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NYC woman accused of killing 70-year-old stepdad says he was a sexually abusive cult member: police

Published June 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Anna Cavak, cult claims, murder, New York

A 30-year-old NYC woman accused of stabbed her 70-year-old father to death at his Queens home earlier this month told police that he was in a cult and had sexually abused her. Anna Cavak fled to New Jersey after the incident…[Continue Reading...]

At the Behest of Cult Leader Jim Jones, Over 900 People Died at Jonestown — Is It Still There?

Published June 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult compound, cult masscre, Guyana, Jim Jones, Jonestown

Specific locations can hold a lot of spiritual weight, depending on what happened there. For example, more than 3 million people visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France each year looking for a miracle, per CBS…[Continue Reading...]

‘Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown’ Exclusive: Survivor Describes Her Escape

Published June 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, documentary, Hulu, Jim Jones, Jonestown, massacre

This week National Geographic is set to launch their chilling series Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown and we’ve got an exclusive clip featuring a survivor of the actual event at the center of the story. The three-part series tells…[Continue Reading...]

16.5-acre cult settlement in West Hills’ rugged Box Canyon lists for $4.8M

Published June 14, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, cult compound, cult leader, Francis Hernan Pencovic, Krishna Venta

A fabled West Hills compound in rustic Box Canyon, once home to a cult leader and his barefooted followers in robes, is on the market for $4.8 million. Set on 16.5 acres, the property branded “Xanadu” and promoted for its…[Continue Reading...]

These conspiracy theory believers went deep down the rabbit hole — then found a way out

Published June 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, former believers, recovery

There's a moment Stephanie Kemmerer regrets so deeply that her voice cracks as she recalls it, though it happened 10 years ago. She was chatting with a homeless woman outside a local shop about the 2001 terrorist attacks in the…[Continue Reading...]

The Never-Ending ‘Dancing for the Devil’ Saga Is Getting Weird

Published June 13, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged 7M Films, cult allegations, Netflix documentary, Robert Shinn, Shekinah Church, TikTok

On Netflix, the three-part docuseries Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult aired at the end of May. But in the real world, the series just keeps going. In the latest installment, Miranda Wilking Derrick, its apparently unwitting subject…[Continue Reading...]

Faith healing parents arraigned on charges they failed to help sick newborn who died

Published June 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child death, criminal trial, faith healing sect, Followers of Christ, medical neglect, Oregon

An Oregon City couple whose baby suffered from jaundice and later died were arraigned Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court on charges that they withheld basic medical care from the boy. Blair Edwards , 35, and Taylor Edwards, 30, are…[Continue Reading...]

New Zealand cults hit the world stage

Published June 12, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, New Zealand, sects

Is New Zealand a little bit culty? That question will be asked at the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Barcelona, Spain, next month. That may not be how New Zealand likes to see itself on the world stage. Yet…[Continue Reading...]