Corydon purchased the Riverside California YMCA building in 1974 to be used as a Church of Scientology franchise.
Following raids on the greater organization by the FBI in 1977, and reorganization to consolidate missions under Scientology Missions International in 1982, Corydon continued running the site as an independent Scientology group for several years before becoming disillusioned with the practice.
Corydon fought a ten-year legal battle with the church over ownership of the building, which he won in 1992.
[2] During this time Corydon was interviewed on several news programs to promote the book, including CBS [3] and CNN.
A revised edition was printed in 1992 and 1995 by Stuart's company Barricade Books without crediting DeWolf's authorship.