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Synanon, originally known as Tender Loving Care, was a new religious movement founded in 1958 by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in Santa Monica, California, United States.
2 kwi 2024 · Charles "Chuck" Dederich was the founder of Synanon. Here's what to know about the cult leader, including how he died in 1997.
1 kwi 2024 · As the daughter of founder Charles “Chuck” Dederich and once administrative head of Synanon School, Jady (aka Cecilia Jason) Dederich did face legal troubles once everything crumbled apart in the 1970s-80s.
The names of Synanon and its founder, Charles E. Dederich, may be unfamiliar to most people today—the group, which was founded in 1958, disbanded in 1991. But for a time it was a big deal, because people saw Synanon as a revolutionary way of dealing with a scourge that was on the rise.
22 kwi 2024 · HBO’s four-part documentary “The Synanon Fix,” which concluded Monday, traces the group’s utopian origins and gradual descent into violence and manipulation. In the late 1950s, Charles “Chuck”...
Synanon leader Chuck Dedrich, 64, stands by his new wife, Ginny, at Synanon branch in Marshall, California, during a recent visit there. Dedrich performed some emotional surgery and now his 3-year "love matches" are blazing through the ranks of his disciples, leaving a trail of happy but broken marriages. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
8 sty 2024 · Created in 1958 by Charles Dederich, a former Alcoholics Anonymous member and speaker, Synanon purported to help those suffering from substance use disorder to rehabilitate themselves through...
