David Miscavige (b. 1960)
The Corporate Fortifier — Absolute Control Without Legal Exposure
High school dropout leads to Chairman of the Board, RTC. Outmaneuvered Hubbard's designated successors by fabricating an FBI raid threat to seize the OT documents. Orchestrated the 1982 corporate shell restructuring (RTC/CSI/CST) that compartmentalizes liability so he has absolute operational control with zero legal exposure.
Created The Hole at Gold Base where senior executives were imprisoned for years. Wife Shelly unseen since 2007 — LAPD closed the case. Heber Jentzsch (CSI President) disappeared into The Hole, died 2025 after two decades erased.