Scientology Kills

On December 5, 1995, Lisa McPherson was dead on arrival at a hospital 45 minutes north of Clearwater Florida. According to the coroner's report, Lisa was underweight, severely dehydrated, and had bruises and bug bites.

On November 18, 1995, Lisa was involved in a minor car accident. She was apparently not hurt, but she got out of her car and took all her clothes off and seemed mentally unstable. She was taken to a hospital where she was physically evaluated as being unharmed, but the hospital wanted her to be psychologically cared for. However, some Scientologists arrived and stated that Lisa did not believe in psychiatry, and she checked out after a short evaluation and left with the Scientologists. She went with them to Room 174 of the Ft. Harrison Hotel for "rest and relaxation" according to the church.

The next time anyone outside the church saw her was when she arrived dead at a hospital 45 minutes away from severe dehydration and pulmonary embolism.

Sadly, Lisa isn't the only person to suffer from unlicensed medical treatment at the hands of Scientology. There is a long list of others who died or took their own life after the treatment from the church failed to cure their cancer, mental illnesses or other health problems.

Heribert P. died on August 28, 1988 overnight after hitting his head on a table during epileptic attack. The scientology doctor reports that he prescribed vitamins for his patient (dispute regular attacks) rather than treating him with proper medication. Such medication was indeed not detected in his blood during the post-mortem examination.

Newspaper articles of the St. Petersburg Times published in December 1997 mention the suspicious death of Dutch Scientologist Mr. Josephus A. Havenith. An autopsy report lists his death as "probable drowning" but notes that his head was not under water. He died in February 1980 at the Scientology Fort Harrison Hotel in a bathtub filled with water so hot it had burned away his skin.

There have been many many others who have died because of Scientology, but to list them all here will duplicate what can already be found on the page WhyAreTheyDead.net

We encourage you to read their stories.