[51] Around the end of February 1980, Ron Hubbard went into hiding[52] and remained in seclusion in the small town of Creston, California, for the remaining six years of his life. [3], The Hubbards returned again to London at the end of September 1955, where they took over the day-to-day management of the Hubbard Association of Scientologists International. John Sanborne, who worked with Hubbard for many years, recalled: Earlier on (before the divorce) he made this stupid attempt to get Northrup brainwashed so she'd do what he said. She gave Hubbard four more children - Diana, Quentin, Suzette and Arthur - over the next six years. I didn't know why it was so important to him; I'd never met Sara and I couldn't have cared less, but he wanted to persuade me that the marriage had never taken place. Excerpts from the interview were published in Corydon's 1987 book, L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?. [22] Northrup was able to dissuade Parsons from pressing his case by threatening to expose their past relationship, which had begun when she was under the legal age of consent. . Every effort was made to butcher my personal reputation. 3839. Center of most turbulence in our organization. By this time, Mary Sue was well advanced with her second pregnancy and remained largely confined to a rented house at Medford Lakes, New Jersey. "All guns were now manned with great attention as it was supposed that the sub was trying to surface. "[65] He accused Northrup of having conspired in a bid to assassinate him and described how he had found love letters to his wife from Hollister, a "member of the Young Communists." The fact is that Hubbard had been married 3 times at the time of the interview. She began an affair with Wilfred Smith, Parsons' mentor in the O.T.O. The protagonist, "a bastard child", would be the son of the three most virile men in the town (a satire of the Holy Trinity). The Hubbards moved back to London in February 1959, settling for a while in Golders Green. I felt as though he had given so much to our country and I couldn't even bring him peace of mind. Mary Sue Hubbard (ne Whipp; June 17, 1931 November 25, 2002[1]) was the third wife of L. Ron Hubbard, from 1952 until his death in 1986. In June 1951, she finally secured the return of Alexis by agreeing to cancel her receivership action and divorce suit in California in return for a divorce "guaranteed by L. Ron Hubbard". I please her physically until she weeps about any separation. In the late 1990s, Hubbard fell ill with breast cancer and died in 2002. He was furious and threatened to kill Alexis rather than let Northrup care for her: "He didn't want her to be brought up by me because I was in league with the doctors. He went to live at the house and investigated the black magic rites and the general situation and found them very bad. Northrup agreed but Hubbard reneged on the deal and flew to Chicago, where he found a psychologist who wrote a favorable report about his mental condition to refute Northrup's accusations. She told the court that she had not seen her husband since January 1980, "but I've written him personal letters but I don't believe he's getting them" as he had not replied to them. Starcasm Staff March 30, 2015 L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology In the HBO documentary Going Clea r that aired Sunday night it was revealed that according to Scientology founder L. Ron. She was a leading figure in Scientology for much of her life. By that time, however, he had moved to Wichita, Kansas. [47] The GO's agent in the IRS, Michael Meisner, was ordered to obtain all files concerning L. Ron and Mary Sue Hubbard from the IRS Office of International Operations, which he succeeded in infiltrating. He sought to explain it to his followers as being the result of his victimization by his ex-wife. It has been variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement. Granada's reporter commented: "What Hubbard said happens to be untrue. [59] Hubbard fled to Havana, Cuba, where he wrote a letter to Northrup: I have been in the Cuban military hospital and I am being transferred to the United States next week as a classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds. [4], She became pregnant in February 1952 and married Hubbard the next month. Mary Sue Hubbard, third wife of L. Ron, was sentenced to four years and given a fine of $10,000. "[11], Helen was far less sanguine, writing in her diary of "the sore spot I carried where my heart should be",[11] and had furious sometimes violent rows with both Parsons and Northrup. According to his public relations assistant, Barbara Klowden, Hubbard became increasingly paranoid and authoritarian due to "political and organizational problems with people grabbing for power. in October 1969, the newspaper printed a statement attributed to the Church of Scientology (but written by Hubbard himself[80]) that asserted: Hubbard broke up black magic in America L. Ron Hubbard was still an officer of the US Navy because he was well known as a writer and a philosopher and had friends amongst the physicists, he was sent in to handle the situation. "[42] He began an affair with the twenty-year-old Klowden, much to the annoyance of Northrup, who was clearly aware of the liaison. "[12] Joan Vidal, a friend of the sculptor Edward Harris, who was commissioned by Hubbard to create a bust of him, described Mary Sue as "a rather drab, mousy, nothing sort of person, quite a bit younger than him. [29], The Hubbards moved ashore in March 1972 after three years traveling aboard their ship from port to port in the Mediterranean. On July 13, 1981, a matter of weeks after we had uncovered what was going on, and with no advance warning to the GO, a coordinated series of CMO missions were sent out concurrently to take over the GO. [17] Although they got on well as fellow occultists, tensions between the two men were apparent in more domestic settings. "[3] Russell Miller gives a different explanation: "Hubbard wanted to go to London to establish his control over the small Dianetics group which had formed there spontaneously and Mary Sue insisted on accompanying him. The criminal conviction of the GO's top executives triggered a lengthy power struggle at the top of the Church of Scientology, which would lead eventually to Mary Sue being forced into retirement. Fearing arrest, he fled to Washington, D.C. with a handful of aides while Mary Sue was left behind in Florida continuing her day-to-day management activities. He dubbed her "the alley-cat" after an unnamed mutual acquaintance told him that Parsons's attraction to her was like "a yellow pup bumming around with his snout glued to the rump of an alley-cat. "[13] Concluding that she was a vampire, which he defined as "an elemental or demon in the form of a woman" who sought to "lure the Candidate to his destruction," he warned that Northrup was a grave danger to Parsons and to the "Great Work" which the O.T.O. My wits never gave way under all you did and let them do but my body didn't stand up. This was done before his divorce from his first wife, Polly. [33] The couple moved to a rented trailer in North Hollywood in July 1947, where Hubbard spent much of his time writing stories for pulp magazines. Ernie was adopted by Mrs. Kanzler, the sister of the wife of Edsel Ford, at the request of Katherine Hepburn. She played a major role in the creation of Dianetics, which evolved into the religious movement Scientology. [60] She stood down again, being replaced by a South African Scientologist named Gordon Cook,[61] and Jane Kember was replaced by David Gaiman, a British Scientologist.[62]. I have a lovely wife, and I have four children. I know, because I personally met with her and obtained her resignation At first, Mary Sue Hubbard was not willing to resign. He had been married in 1933, but his wife wouldn't bring the whole family down to California from Washington to live. And since then, the Church of Scientology has maintained in biographical . In 1952, Mary Sue and Ron were married. Also note that Hubbard married his second wife whilst he was still married to his first wife. From our brother's account he has given away both his girl and his money. A chance meeting with a man named Jack Parsons led to Hubbard and his new friend performing a bizarre ritual. They traveled to Phoenix for Christmas 1953 and it was there on January 6, 1954, that Mary Sue gave birth to her second child, Geoffrey Quentin McCaully Hubbard.[9]. I am better suited to her temperamentally we get on well. David went ballistic at his wife while she . [2] Parsons' interest in the occult led in 1939 to him and Helen joining the Pasadena branch of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). Quentin was Hubbard's fourth child - his second son - to his third wife, Mary Sue Hubbard. An attempt was made to have her sign an affidavit stating that she was in fact the daughter of L. Ron Hubbard's first son, her half-brother L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.[87], As the United Press International news agency noted, Church of Scientology biographies of Hubbard's life do not mention either of his first two wives. A month later Northrup was made a director of the newly established Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation in Elizabeth, New Jersey, an organization founded to disseminate knowledge of Dianetics. [25] The difference in the quality of living conditions between the Hubbards and the crew was stark: Most of the crew lived in cramped, smelly, roach-infested dormitories fitted with bunks in three tiers that left little room for personal possessions. By this time, Mary Sue had become a key figure within the nascent Scientology movement. It is now in the Stephen A. Kent Collection on Alternative Religions at the University of Alberta. Mary Sue then travelled with Ron to Phoenix, Arizona where they established the first organisation. 's US head, Karl Germer, labeled her "an ordeal sent by the gods". He told her that she was "in a state of complete madness" due to being dictated to and hypnotized by Hollister and his "communist cell". After her resignation from the GO, Mary Sue Hubbard ceased to have any involvement in the management of the Church of Scientology. - Creston, Kalifornia, 1986. janur 24.) [43] She left Wichita as soon as Alexis was returned to her. Speaking several years later to the St. Petersburg Times newspaper, Miscavige commented: I knew if it was going to be a physical takeover we're going to lose because they had a couple thousand staff and we (the "messengers") had about 50. [54] The downfall of the GO led Hubbard to distrust it, believing it to be riddled with Suppressives; he severed his communications with it[55] and put his reliance instead on the Commodore's Messenger Organization (CMO), a group he had formed in 1968 and whose purpose was to relay messages to and from church staff as Ron's personal representatives. She filed for divorce in an effort to try and create a false record that she had been married to him." The primary exponent of Scientology is the Church of Scientology, a centralized and hierarchical organization based in Florida, although many practitioners . It's notable for a number of reasons. She and Hubbard eloped, taking with them a substantial amount of Parsons' life savings and marrying bigamously a year later while Hubbard was still married to his first wife, Margaret Grubb. ", INTERVIEWER: "What happened to your second wife? . [54], Hubbard nonetheless remained active in the management of Scientology. [18] Hubbard and Northrup left for Florida towards the end of April, Hubbard taking with him $10,000 drawn from the Allied Enterprises account to fund the purchase of the partnership's first yacht. Although she was a committed and popular member, she acquired a reputation for disruptiveness that prompted Crowley to denounce her as a "vampire." There he wrote a letter informing the FBI that Northrup and her lover Miles Hollister whom he had fired from the Foundation's staff and, according to Hollister, had also threatened to kill[54] were among fifteen "known or suspected Communists" in his organization. This work took a variety of forms, including public relations, legal actions, and the gathering of "intelligence" on perceived enemies. L. Ron Hubbard's drug use is a classic example of his hypocrisy. Alec Nevala-Lee, author of Astounding, a forthcoming book on the history of science fiction, digs into the writing career of L. Ron Hubbard, gaining new insights into the life of the controversial founder of dianetics and the origins and nature of Scientology itself. [citation needed], The Hubbards traveled to England in September 1952 when Mary Sue was eight months pregnant. "[20], By this time, Mary Sue was working as the chief course supervisor at Saint Hill Manor. She began a relationship with L. Ron Hubbard, whom she met through the O.T.O., in 1945. Northrup filed a kidnapping complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department on her return home but was rebuffed by the police, who dismissed the affair as a mere domestic dispute. "[8] She believed all of it, though none of his claims of wartime action or injuries was true.[8]. She told him: "All right, I'll marry you, if that's going to save you. The mother had slept with all three men on the same night but as she did not know which had fathered the child, had "thereupon decided to call him Ali, son of ----, son of ----, and son of ---- which impressed the local inhabitants and created a stir throughout the country. But he did save her life and pull her out of that whole black magic ring. However I am afraid that most of the money has already been dissipated. He moved in with me about two months ago, and although Betty and I are still friendly, she has transferred her sexual affection to Ron. Hubbard established his career as a writer with science fiction and fantasy novels, including the novel Battlefield Earth, which was adapted into a feature film in 2000. [81], Only a couple of months later, he highlighted Northrup to his staff as a participant in a "full complete covert operation" mounted against Dianetics and Scientology by a "Totalitarian Communistic" enemy. [13], Similar concerns were expressed by other O.T.O. Father of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Mr. Ronald Reagan President . He told me how he had met Northrup. The targets were not just external enemies but dissident Scientologists; in 1969, Mary Sue wrote an order directing the GO to cull information from the confessional folders of Scientologists, breaking a rule of confidence that was supposedly sacrosanct. While still quite racist, L. Ron was actually far less racist than his contemporaries. I believed Sara absolutely; there was no question about the truth in my opinion. She made a striking impression on the other lodgers; George Pendle describes her as "feisty and untamed, proud and self-willed, she stood five foot nine, had a lithe body and blond hair, and was extremely candid. L. Ron Hubbard's body was found in a motor home with the air conditioner running, tucked behind animal stables on a small ranch outside Creston. Hubbard decided to take to the high seas in a bid to liberate Scientology from the attentions of hostile governments. The black magic group was dispersed and destroyed and has never recovered. "[24], The couple moved repeatedly over the following year first to Laguna Beach, California,[28] then to Santa Catalina Island, California,[29] New York City,[30] Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania[31] and ultimately to Hubbard's first wife's home at South Colby, Washington. The dispute immediately became front-page news: the newspapers ran headlines such as "Cult Founder Accused of Tot Kidnap", "'Dianetic' Hubbard Accused of Plot to Kidnap Wife", and "Hiding of Baby Charged to Dianetics Author". [40] Established in response to the battering that Scientology was receiving at the time from governments and the media, the GO was tasked with tackling any "threat of great importance" to Scientology. It consists of 'marriage guidance' for Scientologists from the then 'first lady' of the organisation. I need a magical partner. Her achievement was commemorated in a special tribute edition of the Scientology newspaper The Auditor, titled simply: "Mary Sue Hubbard Clear #208". "I just ran across the airfield, across the runways, to the airport and got on the plane. She was part of a free love colony in Pasadena. [38] The raids were in response to the federal government's discovery that the Church of Scientology had been carrying out a secret and highly illegal "dirty tricks" campaign against government agencies, individuals, and institutions deemed to be enemies of Scientology. [2] She was the granddaughter of Russian emigrant Malacon Kosadamanov (later Nelson) who emigrated to Sweden. [46], The marriage was in the process of breaking down rapidly. members. I just wanted to be free of him! After six weeks of operation[5] it was replaced in April 1952 by the Hubbard Association of Scientologists, established in Phoenix, Arizona, to promote Hubbard's newly announced "science of certainty". [4] She was sexually active from an unusually young age and often said she lost her virginity at the age of ten.[5]. She kept saying to me, 'What is he worried about?' [85], Neither Northrup nor Alexis made any further attempt to contact Hubbard, who disinherited Alexis in his will, written in January 1986 on the day before he died. [58] After a fruitless six-week search she finally filed a writ of habeas corpus at the Los Angeles Superior Court in April 1951, demanding the return of Alexis. Mary Sue Hubbar Meals for the Commodore and his family were cooked in a separate galley by their personal chef, using ingredients brought by couriers from the United States.[26]. [7] Her parents not only knew about her unconventional living arrangements but supported Parsons' group financially. Hubbard had a personal steward, as did Mary Sue and the Hubbard children, who all had their own cabins. Several ships were purchased to serve as the quarters of the newly created "Sea Org". It is thought to have been written around 19467 as part of an attempted program of self-hypnotism. On one occasion, while Northrup was pregnant, Hubbard kicked her several times in the stomach in an apparent though unsuccessful attempt to induce an abortion. [66] She lost her final appeal in April 1982[67] and was ordered to begin a prison term in January 1983. [76] Mary Sue Hubbard continued to be active in Scientology well into the 1990s; in a 1994 Scientology magazine, she was listed as a "Patron" of the International Association of Scientologists, indicating a donation of $40,000. She was not the affectionate type, she was more efficient than affectionate. Upon L. Ron Hubbard's death in 1986, David became Scientology's leader, with Shelly at his side. I believe she is under duress, that they have something on her and I believe that under a grilling she would talk and turn state's evidence.[66]. I want her always. Interviewed more than 35 years later, Northrup stated that she had signed the statement because "I thought by doing so he would leave me and Alexis alone. I think I have made a great gain and as Betty and I are the best of friends, there is little loss. [2], Although she later remembered her childhood with warmth, Northrup's upbringing was marred by her sexually abusive father, who was imprisoned in 1928 for financial fraud. Please do believe I do so want to help you get Alexis."[64]. members. [47], Klowden recalled later that "he was very down in the dumps about his wife. [32], The relationship was not an easy one. There is no other reason for this statement than my own wish to make atonement for the damage I may have done. She was born into a criminal atmosphere, her father having a criminal record. . After the vessel had been renovated by Scientologists, Mary Sue and the children moved into the upper-deck accommodation in November 1968. was carrying out in California. Fur coats, Lincoln cars and a young man without any concept of honor so far turned the head of the woman who had been associated with me that on discovery of her affairs, she and these others, hungry for money and power, sought to take over and control all of Dianetics. On October 8, a deal was struck between the government and the Church that the nine defendants including Mary Sue would each plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy if they agreed to sign a written stipulation by the government (essentially a public confession) of what they had done, thus avoiding a lengthy trial. Sara Northrup Hubbard, 2nd wife of L. Ron Hubbard Hubbard's strange writings did seem to imbue him with a special kind of confidence and belief in his own abilities, which for many seemed like supernatural powers. She wrote privately to Paulette Cooper, the author of the book The Scandal of Scientology who was subsequently targeted by the Church's Operation Freakout. January 8, 1983 Mary Sue Hubbard, wife of the founder of the Church of Scientology, was sentenced in federal court here yesterday to four years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to plant. Following the birth, the Hubbards moved into a house in Silver Spring, Maryland. "[83], Despite clearly being written by Hubbard, who spoke in the first person in the letter, it was signed "Your good friend, J. Edgar Hoover". She persuaded him that the compulsion instilled by the communists would be dissipated by going ahead with the flight: "Well, I have to follow their dictates. Here I am in Miami pursuing the children of my folly; they cannot move without going to jail. At the time, Hubbard's wife Mary Sue was appealing her conviction in the Snow White prosecution along with ten other Scientologists. Born as Henry August Wilson, adopted by James W. Hubbard and Philena Jane Potter Hubbard, who changed his name to Harry Ross Hubbard. Liked this page? I gathered a couple of dozen of the most proven Church executives from around the world and briefed them on the criminal and other unethical conduct of the GO. For more than a decade, the whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige, the reportedly missing wife of Scientology leader David, has been hotly debated. L. Ron Hubbard in Ocala Star-Banner - Jan 30 1986 view all Immediate Family Margaret Ochs ex-wife Ronald DeWolf son Catherine May Gillespie daughter Sara Northup Hollister ex-wife Private child Mary Sue Hubbard wife Diana Meredith Horwich daughter Quentin Hubbard son Mary Suzette Rochelle White daughter Arthur Ronald Conway Hubbard son Therefore, the worst possible penalty a Scientology child molester could receive in a Scientology religious arbitration would be a Suppressive Person declare. carry huge amounts of cash around in his pocket. Maybe he should be reincarnated as a rabbit. On the one hand she certainly appeared to be a pathetic individual. It's an unimportant detail but he's had three wives What is important is that his followers were there as he lied, but no matter what the evidence they don't believe it. [46] In March 1976, she approved an illegal plan to obtain "non-FOI data" from the government, meaning classified documents not available through the Freedom of Information Act. I remember he said to me I was the only person he knew who would set up a white silk tent for him. Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister (April 8, 1924 - December 19, 1997) was an occultist and second wife of Scientologist founder L. Ron Hubbard. The late wife of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard left her home to her prized pooch, who survived its master by 11 years and lived it up in a multi-million-dollar Los Angeles pad. To Hubbard, her sadness was nothing more than an annoyance. [51] She stated that she was "not interested in revenge; I'm interested in the truth. They eventually married and got a house in Malibu and we became friends; I remember they introduced me to pot. In May 1951, Northrup filed a further complaint against Hubbard, accusing him of having fled to Cuba to evade the divorce papers that she was seeking to serve. [It] was made clear that we had no choice but to overthrow the GO and dismiss everyone who had violated Church policy or the law. Hubbard married his third wife, Mary Sue Whipp, in 1952. Hubbard spread allegations that she was a Communist secret agent and repeatedly denounced her to the FBI. Alternative_Effort 7 mo. [44], One of their primary targets was the IRS, with which Scientology was engaged in a bitter battle over tax exemptions. My Will is all changed. According to Northrup, Hubbard began beating her when they were in Florida in the summer of 1946. After the British Sunday Times newspaper published an expos of Hubbard's membership of the O.T.O. Sorted by date as received from FBI archives. While previously published books have mentioned part of this . Only two months later, over 55,000 copies had been sold and 500 Dianetics groups had been set up across the United States. That title that states that L. Ron Hubbard built the Georgia Guidestones is absurd. "[79] Hubbard also gave a new explanation of why he had been involved with Jack Parsons and the O.T.O. [73] The controversy surrounding the divorce had severely dented his reputation. Mary Sue Hubbard was still asserting her authority over the GO from her position as Controller. [57] In May 1981, he met with Mary Sue to tell her that her position as Controller of the Guardian's Office was untenable. I have no revenge motive nor am I trying to angle this broader than it is. "[43], By October, the Foundation's financial affairs had reached a crisis point. Although he bluffed it out initially, a warrant was issued for his arrest in August. [16] They remained there until 1957, when Hubbard returned to lecture at the Academy of Scientology in Washington, D.C., with Mary Sue and the children following later. [33] She later recalled: "I would often entertain him with plots so he could write. Northrup told Cooper that Hubbard was a dangerous lunatic, and that although her own life had been transformed when she left him, she was still afraid both of him and of his followers,[92] whom she later described as looking "like Mormons, but with bad complexions. Photo by the Miami Daily News. They used to have fierce husband and wife domestic arguments. She soon began an affair with Hubbard, who had just been divorced from his second wife Sara, and moved in with him within only a few weeks of arriving in Wichita. His search was unsuccessful and he released her at Yuma Airport across the state line in Arizona. [41] Its eventual downfall was to result from the use of illegal methods, ordered and authorized by Mary Sue, to further its campaign. TIL L Ron Hubbard's first wife once discovered two love letters the Scientology founder had written, to two different women, in the couple's outgoing mail. She was also a very attractive woman, which helped to draw people into the Church. At the order of both of the Hubbards, the GO ran scores of operations against Scientology's enemies. There followed a turbulent period during which Ron successfully wrested his materials from the early boards of directors. The practice of culling supposedly confidential "P.C. He accused Communists of destroying his business, ruining his health and withholding material of interest to the US Government. L Ron Hubbard was an American author, philosopher, and the founder of the 'Church of Scientology.' He started as a writer of science fiction but later moved to self-help and psychology-related topics. Dissmissed [sic] in February when affiliations discovered. The Church sued in 1982 and Mary Sue joined the suit, charging that Armstrong had committed an "invasion of privacy". [27] The trip had the air of a punishment detail and was dubbed the "liability cruise"; conditions on board were reportedly appalling. Things like, "Be his wife, have a family that looks good, not have a divorce." "[34] One night while they were living beside a frozen lake in Stroudsburg, Hubbard hit her across the face with his .45 pistol. The final version of Dianetics was written at Bay Head, New Jersey in a cottage which the science fiction editor John W. Campbell had found for the Hubbards. [69] She was sent to the federal prison in Lexington, Kentucky, to serve her sentence,[70] though in the end, she was released after only a year of imprisonment.[71].