Wakemanites
Wakemanites were a cult in New Haven, Connecticut led by Rhoda Wakeman, who identified as a prophetess returned from the dead. The followers killed a farmer who they were told was possessed and the group became extinct.[1] The New York Times interviewed the "convinced parties" in the wake of the murder.[2]
References
- ^ Everybody's Cyclopedia Wakemanites entry 1912
- ^ "THE WAKEMANITES.; THE WOODBRIDGE AND NEW-HAVEN MURDERS. Full Particulars of the Horrible Deers-Personal Interviews with the Convicted Parties. From Our Own Reporter. Interviews with the convinced Parties. HORRIBLE DETAILS". The New York Times. January 4, 1856.
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