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5 Cults You Probably Didn’t Know Had Connections To The Lone Star State

Published March 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leaders, cults, Texas

Those of you with a penchant for the macabre, like me, might be pretty familiar with some of the more infamous cults throughout history. We have seen many of them come and go, sometimes with tragic stories ending in scandals,…[Continue Reading...]

Castrated cult members took own lives ‘to board spaceship for new life among stars’

Published March 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, cult suicide, Heaven's Gate, Marshall Applewhite

A chilling cult convinced 39 people to end their lives to "board an alien spaceship" for a new life among the stars. The leader of Heaven's Gate filled the minds of his followers with strange beliefs and, after an anonymous…[Continue Reading...]

Today in History: March 26, bodies of 39 members of Heavens Gate cult are discovered

Published March 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, cult suicide, Heaven's Gate, Marshall Applewhite

Today is Tuesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2024. There are 280 days left in the year. In 1997, the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate techno-religious cult who committed suicide were found inside a rented mansion…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya releases first cult massacre bodies to families

Published March 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bodies released, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackezie, starvation deaths

Kenyan authorities on Tuesday began releasing the bodies of victims of a doomsday starvation cult, almost a year since the discovery of mass graves in a grisly case that shocked the world. One family received four bodies that were loaded…[Continue Reading...]

Teen Who Stabbed Jewish Man in Zurich Was Radicalized Online, Swiss Police Reveal

Published March 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged online radicalization, radicalization, terrorism, terrorists

The teenager who seriously wounded an Orthodox Jewish man in an antisemitic stabbing attack in Zurich earlier this month was radicalized on the internet while living in Tunisia, Swiss police announced on Monday. The 50-year-old victim, who has not been…[Continue Reading...]

Why None of Kody Brown’s Children Want To Be a Polygamist

Published March 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged children, Kody Brown, polygamist groups, Polygamists, polygamy, survivor stories, wives

Kody Brown is the bane of Sister Wives existence due to his seemingly narcissistic ways. During Season 1, the patriarch bragged about how great it was to be a practicing polygamist, but his children never seemed enamored by the practice.…[Continue Reading...]

How I Escaped the Church of Scientology

Published March 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, exploitation, Scientologists, Scientology, survivor story

When it comes to The Church of Scientology, you’ve most likely heard about both its celebrity followers and its wacky ideas about space battles (for example, Lord Xenu, the intergalactic warrior you can only get the full scoop on once…[Continue Reading...]

23 Best Cult Documentaries of 2024 and Where to Watch Them

Published March 25, 2024 By admin

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

Whether you’re a first time watcher or a veteran, there’s no denying it: cult documentaries are wildly fascinating. That’s probably why the genre — much like the meteoric rise of its cousin, true crime — has grown so rapidly in…[Continue Reading...]

‘From Healing to Horror’: Was Synanon, the Rehab Program that Became a Religious Movement, a Cult?

Published March 25, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Charles Dederich, cult leader, cults, Synanon

Before there were organizations in place to help people with drug addiction, the landscape for people with these problems was harsh and unforgiving. In the late 1950s, Charles "Chuck" Dederich wanted to change that. Dederich — who was open about…[Continue Reading...]

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