When Elizabeth Smart was abducted in 2002, a seemingly picture-perfect life was shattered. The shocking kidnapping of the 14-year-old girl from her family home in one of Salt Lake City’s most upscale neighborhoods pierced the spirit of safety and fellowship…[Continue Reading...]
A joint probe team of prosecutors and police on Friday raided multiple sites linked to the Unification Church, escalating an investigation into suspected illegal political donations and possible collusion between religious organizations and lawmakers. Investigators carried out search-and-seizure operations at…[Continue Reading...]
A 60-something leader of a pseudo-religious group who referred to himself as a "god" and habitually sexually assaulted female followers, including his stepdaughter, has been indicted. He was also found to have mobilized a current public official to track down…[Continue Reading...]
Elizabeth Smart is back in the spotlight in January 2026 with a new feature documentary, Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart, arriving as a survivor-first account of her 2002 abduction and nine months in captivity. The film’s release is prompting fresh public discussion…[Continue Reading...]
Netflix’s newest true crime exploration, Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart, revisits the shocking 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart, who was taken at knifepoint from her family home in Salt Lake City, Utah, aged 14. At the time, Smart was sharing a bedroom…[Continue Reading...]
He’s one of Hollywood’s most compelling actors today, known for disappearing into roles that haunt and mesmerize. But his childhood was anything but ordinary. Born into a family that rejected conventional life, his parents abandoned the comforts of California to…[Continue Reading...]
When the Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader was convicted in April 2022, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams had a clear message: "Larry Ray is a predator. An evil man who did evil things." Lawrence "Larry" Ray was convicted of 15 criminal…[Continue Reading...]
A joint prosecution-police task force investigating allegations of collusion between religious groups and politicians raided the Unification Church’s Cheon Seung Jeon again on Tuesday. The search and seizure came a week after the task force carried out raids on major…[Continue Reading...]
A 44-year-old man was arrested in Tennessee this week in connection with the killing of a missing member of a “cult-like” religious group in the Inland Empire, authorities said. Ramon Ruiz Duran Jr., 44, was captured in Nashville on Jan.…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church is facing fresh scrutiny following allegations that its leader Han Hak-ja distributed dozens of luxury watches to senior aides just weeks before a special counsel probe, raising suspicions that the gifts were meant to erase or conceal…[Continue Reading...]
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