Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his associates could be detained without charge for up to a year, court documents show. The state has invoked the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which allows for up to 360 days of extended detention…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — The head of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), Jey Rence Quilario or Senior Agila, faced the prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a clarificatory hearing Monday on complaints of abuses allegedly committed by his…[Continue Reading...]
BOISE — Lori Vallow Daybell’s new attorney has filed an amended notice of appeal and is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to take a closer look at over a dozen issues in the case. Craig Durham, an appellate attorney based…[Continue Reading...]
In an unfolding tale of religious extremism and human tragedy, the 14 members of a religious outfit implicated in the death of an eight-year-old child, Elizabeth Struhs, have been permitted an hour of congregation while remaining incarcerated. Brendan Luke Stevens,…[Continue Reading...]
A female 'cult member' has pleaded guilty to murder after luring her victim and his girlfriend into a forest and fatally shooting him in August 2022. Yasmine Hider, 21, accepted murder, kidnapping and robbery charges for killing college student Adam…[Continue Reading...]
BOISE, Idaho — On Wednesday, Lori Vallow-Daybell's attorneys filed an amended notice of appeal regarding her murder convictions. In the documents, they're asking for reporter transcripts from 35 specific days throughout her years-long case, ranging from May 2021 through July…[Continue Reading...]
The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo (now on Netflix) is the second grueling documentary in the last year about the crimes perpetrated by Mexican religious leader Naason Joaquin Garcia. This Netflix original follows 2022’s HBO three-parter Unveiled: Surviving La…[Continue Reading...]
A 60-year-old Las Cruces man admitted to police that he made a threatening phone call to an unnamed Texas Congresswoman. Our news partners at KVIA report that 60-year-old Michael David Fox admitted to Las Cruces police that he threatened to “put…[Continue Reading...]
Now this is a strange one. Unsurprising, at this point, but strange nonetheless. There are corners of Holy Mother Church in which .css-1kzkd1m{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#FF3A30;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:background 0.4s;transition:background 0.4s;word-break:break-word;background:linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff 50%, #d5dbe3 50%, #d5dbe3);-webkit-background-size:100% 200%;background-size:100% 200%;}.css-1kzkd1m:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;-webkit-background-position:100% 100%;background-position:100% 100%;} weird ideas beget weird behavior. From…[Continue Reading...]
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