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Japan marks one year since former leader Abe’s killing

Published July 8, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abe assassination, Japan, politics, Unification Church

Abe was gunned down in broad daylight while giving a campaign speech in western Japan, targeted by a man allegedly angry over the former leader's links to the Unification Church. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, was apprehended on the spot and…[Continue Reading...]

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

Published July 8, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Charles Manson, Leslie Van Houten, Manson murders, parole release

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two…[Continue Reading...]

Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania

Published July 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4, the latest developments in an ongoing probe that has identified…[Continue Reading...]

Japan continues looking into former Unification Church, 1 year after Abe killing

Published July 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged investigations, Japan, Sun Mung Moon, Unification Church

The Japanese government is continuing to gather information on a group widely known as the Unification Church to determine whether to seek a court order to disband the group as a religious corporation. The group, now also known as the…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow’s brother, uncle explain the ‘why’ behind current projects

Published July 7, 2023 By admin

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

IDAHO, USA — Almost two months after a jury found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts, her brother and uncle are writing a book and doing a podcast about what led to her conviction. Daybell was found guilty of…[Continue Reading...]

Leader of JFK Jr.-Obsessed QAnon Cult Dies After Dirt Bike Accident

Published July 7, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleged cult leader, dead, Michael Protzman, QAnon, Texas

ON NOVEMBER 2021, hundreds of QAnon’s most ardent believers gathered at Dallas, Texas’ Dealey Plaza to await the dramatic return of John F. Kennedy, Jr., who died in a tragic plane crash at Martha’s Vineyard more than two decades ago.…[Continue Reading...]

The Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult Is Dead. His Followers Think It’s All Part of the Plan.

Published July 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, dead, Michael Protzman, QAnon, Texas

The leader of a QAnon cult who convinced thousands of people that former president John F. Kennedy and his son JFK, Jr. are still alive has died, VICE News can exclusively report. Michael Protzman, 60, died last Friday in the…[Continue Reading...]

What to Know About Shelly Miscavige, the Wife of Scientology Leader David Miscavige

Published July 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Miscavige, Scientologists, Scientology, Shelly Miscavige

Editor’s note: This article has been updated and reflects a statement provided to PEOPLE by the Church of Scientology and other reporting. Shelly Miscavige has sparked intrigue for years. She married David Miscavige in 1982 and they rose together in…[Continue Reading...]

Grand Marais land tied to polygamy sect, Warren Jeffs is for sale

Published July 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, FLDS, Montana, Polygamists, property, real estate, Warren Jeffs

DULUTH — Forty wooded acres of Grand Marais land owned by a business connected to a controversial religious faction is for sale. To the dismay of area residents, the land, listed for $189,000, has for several years been owned by…[Continue Reading...]

5 killed,many injured as rival cult groups clash in Lagos

Published July 6, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, deaths, gangs, Nigeria, violence

There was pandemonium Wednesday night as five persons were shot dead while many others were injured during a clash among three rival cult groups in Bariga, Lagos . The cult groups were planning to mark their annual celebration 7/ 7…[Continue Reading...]