Netflix released the documentary "In the Name of God: Betrayal" in March 2023, exposing the crimes of four major South Korean cult leaders, including the Shincheonji Church. The cult's leader, Jung Myung-seok, who preyed on over 3 female followers, was…[Continue Reading...]
A Durham man has given a harrowing insight into life inside one of the UK's most notorious cults. John Everett was a member of the Jesus Fellowship Church - known more commonly as the Jesus Army - between 1977 and…[Continue Reading...]
Amy Duggar King is standing by her truth. After the reality star slammed her Uncle Jim Bob Duggar and Aunt Michelle Duggar's Christian fundamentalist beliefs in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, she shared insight into her decision to speak…[Continue Reading...]
If you think cults are fringe groups revealed once in a Blue Moon, think again. The producers behind Hulu and Freeform’s chilling docuseries How I Escaped My Cult, executive producers David Karabinas and Brad Bernstein, just pulled back the curtain…[Continue Reading...]
A small Christian commune that aspired to create heaven on Earth grew to become a cult in which sexual and physical abuse was perpetuated in plain sight. The Jesus Army church recruited thousands of people to live in close-knit, puritanical…[Continue Reading...]
Japanese authorities have warned that the son of a cult leader behind the deadly sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo's subway network in 1995 is now the leader of a successor group. The cult, Aum Shinrikyo was disbanded and its…[Continue Reading...]
A large operation was seen unfolding in Tujunga on Friday morning when federal and local law enforcement served a search warrant for alleged sex trafficking at a home owned by a controversial pastor and subject of the Netflix docuseries “Dancing…[Continue Reading...]
TUJUNGA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Search warrants were served and several people were detained Friday at a Tujunga property tied to Shekinah Church, which was founded by Robert Israel Shinn and was the subject of the documentary "Dancing for the…[Continue Reading...]
TEXAS COUNTY, OH - During a preliminary trial, two defendants who are alleged members of the anti-government group known as "God's Misfits," and have been accused of murdering two Kansas women in 2024, shared testimony of the murders. Paul Grice,…[Continue Reading...]
Online company Twin Flames is under investigation by the Michigan attorney general for “coercive control” over its members. The group offers help to people looking to find a lifelong romantic partner. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian spoke with a former member…[Continue Reading...]
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