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David Mitchell, Weekly Editor Who Exposed a Corrupt Cult, Dies at 79

His tiny California newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its exposé of Synanon, a renowned drug rehabilitation program that had turned into a violent operation.

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Deaths (Obituaries), Marin County (Calif), Mitchell, David V, News and News Media, Newspapers, Point Reyes (Calif), Point Reyes Light, Pulitzer Prizes, Religious Cults, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Synanon Foundation
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