Weeks of evidence have lifted the lid on what is surely one of the most depraved criminal conspiracies ever to reach the Old Bailey - an extreme body modification gang who cut off men's genitals, nipples and limbs for paying…[Continue Reading...]
A prosecutor called a longtime pastor of a Wichita Falls church a "charismatic cult leader" who engaged in mental manipulation to commit indecency with three young girls in his congregation. But a defense attorney said his client was targeted by…[Continue Reading...]
In this episode of "Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski," retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke discusses the psychological effects of cult-like belief systems and their impact on individuals involved in high-profile legal cases like those of Chad Daybell and Lori…[Continue Reading...]
BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - Wade Brayman, 65 of Liberty, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of gross sexual misconduct and aggravated assault over a year ago. Brayman received his sentence Thursday at Waldo County…[Continue Reading...]
Wade Brayman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of gross sexual misconduct and aggravated assault last year. Brayman allegedly sexually abused and controlled his victim using religion and other coercion tactics to "brainwash" them. The…[Continue Reading...]
A woman born into a church she describes as a “cult”, where she claims she was sexually abused and grew up not being allowed to wear makeup, cut her hair or use technology, is now not of any faith and…[Continue Reading...]
Dahn World, the contentious meditation company that has been accused of having ties with HYBE, denied rumors of being connected to HYBE groups BTS and NewJeans and of being a cult. The refutation was made in Dahn World's official statement,…[Continue Reading...]
During the 1950s, Detroit, like other urban cities, had startling numbers of residents suffering from drug abuse and the city became the ideal starting ground for the country's first drug rehabilitation programs. A new HBO Max docuseries, "The Synanon Fix,"…[Continue Reading...]
Learning that veteran Los Angeles Times reporter Bob Pool died, I remembered how he had transformed from a sinner to a saint in my eyes. In the 1980s, he covered the Church Universal and Triumphant led by Elizabeth Clare Prophet,…[Continue Reading...]
Why are we still drawn to cults and cult-like groups, and should we be doing more to protect people from them? Watch Insight episode Cult Following on Tuesday 30 April at 8.30pm on SBS and Nobody actively seeks out a…[Continue Reading...]
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