THE CLARKSVILLE LEAF-CHRONICLE

Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

10 March 1939

(page 5)

Slaying Probers Uncover Cult.

High Priest Smith           Priestess Kuhl           Deacon Carroll

While police continued search for the murder of Anya Sosoyeva, Los Angeles, Cal., co-ed, the existence of a student group, the “Thelemites,” was revealed. The organization is known to the students as the “Purple Cult.” Among its officials are Wilford [sic] Smith [Wilfred Talbot Smith], high priest; Regina Kuhl [sic] [Regina Kahl], priestess, and Luther Carroll, deacon.