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‘Manipulative’ ringleader of cult that plotted to kidnap coroner jailed

Published October 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal conviction, cult leader, Mark Christopher, UK

The “manipulative” ringleader of a cult and his co-conspirators who all plotted to kidnap a coroner and close down a court have been jailed. Self-appointed leader Mark Christopher, 59, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38, were…[Continue Reading...]

From a cult to Hollywood royalty: Joaquin Phoenix, the star who has overcome it all

Published October 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Children of God, cult, cult survivor, Joaquin Phoenix, personal story

Joaquin Phoenix’s life has always been unconventional. Born in Puerto Rico, the 50-year-old actor was raised by parents, Arlyn and John Lee Bottom, who shared a strong countercultural spirit. The couple met while hitchhiking, married soon after, and, disillusioned with…[Continue Reading...]

I was forced into a ‘Doomsday cult’ at 10 with 12-hour days to prep for end of world – near-death experience saved me

Published October 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, cult, cult leader, Sam Fife, survivor story, The Move

A MAN who fled an alleged religious cult when he was just 15 years old has revealed what life inside the group was like. It's been nearly five decades since Richard Kiers fled The Move with just a shoebox of…[Continue Reading...]

Essex: ‘Cult’ members found guilty of trying to kidnap coroner

Published October 28, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal covictions, cult, cults, UK

Four members of a "conspiracy group" that believed they could overrule the judicial system in England and Wales, have been found guilty of conspiring to kidnap a coroner. Watch video news report.[Continue Reading...]

Butler County woman accused of illegally keeping over $10K given to her for psychic readings

Published October 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, Pennsylvania, psychic, Sophia Ashley Williams

ADAMS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A woman who police said posed as a psychic and got over $10,000 for readings in Butler County is facing charges. Court documents say the victim met Sophia Ashley Williams, 37, at the Thistlewaite Vineyards in…[Continue Reading...]

Islamist cult leader Adnan Oktar’s assets worth 2 billion liras transferred to Treasury

Published October 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Adnan Oktar, assets seized, criminal convictions, cult leader, Turkey

The assets belonging to the Islamic cult of Adnan Oktar were transferred to the state, online news outlet T24 reported on Oct. 26. In July, the Court of Cassation upheld an 8,658-year prison sentence given to Islamic televangelist cult leader…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow’s trial date in Arizona vacated, judge grants competency evaluation

Published October 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, competency evaluation, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murder trial

An Arizona judge granted a request to evaluate Lori Vallow's competency. The so-called "Doomsday Mom" has been in the Maricopa County Estrella Jail for nearly a year after being extradited from Idaho. She is serving multiple life sentences in Idaho…[Continue Reading...]

FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date back to the 1980s

Published October 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, FEMA, research

In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, an outlandish conspiracy theory about the Federal Emergency Management Agency that has percolated for decades started to reappear online. Now, the government agency is making one of its strongest pushes against the…[Continue Reading...]

Monarchs Threaten Traditional Sanctions against Cult-related Killings in Akwa Ibom

Published October 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, killings, Nigeria

The Council of Oron Traditional Rulers (COTR) has threatened to invoke traditional sanctions against perpetrators of cult-related killings in the Oron federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State. Scores of youths have recently been gruesomely killed in clashes between rival cult…[Continue Reading...]

‘I thought I’d die at Armageddon’: Hollywood action hero Luke Evans on growing up gay as a Jehovah’s Witness

Published October 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged ex-Witness, Luke Evans, personal story, survivor story

At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an impossible choice – either be true to himself and embrace his sexuality, or stay true to God. If he told his Jehovah’s Witness parents that he was gay, they would be…[Continue Reading...]

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