Children in a 1960s trailer park cult in Arizona were whipped with belts, sexually abused, separated from their families, forced to run naked through the commune and locked in a dark root cellar for days, according to survivors and court…[Continue Reading...]
ABDUL Karim (not his real name) was 30 years old in 1980, living in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Baru. Life was challenging. He was a father of five making a living selling drinks with his wife and taking on odd jobs…[Continue Reading...]
Say cult or cult leader and one will raise collective curiosity, even from those who don’t believe in such things. There’s something alluring about cults that reveal the psychological hold certain communities and their leaders can have on their followers…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — A sixth spiritual wife of an Arizona religious leader who sexually abused 10 underage girls in the name of God was sentenced to prison Wednesday afternoon. Leilani Barlow, who admitted to marrying her underage daughter off to…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX - Lori Vallow, the so-called "Doomsday Mom" who was convicted of murder in Idaho, appeared in a Maricopa County courtroom for the first time in months. Vallow is charged in the fatal shooting of her fourth husband Charles Vallow,…[Continue Reading...]
As the leader of an anti-establishment cult who built a devoted following based on his ability to defy the authorities, Mark Christopher has had a very bad week or so. Last Monday, the self-appointed Chief Judge Of England And All…[Continue Reading...]
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Anthony Tu, a Taiwan-born toxicologist known for aiding investigations into sarin attacks involving the AUM Shinrikyo cult in Japan, has died in Hawaii, his family said Wednesday. He was 94. The professor emeritus at Colorado State University…[Continue Reading...]
ACalifornia tribunal began hearings Monday on the fate of Olivet University, a college founded by the leader of a religious sect that is beset by criminal probes and lawsuits and is under growing media scrutiny. California's Board of Private Postsecondary…[Continue Reading...]
In history, there are few cult leaders who have been as talked-about as Charles Manson. The orchestrator behind the brutal killing of actress Sharon Tate and her friends, as well as a married couple living in Los Angeles, has long…[Continue Reading...]
Two people have been killed in a suspected cult clash in Makurdi, Benue State capital, on Sunday. The incident happened at Cornerstone vicinity around Gyado Villa in Makurdi metropolis. Source from the area explained that the incident happened around 8:40pm…[Continue Reading...]
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