Death of a Scientologist: Why Annie Broeker, Famous in the Church, Had to Die in Secret - 2012-01-30

Death of a Scientologist: Why Annie Broeker, Famous in the Church, Had to Die in Secret January 30, 2012, Tony Ortega, Village Voice

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For those not in the church, or among its ex-members, Tidman's name may mean little, and her death will probably not be noticed by the mainstream press. But to Scientologists, who tend to call her by another name -- Annie Broeker -- she was a powerful symbol for where their movement had been and where it was going.

On January 14, former Scientology executive Marty Rathbun announced on his blog that a record of Tidman's death had been found online. Then, yesterday, he published her death certificate, along with an analysis of its details. Since his first announcement, we've been verifying information about her final years as well as interviewing people who knew her. [Go here for our primer, "What is Scientology?"]

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