Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa
A true crime investigation exposing the Philadelphia cult operating as the MOVE Organization. Told by survivors and insiders, Murder At Ryans Run reveals abuse, lies, and lost lives—plus exclusive tapes, FBI files, and real-time reporting of a daring cult escape. This is the story MOVE leaders don’t want you to hear.
Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa
Episodes
We'll Burn This House Down - Ramona Africa's Letter
Two days before the 1985 fire that killed 5 children and 6 adults inside 6221 Osage Avenue, MOVE’s Minister of Information, Ramona Africa, sent a letter to police: “We will burn this motherf***ing house down and burn you up with us.” This handw...
Mike Africa Jr. Version 2001 - Part 1
In this immersive, unedited episode, you’re sitting in the basement of MOVE headquarters in West Philly—24 years ago—listening as Michael Davis (known publicly as Mike Africa Jr., and within MOVE by the nickname “Puga,” which he no longer uses ...
Mike Africa Jr. Version 2001 - Part Deux
This is Part 2—or as they say in France (where MOVE often solicits donations for themselves and Mumia)—Part Deux. It’s not as shocking as Part 1, but it’s still never-before-heard audio from 2001, recorded in the basement of MOVE’s Phill...
Mike Africa Jr.'s Tales of Richmond - Factchecked
When memoir meets mythology, what happens to historical truth? This gripping episode investigates Mike Africa Jr.'s vivid account of his childhood in Richmond, Virginia, revealing a remarkable disconnect between his published narrative and docu...
Straight Outta Holmesburg -MOVE’s Prison Recruiting—and One Inmates Encounter With Their "God"
The shadows of Philadelphia's MOVE organization stretch far beyond the infamous 1985 bombing on Osage Avenue. Through an exclusive interview with Richard Garland—a former gang member who encountered MOVE while incarcerated at Holmesburg Prison—...
Fan Mail
hi I love your show, I’m just an amateur interested person who has been reading about MOVE for a couple years now. I heard you mention something in the new episode that I have tried and failed to look up a few times which is what on earth happened at the 1981 trial?? It seems to be a very important event that has been little reported on. How did the seemingly very heavy charges just go away? JA wouldn’t have been the first cult leader to have worked with the feds. I always just thought it was a super weird gap… thanks again for your work
Springfield, Massachusetts
