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

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.

DRUGS

Granny by Day, Drug Lord by Night—How “Gangsta Debbs” Built an £80M Empire with Her Kids

She drew her children into crime and flooded her community with cocaine. Now Deborah Mason is trading Gucci for a prison cell.

SCIENTOLOGISTS

In the Driver’s Seat: How One Man Took Control of His Mind and His Mission

A Scientology Network Meet a Scientologist profile features Jimmy Alauria, a second-generation auto shop owner who overcame crippling anxiety—and built a thriving business that uplifts his whole community. 

MENTAL HEALTH

Cover-Up for Profit: How Psychiatry Suppressed the Truth About Irreversible PSSD—For Decades

Evidence suggests drugmakers manipulated trials and government failed to respond while patients live with permanent loss of sexual function.

DRUGS

Speedballing Fuels a Deadly Drug Trend Sweeping the US

Speedballing is the cartel’s newest formula for addiction—and for death. Some 35,000 Americans die each year from fatal drug cocktails mixing opioids and stimulants.

DRUGS

Cartel Hacks Cameras to Hunt FBI Agent and Informants: DOJ Report

A newly released report shows a cartel weaponizing hacked surveillance to intimidate, locate and kill those who cooperate with law enforcement.