Scourge of Scientology dies in apparent suicide : ATOM 0.3

Scourge of Scientology dies in apparent suicide

Shawn Lonsdale, whose one-man crusade against Scientology made him a public enemy of the church, was found dead at his home over the weekend in an apparent suicide. He was 39. There were no signs of foul play, and police found what appeared to be a suicide note.

bcgrote @ 2/20/2008 1:42:47 AM

While I would expect to find no unknown fingerprints on the hose, I bet the lack of HIS OWN fingerprints on the hose will be disturbing to some!!!

I'm very sad this man is dead. His work was worthwhile, kinda striking at the root. Very brave! He is my hero, and I pray his death is not in vain.

latueofstiberty @ 2/20/2008 1:13:17 AM

No doubt that the cult killed him.

Its all "fair game" to them.

Suppressive Person or Group becomes fair game. By FAIR GAME is meant, may not be further protected by the codes and disciplines or the rights of a Scientologists"

According to L. Ron Hubbard, (The founder), scientologists can kill a suppressive person.

Its a really shady cult, and it needs to end.

clscott645 @ 2/19/2008 11:31:21 PM

It seems odd to me that the way he chose to commit suicide was by pumping fumes into his house. The police say there was no foul play, but it seems pretty easy enough to me to shove a hose in a window.

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, especially not knowing this guy, but it all seems pretty darn strange to me.

(maybe Tom sent the word to have him taken out)

krash @ 2/19/2008 6:09:21 PM

Yeah....right, he killed himself....I hope someone else looks into this one.

sofsr @ 2/19/2008 4:13:29 PM

« blurmore:No sign of foul play?? in Clearwater?? Maybe the police were sent by Xenu...

Hey, don't bring Xenu into this. He's the good-guy here. (Xenu could be considered the Satan of Scientology, not the god.)

Pocksucket @ 2/19/2008 3:39:13 PM

Maybe he realised he was covered in bad Thetans, or whatever the hell it is the 'Tologists believe, and he realised that was the only way out.

Yeah, right.

xenity7 @ 2/19/2008 2:31:16 PM

Well that's creepy. Scientology is one scary religion to go up against.

blurmore @ 2/19/2008 2:17:31 PM

No sign of foul play?? in Clearwater?? Maybe the police were sent by Xenu...

buddha @ 2/19/2008 1:25:59 PM

If they don't suspect foul play, they need to get a new police department, oh wait this happened in Florida! Nevermind, we are all lost.

melgesevad @ 2/19/2008 12:51:34 PM

Faked or not, this man sacrificed his life to bring truth to the public.

direwookiee @ 2/19/2008 12:39:49 PM

It is my belief it was faked.
It is not that hard to fake a suicide, especially if you're a well know and well financed cult.

Woops, I mean church.

Rowangrey @ 2/19/2008 12:22:00 PM

Hmmm, this is an odd situation all 'round.