DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - After three full days of testimony, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office rested its case Monday night in the rape trial of an accused cult leader. Prosecutors accused Eligio Bishop of assaulting a woman who tried…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — Testimony is underway in the trial of a man accused of heading up a polygamist cult. Eligio Bishop faces charges of rape, false imprisonment, and sending sexually explicit electronic transmissions without consent. Bishop, 41,…[Continue Reading...]
Cults are not unique to the United States, but there is a long history of cults in America. "Compared to other developed nations, the U.S. does have this consistent relationship with cults," Amanda Montell, author of "Cultish: The Language of…[Continue Reading...]
Mothers of children feared to have been 'abducted' by the followers of Warren Jeffs' radical polygamous cult say they have been given renewed hope of finding their loved ones as private investigators chase leads in Utah. The distraught moms, themselves…[Continue Reading...]
A religious cult leader, Roch Theriault, who had convinced his followers that the world was going to end in the late 1970s, subjected them to cruel tortures if they doubted him or tried to leave the group, according to this…[Continue Reading...]
The DeKalb County courtroom drama escalated as Rick Allen Ross, a recognized authority on cults, labeled Eligio Bishop a "destructive authoritarian leader" during the rape trial of the accused cult head. According to testimony highlighted by FOX 5 Atlanta, Ross,…[Continue Reading...]
In the heart of Ogwashi Uku, a seemingly tranquil community in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, the air now carries a tension that's hard to ignore. Last Thursday, an event occurred that has since altered the…[Continue Reading...]
The 18th annual Santa Monica Film Festival, which held in-person screenings on Saturday, February 3 and which is running online screenings through February 28, chose to feature and then give awards to some dangerous right-wing conspiracy theories masquerading as "documentary"…[Continue Reading...]
If there’s one thing social media loves, it’s a conspiracy theory. From who shot JFK to the existence of aliens, we’re all fascinated by anti-establishment narratives, whether we believe in them or not. Enter… the Illuminati, the centuries-old society that…[Continue Reading...]
Former That ’70s Show actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson has been transferred out of the maximum-security prison where he was to serve his 30-year sentence amid concerns for his safety. Masterson, 47, was moved to California Men’s Colony, a…[Continue Reading...]
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