Losing Finders: How the US Government Worked to Keep the CIA Connection Secret

The scandal surrounding the Finders cult raises questions of ongoing significance about the rogue, untouchable nature of the CIA and its assets.

Elizabeth Vos
By Elizabeth Vos
The Finders CIA Feature photo

WASHINGTON -- The Finders Scandal -- events that took place several decades ago, which I have explored in the two previous parts of this series -- might be perceived as very much in the rear-view mirror. It is of great contemporary relevance, however, because it raises questions of ongoing significance -- particularly in an era where American-style

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The Finders: CIA Ties to Child Sex Cult Obscured as Coverage Goes from Sensationalism to Silence

The Finders trail would ultimately lead to allegations of a cult involved in ritual abuse, an international child-trafficking ring, evidence of child abuse confirmed and later denied, and ties with the CIA, which was alleged to have interfered in the case.

Elizabeth Vos
By Elizabeth Vos
The Finders CIA Feature photo

WASHINGTON -- In February 1987, an anonymous phone tip was called into the Tallahassee police department reporting that six children were dirty, hungry, and acting like animals in the custody of two well-dressed men in a Tallahassee, Florida park. That phone call would kick off the Finders scandal: a series of events and multiple investigations

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