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Chad Daybell trial live: Jury hears about exhumation of ‘cult’ author’s ‘healthy’ late wife

Published April 16, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murder trial

An Idaho jury heard about the exhumation of Chad Daybell’s former wife Tammy Daybell at his triple murder trial on Monday. Tammy Daybell died on 19 October 2019, of what was originally reported as natural causes. Authorities later grew suspicious…[Continue Reading...]

Scientology tried to ‘derail’ star’s rape trial by harassing prosecutor, suit says; church calls claim ‘false’

Published April 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Danny Masterson, harassment of prosecutor, Los Angeles, rape trial, Scientologists, Scientology

LOS ANGELES — Nearly six months after actor Danny Masterson was convicted of sexually assaulting two fellow members of the Church of Scientology, lawyers for his victims filed a document that contained a stunning new allegation against the faith. Submitted…[Continue Reading...]

Did This Psychoanalytical Cult Kill Jackson Pollock?

Published April 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jackson Pollock, New York, Sullivanians, Sulvanian Institute, The Sullivanian Institute, The Sullivanians, therapy cullt

In the 1950s, a quasi-psychoanalytical organization called the Sullivan Institute began to gain a following among the intellectuals and creatives of NYC. The Sullivanians argued that nuclear family and emotional attachments were destructive to human nature and encouraged communal living…[Continue Reading...]

How the Horror in Waco Unfolded in 1993 — Killing Dozens — and the Rise of a New Group Leader Years Later

Published April 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, David Koresh, doomsday cult, Waco Davidian standoff, Waco Davidians

April 19, 2024, marks the 31st anniversary of one of the deadliest law enforcement altercations in American history, when members of the Branch Davidians, a religious group under the leadership of self-proclaimed prophet David Koresh, clashed with agents from the Bureau of…[Continue Reading...]

Religious cults stalk college campuses; I was in one

Published April 15, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged college campuses, cult, cult leader, International Church of Christ, Kip McKean, recruitment tactics, survivor story

When I attended UC Santa Cruz after transferring from CSM, the last thing I expected was to become involved in a religious cult called the International Christian Church (ICC). Upon finally researching the group, I realized that it is a…[Continue Reading...]