THE SMELL OF THE GUILD

Gary Stroud was an ex-Ohio police officer, with a reputation for up-holding the law with passion and integrity.

His wife Diane had devoted years of her life to her hometown council, too.

They were a respectable couple in the community.

So it naturally came as a huge shock to their friends and neighbours when Gary announced, out of the blue, that Diane had left him.

He also claimed that she had run off to join a cult.

Questions started to be asked, the answers would shock and disgust the small community.

Gary and Diane Stroud lived together in Mentor-on-the Lake, in northeast Ohio.

Gary, 58, had