Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Week in Review, an email summary of news about the Scientology cult has the following report in its February 25, 2001 issue. Wisner Mike Krotz reported that Wisner, a former Narconon participant, has been identified as the body that washed up on a Clearwater-area beach in January 2001. " 'The decedent had tried to stop using cocaine and had mentioned 'cleansing' himself to a close friend. The cocaine intoxication may have contributed to his drowning. The manner of death is accident.'- R. Thogmartin, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner " Wisner was raised in Scientology households, but more recently had become subject to Scientology's disconnection policy. His father, R. Wisner, is a prominent Scientologist and spokesperson for the virtues of Narconon's procedures, and is co- author of a study claiming that toxic damage to nervous tissue can be reduced with Mr. Hubbard's protocol. R. Wisner is also the author of a book, Living Healthy in a Toxic World. The last meeting between father and son was described as an argument. He did not attend his son's funeral. " Wisner's mother, Helen, married Herb Zerden when was quite young. Helen and Herb are active Clearwater, FL area Scientologists. Herb Zerden has been documented working with DeMoss in her harassment campaign of Scientology critics. His mother told police that she thought her son was off at a drug treatment program, and therefore did not suspect anything strange when he disappeared. She also told police she was aware that he had a problem with cocaine. Wisner attended Narconon in December 1997. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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