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Shakahola cult: 613 people reported to be missing

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, Good News International Church, hundreds missing, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, starvation deaths

Number of people reported missing in the Shakahola cult massacre stands at 613 as at Wednesday. Coast Regional boss Rhoda Onyancha confirmed that one person was rescued from the forest land linked to Paul Mackenzie, bringing total number of those…[Continue Reading...]

Nigeria: Tracing the rise of ‘cult’ groups to an ‘African Mafia’

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged African Mafia, cults, gangs, Nigeria

From Benin City, Nigeria, to Palermo, Marseille, and beyond: Nigerian criminal groups have succeeded in developing their trafficking activities in Africa, but also in Europe. Mafia Africa (Flammarion, 2023) is the culmination of an investigation into organised crime by journalists…[Continue Reading...]

Vallow grandparents: We want to bring the children home

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, grandparents comment, guilty verdict, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders

(NewsNation) — JJ Vallow’s grandparents told NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield on Tuesday that the hardest part of the entire Lori Vallow trial ordeal has been their inability to provide the child a proper burial. “We’re hoping that the court will, in the…[Continue Reading...]

The Return of the Cattle-Mutilation Conspiracy Theory

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Cattle mutilation, conspiracy theories

In the early 1970s, ranchers in the Southwest began to share strange reports of cattle mutilations—carcasses discovered with organs missing, and with no obvious physical explanation for the deaths. A variety of culprits were suggested—secret government programs, satanists, cults, or…[Continue Reading...]

Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Fitness Powerhouse Beachbody Exploited Workers

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Beachbody, class action lawsuit, multi-level marketing

A new class-action lawsuit alleges that fitness and diet powerhouse Beachbody exploited its workers, leaving more than a quarter of them unpaid. The company, recently rebranded as BODi, “has been able to build its business through unpaid workers for years,”…[Continue Reading...]

‘Tell me you’re straight and gonna have kids’: QAnon mom tells daughter she wants her to be straight for Mother’s Day

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged daughter video, Mother's Day, QAnon, QAnon mom

A mother tells her daughter that she wants her to be straight and “have kids” for Mother’s Day in a viral video. In a TikTok posted on May 13, TikToker @femcel1836 asks her mom what she’s hoping to get as…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater sets terms for land swap: Tell us your plans, Scientology.

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, David Miscavige, Florida, real estate deal, Scientology

For more than a year, as former City Manager Jon Jennings negotiated a major downtown land swap with Scientology leader David Miscavige, City Council members were not privy to the details. Now that they have learned more, all five of…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow verdict: Idaho juror says ‘cult mom’ had ‘no hint’ she was destroying ‘so much around her’

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictions, cult mom, Idaho, juror comments, Lori Vallow, murders

A juror called to deliberate in Lori Vallow's murder trial last month says the "cult mom" had "no idea" she was destroying "so much around her" in jailhouse calls with family that were played aloud in an Idaho courtroom. Juror…[Continue Reading...]

‘The Clearing’: The Disturbing New Series That’s Based on a Real-Life Cult

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Australia, child abuse, cult leader, The Family

If your nightmares involve a group of pale children dressed like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and wearing Sia wigs, I’m sorry to say that Hulu’s new series, The Clearing (premiering on Hulu May 24), is not…[Continue Reading...]

Duggar documentary producers reveal they uncovered a ‘shocking pandemic of abuse’ while investigating former TLC stars’ ‘cult-like’ church – as Jill gets set to ‘expose secrets’ behind her family’s horrifying fall from grace

Published May 24, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse claims, Bill Gothard, documentary, Duggar family, fundamentalism

The executive producers of the new Duggar family documentary have revealed they were stunned by the levels of abuse survivors suffered at the hands of 'cult-like' religious teachings. The show, titled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, is set to 'expose the truth beneath…[Continue Reading...]