens to collapse the entire Free Mumia movement. Twenty-five years after a bombshell Vanity Fair article claimed Mumia Abu-Jamal admitted to killing Officer Daniel Faulkner, the source of that revelation speaks out in his own words. Philip Bloch wasn't supposed to be part of this story. A fo...

5 months ago

44 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

The Cult of Mumia: from convicted killer to campus icon using the MOVE playbook

A powerful moment in 1999 captures everything you need to know about how MOVE operated. When Rage Against the Machine held a benefit concert for Mumia Abu-Jamal, they didn't just pack an arena with passionate fans—they delivered approximately $75,000 straight into MOVE's coffers. The organization's leadership understood that Mumia's case was their golden ticket to Hollywood, mainstream visibility, financial support, and fresh recruits. Here is the Howard Stern show mentioned - TC 01:30...

5 months ago

46 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

May 13, 1985: A Police Officer’s Account from Osage Avenue

The haunting story of the MOVE bombing unfolds through the eyes of Philadelphia police officer Jim Berghaier—the Stakeout Cop who rescued 13-year-old Birdie Africa, the only child to survive when authorities dropped explosives on a West Philadelphia rowhouse on May 13, 1985. Standing in the same narrow alley where it happened, Berghaier walks us minute by minute through his experience of that day. His visceral recollections take us back to the moment a satchel of explosives—meant to disable a...

5 months ago

37 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Straight Outta Holmesburg -MOVE’s Prison Recruiting—and One Inmates Encounter With Their "God"

The shadows of Philadelphia's MOVE organization stretch far beyond the infamous 1985 bombing on Osage Avenue. Through an exclusive interview with Richard Garland—a former gang member who encountered MOVE while incarcerated at Holmesburg Prison—we uncover the cult's prison recruitment tactics and the mysterious figure at its center. Garland reveals his extraordinary three-day encounter with Vincent Leapheart (John Africa) through prison cell walls, describing a "soft voice that commanded you ...

6 months ago

43 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Mike Africa Jr.'s Tales of Richmond - Factchecked

When memoir meets mythology, what happens to historical truth? This gripping episode investigates Mike Africa Jr.'s vivid account of his childhood in Richmond, Virginia, revealing a remarkable disconnect between his published narrative and documented reality. Through painstaking research, including interviews with the retired detective who led the 1980 operation, the prosecutor who brought charges, and the attorney who represented MOVE women, we uncover the actual circumstances surrounding t...

6 months ago

43 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Mike Africa Jr. Version 2001 - Part Deux

This is Part 2—or as they say in France (where MOVE often solicits donations for themselves and Mumia)—Part Deux. It’s not as shocking as Part 1, but it’s still never-before-heard audio from 2001, recorded in the basement of MOVE’s Philly headquarters. A 23-year-old Mike Africa Jr. (aka Michael Davis) reflects on legacy, identity, and his self-declared natural rapping talent (pro tip: double the playback speed for that section). But tucked between the repetition and self-aggrandizing are rese...

6 months ago

49 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Mike Africa Jr. Version 2001 - Part 1

In this immersive, unedited episode, you’re sitting in the basement of MOVE headquarters in West Philly—24 years ago—listening as Michael Davis (known publicly as Mike Africa Jr., and within MOVE by the nickname “Puga,” which he no longer uses - talks freely while being interviewed by longtime MOVE "supporter" Peter Gordon, aka Dubside. At 23, Mike shares a version of MOVE’s history—and his own—that directly contradicts the narrative he tells today about 1985 as a public figure and the self-a...

6 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

We'll Burn This House Down - Ramona Africa's Letter

Two days before the 1985 fire that killed 5 children and 6 adults inside 6221 Osage Avenue, MOVE’s Minister of Information, Ramona Africa, sent a letter to police: “We will burn this motherf***ing house down and burn you up with us.” This handwritten letter has been publicly available for 40 years. So why is it rarely included in books, documentaries, or retrospectives—especially now, 40 years later? This episode brings her words back into the story—and asks us all to think critically about w...

6 months ago

21 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

MOVE loves Philly cheese steaks and not answering our questions about missing children.

This episode was put together quickly in order to publish before current charismatic spokesperson Mike Africa Jr. goes on WURD radio to talk about remains of MOVE children so this is my effort to put some questions out there for WURD to ask Mike. I will write up better show notes tomorrow. Going hit the hay so I can wake up at 5am my time to catch WURD in Philadelphia. Will post images etc. that go with episode tomorrow. Here are links I promised: Firewalker New Balance&n...

2 years ago

23 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Shaeida: the little girl who was disappeared in MOVE.

*cw: profanity and death of children It's hard to believe that an organization like MOVE, which preaches about natural foods and healthy living, could be responsible for the neglect and abuse suffered by its children. In this episode we share exclusive investigative information about Shaeida "She She" Hollaway, who disappeared from the group's care in 1978 at the age of five. Through in-depth research, we learn about MOVE's secretive practices that made it challenging for authorities to locat...

2 years ago

28 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

THE MOVE FAMILY

*explicit language and threats of violence Whenever MOVE speaks it is always in "the plural" as "The MOVE Family" but what happens in the family stays in the family, like the movie FIGHT CLUB but even more insidious and culty. So outsiders think MOVE is what they say they are - a loving committed family. Over the two seasons you have heard exclusive interviews with former MOVE members sharing the dark secrets in the group. The podcast has obtained a lot of internal MOVE mat...

2 years ago

38 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

All About Ria, the other White "Africa"

*explicit: child abuse, animal abuse and racial slurs MOVE wants the public to see them as a black liberation group and so Ria Africa has been conveniently erased from their current narrative which is why we made this entire episode all about the white rich girl named Suzy who became Sue Africa and then Ria Africa. For decades Ria has used the power given to her by MOVE founder Vincent Leaphart and then 2nd leader Alberta Wicker to abuse black children while saying she herself was...

2 years ago

48 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

Mumia Abu Jamal and the MOVE Minister of Confrontation, Pam Africa

Mumia Abu Jamal is mostly known to the world as a former black panther, former radio journalist and for the last 41 years as a convicted murderer who had been sentenced to death but now is serving life in prison without parole. What is less known about Mumia Abu Jamal is his long history with MOVE before he shoots Officer Daniel Faulkner on December 9, 1981 and that Mumia's lead publicist "handler" Pam Africa is also the Minister of Confrontation for MOVE. Utilizing an audio casse...

2 years ago

52 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

50 Years A Cult - Media, Money, Mumia & Monsters featuring former MOVE member Rain Africa

Born into MOVE 15 years after the most deadly confrontation on Osage Avenue, Rain Africa was groomed to be a spokesperson and "fundraiser" for MOVE and Mumia Abu Jamal which she says is one in the same. Rain breaks down how MOVE deftly and deceptively uses the media, academics and "the movement". We love hearing from you so text us here or reach out on social media. Thanks for listening. The producers of this podcast wish to stress that all individuals reference in this series are pr...

2 years ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa

I survived MOVE: the story of Jeanne Africa

*CW: discussion of domestic abuse, threats of violence and loss of life. After more than 30 years Jeanne Africa is breaking her silence about the 5 years she was a devoted MOVE member sharing never-before-heard details about what she alleges was the true nature of MOVE - to overthrow the system by violent revolution and that in following Vincent Leaphart's teachings all of his followers were willing to kill or be killed for his "revolution". National Domestic Violence Hot...

2 years ago

1 hour