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A controversial Christian church eyes the Philly suburbs for expansion

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Exclusive Brethren, Philadelphia, Plymouth Brethren

A controversial Christian church at the center of investigations into excommunication and rigid control of its members is finding a foothold in the Philadelphia suburbs. The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has about 54,000 members worldwide and a history shy of…[Continue Reading...]

How Theophila reclaimed her life after Gloriavale

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Gloriavale, New Zealand, survivor story

Theophila Pratt is reclaiming her life – fighting back against the legacy of her brutally confining and abusive childhood in the West Coast fundamentalist cult of Gloriavale. The ability to appreciate the smallest of life’s freedoms and not to take…[Continue Reading...]

Sex abuse cult leader can be moved to open prison

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Colin Batley, criminal convictions, cult leader, sex offender, UK

A sex cult leader who brainwashed and abused children can be moved to an open prison, the Parole Board has said. Colin Batley was jailed in 2011 after being found guilty of 35 offences relating to being a molester and…[Continue Reading...]

Grading Lori Vallow Daybell’s Performance As An Attorney

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, convicted, criminal trial, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murderer

Lori Vallow Daybell represented herself at a pretrial hearing ahead of her murder trial in Arizona, but how well did she do? (3/19/25) MORE Watch video report[Continue Reading...]

30 Years After Sarin Attack — Lessons Learned / Former Police Officials Talk about Lessons Learned from Their Responses to Cult’s Actions

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, doomsday cult, gas attack, Japan, police investigation

This is the second installment of a series that examines the scars left by the Aum Supreme Truth cult’s chemical attack on the Tokyo subway system on March 20, 1995, and explores the lessons learned from that tragedy. Shozo Jin…[Continue Reading...]

Former Canadian member of Twin Flames Universe blows whistle on alleged cult

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, cults, survivor story, Twin Flame Universe

This is part one of a multi-part W5 investigation that follows Jeff Divine and Canadian Shaleia Divine, the leaders of the Twin Flames Universe – a controversial spiritual group. Angie Moggy spent 4 years of her life inside Twin Flames…[Continue Reading...]

30 years later, we’re still learning lessons from Aum attack

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, doomsday cult, gas attack, Japan, Tokyo

We cannot forget the day in 1995 when a terrorist attack in the nation’s capital abruptly and tragically shattered so many lives. March 20 marks the 30th anniversary of the sarin nerve gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.…[Continue Reading...]

Japan marks 30 years since Tokyo subway sarin attack by AUM cult

Published March 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 30th anniversary, Aum Shinrikyo, doomsday cult, Japan, poison gas attack

Tokyo -- Japan on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, with the relatives of the victims striving to keep alive the memory of the worst…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow: A timeline of the cases against her

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convicted murderer, cult mom, Lori Vallow, timeline

( NewsNation ) — Lori Vallow , already convicted of the deaths of her children , Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and conspiracy in the death of her husband’s former wife, Tammy Daybell, is now set to stand trial in…[Continue Reading...]

Audit finds gaps in state resources for human trafficking survivors

Published March 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, human trafficking, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, survivors

ALBANY — More than half of the human trafficking survivors referred to state social services offices did not contact them, an audit from New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office found. Released Wednesday, the audit determined that administrative failings have undermined…[Continue Reading...]