# The Rise and Fall of a Man Who Called Himself God

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes-7823215/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-man-who-called-himself-god
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes-7823215/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-man-who-called-himself-god.md
Podcast: [U.S HIDDEN CRIMES](https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes-7823215)
Published: 2026-07-20T17:45:46+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/78398d31-91be-41f9-aee5-0ff03242f534--73071962
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73071962/78398d31_91be_41f9_aee5_0ff03242f534.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/u-s-hidden-crimes-7823215/episodes/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-man-who-called-himself-god
Duration seconds: 3297

## Resource

In the sun-drenched streets of 1980s Miami, a charismatic preacher named Hulan Mitchell transformed himself into "Yahweh Ben Yahweh," building a fifty million dollar empire on the backs of the desperate and the devoted. Behind the polished temples and mayoral proclamations lay a hidden campaign of machete murders, severed ears, and silenced dissenters, all carried out in the name of a man who called himself God. This is the story of how faith curdled into fear, and how a decade of quiet, courageous investigation finally tore the mask from one of America's most chilling cult leaders. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes--6962513/support . Got a tip or a case we should investigate? Email us at krimepodcast@gmail.com. We post new episodes every day. Follow and subscribe so you never miss one. This episode includes AI-generated content.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/u-s-hidden-crimes-7823215/episodes/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-man-who-called-himself-god/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes-7823215/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-man-who-called-himself-god.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.