Logan H. Merrill

Investigative Reporter

ABOUT

Logan graduated from Brandeis University under the writing tutelage of famed playwright William Gibson. After authoring scripts for film and television, Logan shifted his focus to online journalism. He specializes in media and ethics, human rights and psychiatric abuse.

LATEST STORIES

SCIENTOLOGISTS

This Artist Turns European Castles Into Global Painting Retreats

A Scientology Network Meet a Scientologist profile features Julie Snyder, who blends her love of travel and art to create immersive workshops in castles and historic settings across Europe.

DRUGS

Polly Wanna Crackhead? Drug Dealer’s Parrot Turns Snitch in Blackpool Raid

A £1 million drug network unraveled thanks to covert police work and incriminating pet parrot footage. Key gang members have been sentenced to decades in prison.

VIOLATIONS

From Editorial Byline to Professional Flatline—Dan Wakeford Is the Grim Reaper of the Tabloids

From celebrity gossip to anti-religious propaganda, Wakeford’s brand of “journalism” leaves only wreckage behind.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Seven Arrested After Police Discover Underground Child Sex Trafficking Chamber in Rural Alabama

In a remote Alabama town, victims were drugged, restrained and raped for profit—while continuing to attend school. 

HATE

Federal Complaint Alleges Pervasive Antisemitism in Baltimore Schools

Teachers making Nazi jokes, students drawing swastikas and administrators doing nothing—Baltimore schools are now under federal scrutiny for failing to protect Jewish children.

SCIENTOLOGISTS

Scientology Turned His Life Around—Now Akio Kitaura Leads Japan’s No. 1 Gourmet Burger Brand

A Scientology Network Meet a Scientologist episode reveals how Kitaura built a first-place brand in a nation with 9,000 burger restaurants.

MENTAL HEALTH

Class Action Launched Over Illegal Preventive Psychiatric Detention in Quebec

Over 50,000 Québécois were involuntarily committed—illegally—between 2015 and 2024, triggering a landmark legal fight for accountability.

HATE

Marc & Claire Headley Admit Their Membership in “Anonymous,” a Criminal Hate Group

The Headleys’ proud confession of ties to a cybercrime syndicate is no shock given their long record of deceit and hate.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Faith at Work: OPM Declares Religious Freedom a Federal Workplace Priority

The federal government has drawn a new line: Religious freedom in the workplace isn’t optional—it’s a civil right. 

HUMAN RIGHTS

UK Government Calls for Public Help to Identify Human Trafficking Victims

A broken system. A public call to fix it. As the UK reels from rising trafficking cases, officials look to victims and frontline workers for answers.