Category: Cult Crimes

Chad Daybell Death Penalty Update: ‘Doomsday’ Prophet Gets Legal Win

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Ajudge has acknowledged "extraordinary circumstances" in "Doomsday cult" dad Chad Daybell's case and granted his appellate attorneys more time to file for post-conviction relief. Daybell 55, was sentenced to death in June for his role in killing his first wife,…[Continue Reading...]

More charges laid over sect member’s alleged historic offending against children

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The number of historical sex charges laid against a Northland man who was part of a secretive sect has tripled since police arrested him last month. The 79-year-old now faces 55 charges relating to six victims who were young boys…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan Pastor Investigated for Cult Activities Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

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A pastor in Kenya is under investigation for allegedly leading a cult and committing sexual abuse against women and girls within his congregation, according to police reports. The pastor, Daniel Mururu, who leads the East African Pentecostal Churches of Kenya…[Continue Reading...]

The Black Axe cult, founded in Nigeria in 1977, has been linked to acts of violence, murder, terror, and now money laundering and fraud globally.

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The Black Axe insignia depicts the black axe that cuts the chain that ties black hands, and the cult colours are black and yellow. Black Axe members are primarily recruited during university education. They engage in fraud, trafficking, prostitution, and…[Continue Reading...]

Toowoomba sect members on trial for death of Elizabeth Struhs had ‘common purpose’, judge rules

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Elizabeth Struhs died of diabetic ketoacidosis in January 2022 due to the withdrawal of her insulin medication, the Queensland supreme court has previously heard.Elizabeth Struhs died of diabetic ketoacidosis in January 2022 due to the withdrawal of her insulin medication,…[Continue Reading...]

Two by Twos sect accusations: Kerikeri man facing historical sex charges set to enter plea at next court date

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A Kerikeri man facing a raft of historical sex charges involving young boys is expected to enter a plea when he appears in court this month. The 79-year-old was arrested as part of an investigation into accusations of sex offending…[Continue Reading...]

Former Unification Church lodges appeal with Japan’s top court

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A religious group formerly known as the Unification Church has lodged an appeal with Japan's Supreme Court over a fine imposed by a lower court. The education and culture ministry requested a court order in October last year seeking the…[Continue Reading...]

‘The Order’ Review: Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult in an Explosive Crime Drama About the White-Supremacist Cult of the 1980s

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There’s a scene in “The Order,” a riveting and explosive docudrama about the dawn of the modern American white-supremacist movement in the 1980s, that creeps you out in a very eye-opening way. Two leaders of the movement are meeting on…[Continue Reading...]

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