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Paul Mackenzie: State Lines Up 422 Witnesses Against Shakahola Cult Leader Ahead of Hearing

Published May 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, witnesses

In the quest to find justice for the families of the victims of the Shakahola Massacre, the state has a lineup of 422 witnesses against controversial Malindi-based pastor Paul Mackenzie. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions…[Continue Reading...]

Investigators reveal where they found bodies of two Kansas women who vanished before being killed by sick cult

Published May 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult claims, Kansas, murders, Tifany Adams

Investigators have revealed they found the dead bodies of two Kansas women in a freezer following a two-day excavation of a burial site. Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were traveling together to pick up Butler's children, ages six…[Continue Reading...]

North Korea elevates Kim Jong Un’s portrait to make big three personality cult

Published May 22, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Kim Jong Um, North Korea, personality cult

North Korea’s cult of personality appears to have entered a new phase by elevating the portrait of Kim Jong Un next to that of his grandfather and father, showing him in a similar status as its two former leaders regarded…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial live: ‘Cult prophet’ introduced children to Lori Vallow day after wife’s funeral

Published May 22, 2024 By admin

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

Chad Daybell introduced his grieving children to his alleged lover Lori Vallow just one day before the funeral for his wife Tammy Daybell, the self-proclaimed prophet’s son-in-law testified at his triple murder trial in Idaho on Tuesday. Joseph Murray, who…[Continue Reading...]

California property with dark ties to 2 cults, including the Manson Family, lists for $6.2M

Published May 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Charles Manson, cult, cult leader, Manson Family, Spahn Movie Ranch

A promotional video for this listed California property calls it Xanadu — the fabled city built by Kublai Khan — but it’s not what many may think. The massive parcel of wild land in Box Canyon in Southern California’s Simi…[Continue Reading...]

Review of The Last Day, Max’s docuseries about the sectarian group led by Heide Fittkau

Published May 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, documentary series, Heide Fittkau, Spain

Review of The last day, the docuseries about the sectarian group led by Heide Fittkau in Tenerife that was accused of inciting its members to suicide. Premieres May 24 on Max. Max lands in Spain using a powerful asset that…[Continue Reading...]

Police hunt fleeing cult leader in Ogun

Published May 21, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leaders, cults, gangs, Nigeria, police hunt

The Ogun State Police Command says it has begun a manhunt for a fleeing leader of the Eiye confraternity simply identified as Lekan following a police raid of their hideout in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. This…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial live: Daughter says he taught her about death percentages and castings – but not zombies

Published May 21, 2024 By admin

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

Chad Daybell’s daughter Emma Murray told an Idaho jury on Monday that her father taught her about death percentages and castings – but not zombies. Ms Murray testified that the self-proclaimed prophet who wrote “doomsday” books, would talk to her…[Continue Reading...]

Boy, 17, sentenced to detention for preparing neo-Nazi acts of terrorism

Published May 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal conviction, neo nazis, Paul Dunleavy, terrorist plot

A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years detention for preparing for acts of neo-Nazi terrorism after researching how to turn a blank-firing gun into a live weapon. Paul Dunleavy, who can now be identified after legal restrictions were…[Continue Reading...]

Conspiracy believers exhibit reduced emotional granularity and heightened rumination

Published May 20, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, psychological study, research, true believers

A recent study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology reveals that people who struggle to distinguish between different negative emotions are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Additionally, these individuals often engage in rumination, a maladaptive strategy for emotion regulation.…[Continue Reading...]