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15 Creepy Cult Leaders Who Had Us All Fooled

Published April 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults cult leaders, personalities, profile

Looking back at how cults operate, it doesn’t seem as surprising how they ended, because from the beginning, the leaders showed unusual behavior and questionable practices. Although cults don’t always act the same way, there’s definitely a pattern among the…[Continue Reading...]

Mike Edwards: the musician ELO lost to a cult before he was crushed to death by a hay bail

Published April 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, cults, ELO, Mike Edwards, Osho

“Mike Edwards was unlike your average balaclava-wearing cellist in a rock group,” Jeff Lynne once said in tribute to his former bandmate. What a eulogy. But the thing was, it was actually very true. Edwards was absolutely not your average…[Continue Reading...]

Meet Christine Marie, the Hero of Netflix’s ‘Trust Me: The False Prophet’

Published April 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged Christine Marie, cult leader, documentary, Samuel Bateman

Netflix‘s Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026) is a four-part documentary series that captured the rise of Samuel Bateman, the self-proclaimed heir to convicted child abuser Warren Jeffs’ Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). If you thought…[Continue Reading...]

Are You in a Cult?

Published April 18, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive contro, cults, survivor story

When most people reflect on life’s threats, becoming engulfed in a high-control organization is rarely our first thought. Research suggests that around 1 percent of individuals worldwide become involved in groups of psychological abuse (Castaño et al., 2022), also known…[Continue Reading...]

Facialist to the stars, husband accused of creepy Scientology monitoring and ‘toxic’ behavior by staff: ‘Worst people I’ve ever met’

Published April 17, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Joanna Vargas Spas, New York, Scientologists, Scientology

Scoring a spot at NYC’s upcoming Met Gala is just the beginning for boldfacers and A-listers lucky enough to be included in the top social event of the spring season, held on May 6 this year. What follows the sought-after…[Continue Reading...]