In a shocking testimony before Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Leah Juma, the seventh prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre terrorism-related case described the harrowing experience of being compelled to aid in the fasting death of his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The…[Continue Reading...]
Hulu’s new documentary Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown explores the terrifying murders that took place in the small town of Jonestown in 1978. Reports indicate that a cult leader, Jim Jones, established Jonestown in Guyana in 1974 and instructed…[Continue Reading...]
Heroic cop Rachel McCrow's heartbreaking final act as she lay dying in the dirt of a killer family’s doomsday cult compound has been revealed. Constable McCrow was shot and killed with Constable Matt Arnold after they entered the remote property…[Continue Reading...]
Yulanda Williams was 12 years old when her family joined the People’s Temple – a religious cult that led to the deaths of more than 900 followers. But before Williams and her family found themselves at the center of "a…[Continue Reading...]
Convicted polygamist Warren Jeffs, once a Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints leader (FLDS), is now in prison with no release date. Over the years, Jeffs and the FLDS church have become the subject of multiple true-crime documentaries for their controversial practices. As…[Continue Reading...]
Hundreds of texts between members of a faith-healing group in the week a young girl lay dying from her diabetic condition have been revealed in court. Fourteen members of the religious circle known as The Saints are on trial charged…[Continue Reading...]
A member of a cult-like church group charged with causing a diabetic girl's death told his father 'peace, healing and comfort are your birthright', urging him to have a 'peaceful sleep' as the child lay dying. Texts sent by members…[Continue Reading...]
An alleged "cult" member accused of storming an Essex court to try and kidnap a coroner has claimed he was "doing what he was supposed to". Matthew Martin took to the stand at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday (July 22)…[Continue Reading...]
Founder of the Satlok Ashram and the Kabir Panth religious sect, self-styled Godman Sant Rampal first made headlines during a violent clash in 2006. The conflict began when Sant Rampal made derogatory remarks about Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the…[Continue Reading...]
A woman standing trial alongside 13 others over the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs had “very quickly” become a “different person” less than three months after joining the religious group allegedly linked to her death, a court was told. The…[Continue Reading...]
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