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Allison Mack Breaks Silence on NXIVM, Her Time Inside the Cult, and Keith Raniere

Published November 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Allison Mack, cult leader, cults, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, survivor story

Between 2001 and 2011, Allison Mack starred in Smallville, the popular TV show focused on the adventures of DC Comics’ Clark Kent before he became Superman. After she rose to fame in her beloved role in that show, Mack’s many…[Continue Reading...]

Hudson Valley Deli Run by Sect Accused of Being a Dangerous Cult

Published November 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, cults, Hudson Valley, New York, Twel Tribes, Yellow Deli

The next time you buy a breakfast sandwich or coffee at one Hudson Valley deli, you may be unwittingly funding a fringe group accused of child abuse and other horrors. There's a quaint little deli in the Hudson Valley that…[Continue Reading...]

Mission Possible! Moment Tom Cruise defies demo to chopper in to UK Scientology’s annual fundraiser

Published November 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise, UK

This is the moment Tom Cruise defies demonstrators to chopper in to Scientology's UK headquarters for the controversial church's annual fundraiser. The Hollywood star, 63, was helicoptered into Saint Hill Manor, the church's British Base in East Grinstead in Sussex,…[Continue Reading...]

20 chilling documentaries about escaping cults

Published November 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged cult documentaries, cults

These 20 documentaries showcase the haunting, heartbreaking, and powerful stories of individuals who fought to break free from the emotional and manipulative chains imposed on them by cults, whether through daring getaways or a long journey to freedom. Check them…[Continue Reading...]

Young Shooters: Is There an Online “Ecology of Extremism”?

Published November 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged mass shootings, online radicalization, radicalzation, shooters

By better understanding young shooters and the factors that influence the propensity to commit these crimes, we may be able to reduce the incidence of mass shootings. This post focuses on factors unique to the online ecosystems that many young…[Continue Reading...]

“We Were Suffering”: Ex-Cult Members Are Sharing The Moments They Realized Something Was Wrong, And I’m Shocked To My Core

Published November 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult abuse, cults, survivor stories

A while back, we shared stories about the moments former cult members realized they were, well, in a cult. Then, some readers decided to share their own stories. Here are the most interesting ones: Some responses are also from this…[Continue Reading...]

‘It seemed like quite a do’: why East Grinstead hosts one of Scientology’s glitziest evenings

Published November 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged East Grinstead, Scientologistss, Scientology, UK

In the nearly 30 years that Diane Juchau has lived in East Grinstead, not many days live as long in the memory as the day she saw Tom Cruise on the high street. “I saw him a couple of years…[Continue Reading...]

Saskatchewan expands interpersonal violence definition to include coercive control, cyberstalking

Published November 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abusive controlling friendships, Abusive controlling relationships, Canada, coercive control, criminal law, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that broadens the legal definition of interpersonal violence to include coercive control and cyberstalking. The Cyberstalking and Coercive Control Act amends The Victims of Interpersonal Violence Act to provide protections for victims experiencing non-physical forms of…[Continue Reading...]

Sedona is and has always been a hotbed of a conspiracy theories

Published November 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Arizona, conspiracy theories, Sedona

Whenever there’s a big national news event, a national news event that affects Sedona and the Verde Valley or a news item that’s hard to explain in simple terms, conspiracy theories are bound to follow. These theories are compounded in…[Continue Reading...]

‘Bloodline and Blind Faith: Untold Stories of the Kirtland Cult Killings’: How to watch on WKYC+ starting Nov. 17

Published November 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged cult leader, cult murders, Jeffrey Lundgren, Kirtland, Ohio

CLEVELAND — In 1989, Northeast Ohio cult leader Jeff Lundgren killed the Avery family: Dennis, Cheryl, and their three young daughters. A dozen men and women followed the self-proclaimed prophet through fanaticism, into the wilderness, and ultimately to prison. Thirty-five…[Continue Reading...]