Cult in new true crime doc has Hyannis ties. What to know about Twelve Tribes.

Published March 16, 2026 By admin

A documentary about the Twelve Tribes, a controversial religious group with a community in Hyannis, is set to premiere on Investigation Discovery this week.

“People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult” will air Monday, March 16, profiling the worldwide Christian fundamentalist movement founded in the 1970s by Gene Spriggs in Tennessee, according to People.

The group calls itself a “confederation of twelve self-governing tribes, made up of self-governing communities.” Members follow the Old and New Testaments, and “live like the early disciples in Acts chapters 2 and 4,” according to The Twelve Tribes website.

Investigation Discovery said the documentary will “reveal how unwavering religious practices and the weaponization of ‘the fear of God’ often control every aspect of life within the group.” The show features “illuminating interviews with brave former insiders who found the courage to walk away,” the network said.

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