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Mega-swoop on polygamous sect known as “Kingdom of Pineal”

Published August 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, Kingdom of Pineal, leader, Martin Kenny, police raid, polygamist sect, Portugal

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This Japanese Cult Leader Believed He’s Yoda | Uncovered

Published August 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged cult leader, Happy Science, Japan, Japanese sects, Ruyho Okawa

Ryūhō Ōkawa, leader of the Japanese Happy Science religion, was the self-proclaimed reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Elohim and…Yoda. He died earlier this year, leaving behind a complex legacy. From Wall-Street trader to founder of the controversial religion, Okawa was a…[Continue Reading...]

NXIVM blogger Frank Parlato Jr. sentenced for tax crimes in Buffalo

Published August 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult eader, Frank Parlato Jr., Keith Raniere, New York, NXIVM, sentencing, sex cult, tax evasion

ALBANY — Anti-NXIVM blogger Frank Parlato Jr. will not be headed to federal prison. Instead, the 68-year-old Niagara Falls man, a one-time publicist for Keith Raniere’s cult-like organization who became one of its most outspoken opponents, will spend five months…[Continue Reading...]

DOOMSDAY CULT MOM TRIAL: FAMILIES SPEAK AT LORI VALLOW DAYBELL SENTENCING

Published August 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders, sentencing, victim statements

Family members wept as they addressed Lori Vallow Daybell during her sentencing hearing, where they spoke with love about victim Tammy Daybell.[Continue Reading...]

Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival

Published August 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders, sentencing

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a woman she saw as a romantic rival in a case that…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow sentenced to life in prison

Published August 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders, sentencing

Lori Vallow sentenced to multiple life sentences with no chance of parole. Vallow makes totally delusional statement in court that reflects her "cult mom" mindset. Judge says she exhibits "no remorse."[Continue Reading...]

Old News: How Lucifer took over a Utah newspaper during the satanic panic

Published July 31, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Satanic panic, Satanism

On this date in 1985, The Provo Daily Herald was in the midst of a 12-part … uh, exposé? … titled "Satan Worship in Zion." Context: It was the satanic panic, a 1980s hysteria that swept the nation with reports…[Continue Reading...]

9 Celebrities Who Say They’ve Been in Fringe Spiritual Groups

Published July 31, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, cults, Hollywood

Public fascination with fringe spiritual groups has only increased in the last few years as celebrity, crime, and a cultural conversation about psychological manipulation have collided thanks to sensational court cases such as the one involving NXIVM. Podcasts and documentaries…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow sentencing – live: ‘Cult mom’ faces life in prison for murders of children and Chad Daybell’s wife

Published July 31, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder convictions, sentencing

“Cult mom” Lori Vallow is back in court today to be sentenced for the murders of her two children in a dramatic case that gripped the nation. Vallow, 50, was convicted in May of killing her seven-year-old son Joshua “JJ”…[Continue Reading...]

Cult beliefs, hazmat suits and charred remains: Key revelations from Lori Vallow’s murder trial

Published July 31, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders

“Cult mom” Lori Vallow was convicted of murdering her two youngest children in a case that shocked the nation with its bizarre doomsday cult ties and the tragic deaths of almost everyone close to the mother-of-three and her new husband…[Continue Reading...]