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Deaths linked to Kenya’s doomsday starvation cult now surpass 400, officials say

Published July 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 400 dead, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

The number of deaths linked to a Kenyan doomsday cult whose leader said starvation would lead to Jesus has surpassed 400, authorities said Monday. The total number of fatalities is now 403 with the exhumation of 12 more bodies, according…[Continue Reading...]

‘I thought I was going on a quit smoking course but I ended up in a cult’

Published July 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged COMA, cult, the community, Toronto

A Lancashire man who accidentally joined a cult while he thought he was signing up to a course to quit smoking has spoken of his ordeal. Ian Haworth, 76, was living in Canada when he was approached by an attractive…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow Daybell sentencing set in two weeks for murder of her children

Published July 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged convicted murderer, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, sentencing

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — In just two weeks from today, Lori Vallow Daybell will be sentenced in Fremont County. In May, Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty of murdering her children Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan. She was also…[Continue Reading...]

Looking back on the deadliest cult disasters

Published July 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum subway gassing, cult deaths, cult murder suicides, doomsday cults, Jonestown, Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments, Solar Temple, Waco Davidians

914 dead, Guyana jungle apocalypse In one of the most dramatic mass murder-suicides of modern history, 914 adults and children from a US cult died in the jungle of the small South American country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.…[Continue Reading...]

NXIVM sex cult co-founder Nancy Salzman asks for early release after cancer scare

Published July 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convicted criminal, cult leader, Keith Raniere, Nancy Salzman, NXI, NXIVM, prison release, sex cult

The co-founder of the NXIVM sex cult is asking her 42-month prison sentence be cut short because she hasn’t been able to get an MRI more than four months after a test showed possible breast cancer. On Monday, a federal…[Continue Reading...]

Over 400 Bodies Of Kenya Cult Members, Who Starved To “Meet Jesus”, Found

Published July 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 400 dead, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

The death count in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said. "Total death Toll - 403," Coast Regional…[Continue Reading...]

Trial begins for several members of white supremacist group arrested near Pride event in Idaho

Published July 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal trial, Idaho, Patriot Front, White supremacists

SALT LAKE CITY — A trial begins Monday for six members of a white supremacist group arrested near a Pride event last year in northern Idaho. Devin W. Center, James J. Johnson, Cameron K. Pruitt, Forrest C. Rankin, Derek J.…[Continue Reading...]

Jill Duggar defies family after she lets son Samuel, 5, partake in activity Jim Bob & Michelle would ‘never’ allow

Published July 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, Duggar family, fundamentalists, Institute in Basic Life Principles, Jill Duggar

JILL Duggar has once again defied her dad Jim Bob's strict rules by allowing her son Samuel to partake in a forbidden activity. The Counting On star has continuously taken measures to separate herself from her fundamentalist parents with her…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan court acquits ‘miracle baby’ televangelist of trafficking

Published July 17, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged acquitted, criminal trial, Gilbert Deya, miracle babies, televangelist

A Kenyan court has acquitted a controversial self-styled preacher who claimed he could help infertile couples conceive “miracle babies” through prayer, citing insufficient evidence from prosecutors. Senior Principal Magistrate Robison Ondieki of the Milimani high court found Gilbert Deya not…[Continue Reading...]

Death Toll In Kenya Starvation Cult Case Crosses 400: Official

Published July 17, 2023 By admin

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

The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said. "Total death Toll - 403," Coast Regional…[Continue Reading...]