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Jury selected in attempted murder case after judge says ‘Doomsday Mom’ fit for trial

Published June 5, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, attempted murder, criminal trial, cult mom, Lori Vallow

Lori Vallow Daybell walked in and out of court on June 4, two days after she appeared in a wheelchair and said she was too sick to proceed with her attempted murder trial, delaying jury selection. Maricopa County Superior Court…[Continue Reading...]

Leah Remini on Divorce, Healing and the Fight Against Scientology: ‘It’s Been Worth It’ (Exclusive)

Published June 5, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Leah Remini, Scientologists, Scientology

In July, it will be 12 years since Leah Remini left the Church of Scientology. The process of extracting herself from the controversial organization hasn’t been an easy one. Remini has made it her mission to expose the practices of…[Continue Reading...]

Sex cult lawyer: ‘Being mean is not a crime’

Published June 5, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, cults, New York, Nicole Daedone, One Taste, OneTaste, Rachel Cherwitz

BROOKLYN (CN) — Prosecutors say leaders of a Bay Area company described by witnesses as a “sex cult” groomed and manipulated employees into doing menial labor and sex work for little to no pay. A defense attorney on Wednesday said it…[Continue Reading...]

‘5 Books That Could Save Your Life’ tour aims to help victims in abusive relationships

Published June 4, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, coervice control, domestic abuse

The ‘5 Books That Could Save Your Life’ tour will arrive at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast, on June 11, aiming to highlight the devastating impact of coercive control and its connection to domestic homicide. Madeline Mc…[Continue Reading...]

Because Katie Holmes and daughter Suri completely rejected Scientology Tom Cruise had rejected his daughter.

Published June 4, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Scientologists, Scientology, Suri Cruise, Tom Cruise

Now, as Cruise reportedly courts de Armas with lavish gestures – including flying her in from Madrid on his private jet and whisking her to an exclusive Michelin-starred dinner in London – insiders say his past remains firmly off-limits. "Tom…[Continue Reading...]

The biggest mystery in the ‘Ziz’ cult saga remains unsolved

Published June 4, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, Jack "Ziz" LaSota, murders, Zizians

The fallout from the “Zizians” saga has been extensive. Seven young people with links to the cultlike band of devout vegans and math whizzes — centered around former Bay Area resident Ziz LaSota — are now jailed in California, Maryland…[Continue Reading...]

Don’t Give Theresa Caputo Your Money

Published June 3, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged fraud claim, psychics, Theresa Caputo

The "Long Island Medium" brings her live show to the area this month. Here's why you shouldn't go. She sees dead people. To paraphrase the great Philly-shot movie The Sixth Sense, this is the premise of supposed psychic Theresa Caputo. The “Long…[Continue Reading...]

CASE UPDATE: Former Butler County Jehovah’s Witnesses Member Sentenced up to 34 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Young Child

Published June 3, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, criminal conviction, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pennsylvania, prison sentence, sexual abuse, Shaun Sheffer

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Shaun Sheffer has been sentenced to 14 to 34 years in prison for sexually assaulting a pre-teen child, beginning when the victim was seven years old. Sheffer, 47, of Harmony, was previously…[Continue Reading...]

Sirens: the dark psychology of how people really get drawn into cults

Published June 3, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive persuasion, cult recruitment, cults, love bombing

Like other quirky TV shows that explore coercively controlling groups, Sirens leans into the “wackiness” of cult life. Set on a remote island, an affluent community exists under extravagant rule of Michaela Kell aka Kiki (Julianne Moore). Her devoted followers…[Continue Reading...]

‘Cult’ church member molested small boy while his children napped, new victim says

Published June 3, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse claims, cults, Golden Dawn Tabernacle, sexual abuse, Tucson

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual violence against children. Jonathan Santos sobbed in one of the stalls of a McDonald’s bathroom in Tucson in February. He knew he needed to clock in for work, but he couldn’t stop…[Continue Reading...]