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How Australian Doomsday cult leader lured a 14-year-old girl into sex by posing as the Virgin Mary before fathering her child – and the discovery of old letters that sealed his downfall

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In 1993, teenager Stefanie Hinrichs was dreaming of owning a horse, leaving school, and marrying Hollywood heart-throb Keanu Reeves. But God had other plans for the dreamy 13-year-old. Stefanie's devout German family belonged to a controversial Doomsday cult led by…[Continue Reading...]

Female cult leaders, clay creatures and pink rooms: highlights from this year’s Outsider Art Fair in New York

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The Outsider Art Fair’s 31st edition has brought 64 galleries’ stands of work from self-taught, folk, naïve and outsider artists—including 12 first-time exhibitors—to New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea. As ever, the fair is a rich and eclectic offering; below…[Continue Reading...]

‘In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal’: Kim Ki-Soon’s Baby Garden Cult, Mistreatment, and Death of a Young Boy

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Audiences of Netflix’s In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal are advised that the docuseries goes into detail about the crimes committed at Kim Ki-soon’s Baby Garden cult. While the crimes of JMS leader Jeong Myeong-seok seemed appalling, Baby…[Continue Reading...]

Judge splits trials of ‘Doomsday cult’ mom, husband charged with children’s murders

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A married couple accused in a bizarre doomsday-focused triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce determined that Lori Vallow Daybell would stand trial as planned on April 3, but Chad…[Continue Reading...]

Cult Expose: Netflix Defeats Injunction, Airs ‘In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal’ Documentary on Korean Religious Leaders

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Netflix and Korean public broadcaster MBC on Thursday defeated a court application for an injunction to stop the airing of their documentary “In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal.” The 8-part series began airing from Friday (March 3). It…[Continue Reading...]

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