Two years ago, Issa Ali’s mother took all her belongings and left her family to join followers of the charismatic church leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge in the Shakahola forest in south-east Kenya. “He told them that’s where Jesus’ second coming…[Continue Reading...]
NAIROBI, May 1 (Reuters) - Pathologists started autopsies on Monday on more than 100 bodies linked to a Kenyan religious cult whose leader allegedly instructed them to starve themselves to death in order to be the first to go to…[Continue Reading...]
With the country still coming to grips with the mass killings in Shakahola in Malindi, more questions continue to be raised but with little or no answers at all. For instance, the pregnant question that remains unanswered is why Pastor…[Continue Reading...]
For years, the small Mormon enclave of Rexburg in east Idaho has proudly dubbed itself 'America's family community' - a slogan that's emblazoned on municipal buildings around the city as a symbol of its fierce embrace of traditional values. But…[Continue Reading...]
Ezekiel Odero is being detained and investigated for murder, aiding suicide, abduction, radicalisation, genocide, crimes against humanity, child cruelty, fraud, money laundering and being an accessory to crimes His lawyers said their client is not linked in any way to…[Continue Reading...]
A man accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl following a "revelation" from imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. Court records show that Heber Pearson Jeffs pleaded guilty on Tuesday to third-degree felony custodial interference…[Continue Reading...]
KIRTLAND, Ohio — On October 24, 2006, Jeffrey Lundgren, who was convicted of murdering a Missouri family, received a lethal injection at a correctional facility in Lucasville, Ohio. Lundgren was originally from Independence, Missouri and claimed to be a prophet…[Continue Reading...]
A month after prosecutors say Doomsday author Chad Daybell colluded with his paramour to kill her two children, he called 911 about another death—this one a little closer to home. “I’m Chad the husband. She’s clearly dead,” Daybell is heard…[Continue Reading...]
The Communication Authority (CA) has taken action against two TV stations associated with cult leader Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church and Pastor Ezekiel Odero of New Life International Church. According to CA Director General Ezra Chiloba, the two…[Continue Reading...]
Thai cops arrested a Chinese cult leader who refers to herself as the “Mother of the Universe” and claims to be the leader of the ‘Universal Lion Federation.’ She has been accused of fraudulently claiming she can communicate with deities,…[Continue Reading...]
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