Doomsday cult preacher Paul Mackenzie contacted his followers while in jail and convinced them to starve themselves to death in a fasting ritual, preliminary police investigations indicate. More than 450 graves were discovered in the Shakahola Forest, Malindi, in 2023,…[Continue Reading...]
A cult leader and self-professed prophet will fight allegations that he and his wife groomed a girl for several years, starting when she was only six. William Kamm, known to his followers as 'Little Pebble', allegedly called the child, wrote…[Continue Reading...]
A Texas woman has told Sky News an African "cult" brainwashed, lured and coerced her daughter to move 4,000 miles away to a Scottish forest by preying on her vulnerabilities. Aspiring lawyer Kaura Taylor, 21, was reported missing from Dallas…[Continue Reading...]
The only thing more chilling than Wayward is the fact that it is based on reality. Following its release on Sept. 25, the eight-part Netflix series quickly rose to the streaming platform's Top 10. The show was created by Mae…[Continue Reading...]
On Dec. 12, 1972, cult leader John Robert Stevens made a big announcement: he was a time traveler. “I had a real meeting with the Lord,” Stevens told his followers in the Living Word Fellowship (LWF), also called the Walk.…[Continue Reading...]
Hollywood history is littered with unusual coincidences, and they don’t come much stranger than two stars of a family-friendly Disney movie ending up holding positions in organisations that were later alleged to be cults, although one is admittedly much clearer…[Continue Reading...]
Nicole Kidman's almost two decade long marriage to Keith Urban is rumoured to be coming to an end, but before that, she was married to another famous face. Her 11 year marriage to Tom Cruise ended in a brutal divorce…[Continue Reading...]
Victorians with lived experiences of cults and organised fringe groups have bravely shared the impact its had on them and others as part of a parliamentary inquiry. The Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee conducted an anonymous questionnaire to…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hak-ja, the Unification Church leader detained on the 22nd, reportedly requested a review of detention legality from the court on the 29th, arguing that the detention decision was unjust. The court must decide on release or dismissal within 48…[Continue Reading...]
Fresh revelations have emerged in the ongoing Shakahola massacre trial, with Shanzu court being told that controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie allegedly forged key documents to register his religious organisation, Good News International Church. The claims were made as prosecutors…[Continue Reading...]
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