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“Cave Mountain” links lost girl to a ’70s cult killing in Arkansas

Published March 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arkansas, cults

A quarter-century after 6-year-old Haley Zega vanished in the Ozarks, her cousin revisits the story in a new book that connects the disappearance to a 1978 murder. The big picture: Part folksy family tale, part journalistic deep dive and part…[Continue Reading...]

GED KEARNEY MP: ‘I said “he never hit me”, but he trapped me in silence and control.’

Published March 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, coercive control, survivor story

For too long, coercive control has been the "invisible" reality of domestic abuse, leaving thousands of Australian women without clear legal recognition of their experiences. While NSW, Queensland and South Australia have now criminalised coercive control, other states and territories…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-minister admits lobbying for Unification Church’s name change

Published March 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Japan, political influence, Unification Church

A former Cabinet minister has admitted to lobbying in support of the Unification Church’s controversial 2015 name change, telling The Asahi Shimbun he acted because the group had provided him with crucial election support. Yoshiaki Harada, 81, a former environment…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise’s first wife Mimi Rogers got him into Scientology then made shock claim about his sex life… see her now at 70

Published March 8, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Mimi Rogers, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise's first wife Mimi Rogers cut a glamorous and radiant figure when she surfaced in Los Angeles in a rare recent sighting. Rogers was married to Cruise from 1987 to 1990, and during the time they were together she…[Continue Reading...]

America’s most hated family now – homophobic ‘cult’ and woman who escaped

Published March 8, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Phelps family, survivor stories, Westboro Baptist Church

Once dubbed America's "most hated family" thanks to their shocking hateful views on the LGBTQ+ community, some of those who starred on Louis Theroux documentary Surviving America's Most Hated Family in 2019 have completely transformed their lives. The family within…[Continue Reading...]

The bizarre legal battle for the corpse of Charles Manson

Published March 8, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged burial, Charles Manson, cult leader, physical remains

Like everything to do with Charles Manson, there probably wasn’t a real reason that he called his followers his “family”; he just made a bunch of shit up, and people bought it, hook, line and sinker. That’s the open secret…[Continue Reading...]

Irish-based Christian sect ‘protected abusers for decades’

Published March 7, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cults, sexual abuse, two by twos

The Irish authorities are liaising with the FBI as part of a widening international investigation into alleged sexual abuse within a Christian sect founded in Ireland. The sect, commonly known as the Two by Twos, is facing documented allegations via…[Continue Reading...]

One killed as rival cult groups clash in Kwara

Published March 7, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, death, gangs, Nigeria, violence

A middle-aged man was reportedly killed on Friday following a violent clash between suspected rival cult groups at the popular Oja-Oba Market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. PUNCH Online reports that the incident, which occurred in the busy commercial…[Continue Reading...]

Tokyo High Court Orders Dissolution of Unification Church

Published March 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, dissolution, Japan, Unification Church

On March 4, the Tokyo High Court ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) under the Religious Corporations Act, following a request by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and…[Continue Reading...]

Mayor faces backlash over intended proclamation

Published March 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alabama, L. Ron Hubbard, proclamation, Scientologists, Scientology

Milledgeville Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan is facing flack on social media this week about what was to be a proclamation honoring Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The proclamation was to be presented at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, but since the…[Continue Reading...]