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The Turning: River Road (Season 3) is about Lindsay Tornambe who at 13 years old, was chosen by the leader of her family’s cult for a special role. She became one of the youngest Maidens of River Road Fellowship in rural Minnesota. After a ritualistic ceremony that married her and other girls to their leader, she endured more than a decade of mental and physical abuse, hidden from outsiders. But Lindsay and a friend decided to escape. They became the whistleblowers who prompted an international manhunt in 2014. It would bring the entire cult crumbling to the ground. A ten-part series from Rococo Punch and iHeartPodcasts. The Turning: River Road is part of the iHeart True Crime+ Apple Podcasts Channel—and this summer, we’re offering a 30-day free trial! Get early access, 100% ad-free listening, and exclusive bonus content. Available for a limited time. Open Apple Podcasts, search “iHeart True Crime+,” and subscribe today.

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S3:EP 1 - The Camp

2025/07/08

PART ONE - "I never thought it would develop into what it was." For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 2 - Summer of Love

2025/07/08

PART TWO - “He was more important than their husbands. He was more important than their children. He was more important than anything.” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a description of child sexual abuse. Please listen with discretion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 3 - The Maidens

2025/07/08

PART THREE - “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a description of child sexual abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 4 - Predator and Prey

2025/07/15

PART FOUR - “He would say, 'Lindsay is the old flesh, and you need to become a new man in Christ. Lindsay has to die.'” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a discussion of fatphobia, extreme dieting and disordered eating behaviors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 5 - Paradise Lost

2025/07/22

PART FIVE - "I was totally in. Totally committed. Ready to take a bullet for him if needed." For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a discussion of the dynamics of child sexual abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 6 - The Choice

2025/07/29

PART SIX - “It was like I was kept underground for so long and then just spit out at 23. I call it when I entered the real world. And it was a whole other world than what it had been.” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a discussion of child sexual abuse and self-harm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 7 - Manhunt

2025/08/05

PART SEVEN - “When I think of it now, it was almost like he prophesied his own demise. For all those years, Victor was the predator and I was the prey. And then he became the prey." For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a discussion of child sexual abuse and self-harm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 8 - The One Thing

2025/08/12

PART EIGHT - “It was absolutely the one thing – the one thing, if I can pick one thing – it is the one thing that allowed me to begin to heal.” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a discussion of child sexual abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 9 - Jess

2025/08/19

PART NINE - "The trees would be swaying, and you could almost feel the leaves moving. Maybe we would start humming, making up a melody. The worries and the fear just melted away. All the bad things, and all the good things, none of it mattered. I could sit back and relax and breathe. It was this moment of just feeling – safe and almost – loved by her. just a true sister and friend, not feeling judged or afraid. It felt like we were the only two people in the world in that moment." For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode discusses suicide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 10 - Beyond Fear

2025/08/26

PART TEN - “There were moments when I remember being in such a dark place, feeling so hopeless, and the curiosity of the next day I think helped keep me going. It doesn't matter how dark the day is. Just be curious about tomorrow.” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 11 - Postscript: Lindsay

2025/09/02

A year and a half after our first interview, we sit down with Lindsay one last time to ask her the questions you’ve been wondering about. For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3:EP 12 - Postscript: Christa

2025/09/09

Christa was born into River Road Fellowship. In our final conversation, she remembers how she first realized she was in a cult, and tells us parts of the story we haven’t covered yet. For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing The Turning: River Road (Season 3)

2025/07/01

When the most vulnerable within a community go unprotected, how can they find the strength to push their way out? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall

2025/10/20

We're sharing an episode of a new podcast from CBC, called The Devil You Know. In The Devil You Know, Sarah Marshall explores the tangled web of the Satanic Panic, a journey that will take you everywhere from Victoria, B.C. to rural Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas. This is a show about the people who experienced the Satanic Panic in real-time—the believers, the skeptics, the bystanders, the wrongfully-convicted. What was it like to be a psychologist told to look for Satanists in every case; a mother slowly recovering memories of supposed Satanic abuse; a teenager accused of conspiracy to murder? The stories of these eyewitnesses point us toward the real underlying problems—individual and societal—that the Panic was a response to. The fault, as ever, was not with Satanists, but in ourselves. You can find The Devil You Know at https://link.mgln.ai/SrbDHF See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S2: Ep 1 - Only I Can See You

2023/01/24

PART ONE - "He used to say, 'What are you looking at dear? You can't see you. Only I can see you.'" For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/turningtranscripts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4.6 out of 5

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★★★★★

LindsaySull30 2026/01/31

Wow!

This is such an incredible listen. This was really well produced. Sound quality was amazing, intro music beautiful. A great listen if you’re into cult...

★★★★★

Cherie Marie 2026/01/14

Edge of my seat, tears, closure

Wonderful podcast, well handled and full of kindness. One of my favorites on cults.

★★★★★

Luda Crew 2025 2026/01/11

Exceptional

Well done. I absolutely loved this podcast. I listened to it in one sitting. The host lets the story unfold naturally. She does not interject her ...

★★★★★

ehlacs 2025/12/04

Great quality

The music is nice and hosts voices are soft and calm, they also seem to take a thoughtful approach to their reporting. The story itself, I wouldn’t sa...

★★★★★

soul24 2025/12/02

Season 3 is amazing

I didn’t like Season 1, but gave the show another try with Season 3. I’m really glad that I did. I’ve listened to a lot of cult stories but this one...

★★★★★

MariellaSF 2025/11/19

Brave & Courageous

Thank you Lindsay, Jess and Christa for sharing your stories with us, so vulnerably and courageously. I’m so sorry for all you endured. Thank you Erik...

★★★★★

katieomi 2025/11/17

Excellent Podcast!!!

I LOVE this podcast. Erika and Elin are amazing reporters and their team does great work! If you like to get deeper into tough stories, you’ll love th...

★★★★★

Maybe swearing will help 2025/11/11

Professionally Executed

Just finished season 3. I was impressed by the level of professionalism and grace that was used in the making of this podcast. Excellent work. I’m goi...

★★★★★

Jacobi55 2025/11/05

Highly recommended

Terrific podcast told from the survivor’s perspective. The courage these young ladies had going up against their abuser is inspiring!

★★★★★

JackieC814 2025/11/04

Best podcast ever

I have never felt so compelled to write a review as I do now…I have listened to countless hours of podcasts and this is hands down the best series I h...

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