Trust Me: The False Prophet drops today on Netflix, exposing a shocking investigation into a polygamist cult leader. A cult expert and videographer risked everything to bring down Samuel Bateman, who claimed to be Warren Jeffs’s successor and controlled over…[Continue Reading...]
The director of that documentary, Rachel Dretzin, returns with the story of how cult psychology expert Christine Marie and her videographer husband, Tolga Katas, infiltrated Warren Jeffs’ successor and helped bring him to justice. Trust Me: The False Prophet shines…[Continue Reading...]
There’s something about a cult documentary that is guaranteed to draw me in – whether it’s the fascinating original footage (for some reason, these organisations often seem to have members who are also film-makers), the shocking, true-crime stories or the…[Continue Reading...]
Newly released jailhouse bodycam video is raising questions - and eyebrows - about the mental state and belief system of “doomsday mom” Lori Vallow Daybell. The footage from July 2025 shows her being cited for contraband in prison, including M&Ms,…[Continue Reading...]
Trust Me: The False Prophet follows cult psychology expert Christine Marie and her videographer husband Tolga Katas, who moved to Short Creek, Utah, to document and support a community in crisis. In 2011, Warren Jeffs — leader of the breakaway…[Continue Reading...]
Netflix has dropped a true crime doc exploring who took over from Warren Jeffs as the leader of his controversial cult. Trust Me: The False Prophet has landed on Netflix with cult researcher Christine Marie and her husband and videographer…[Continue Reading...]
Harrison Hill’s new book The Oracle’s Daughter: The Rise and Fall of An American Cult goes inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and Sarah's dramatic exit from the group started by Deborah and Jim Green. Deborah remains at large…[Continue Reading...]
Those of you with a penchant for the macabre, like me, might be pretty familiar with some of the more infamous Texas cults throughout history. We have seen many of them come and go, sometimes with tragic stories ending in…[Continue Reading...]
Each year, government estimates suggest roughly 200,000 Americans are involved in cults—often in secret and largely by choice. Who are they? And what can we learn from the tragic story of Heaven’s Gate? watch the video https://www.history.com/videos/how-cults-in-the-us-have-evolved-to-attract-new-members[Continue Reading...]
Shocking details of the dark inner workings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), a Christian religious group notably followed by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, have resurfaced after Joseph Duggar's bombshell arrest for alleged child molestation, RadarOnline.com can…[Continue Reading...]
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