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Danny Masterson’s rape retrial: Accuser says Scientology attorney tried to intimidate her

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Danny Masterson, Los Angeles, rape trial, Scientologists, Scientology

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It was a riveting week at the rape trial of actor and celebrity Scientologist Danny Masterson, with two requests for a mistrial, an alleged victim accusing a Scientology attorney of witness intimidation, and a confrontation in…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan ‘Jesus’ summoned in crackdown on cults

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged “Jesus of Tongaren”, cult leader, Eliud Wekesa, Kenya, New Jerusalem sect

A controversial Kenyan preacher has been summoned by police as the government cracks down on what it calls rogue churches and extremist religious leaders. Eliud Wekesa, popularly known as “Jesus of Tongaren”, the leader of the New Jerusalem sect, was…[Continue Reading...]

Cult mum who allegedly beat toddler daughter to death pleads not guilty to murder

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, child abuse, child death, cult, Ministry of God

A mother who allegedly beat her 2-year-old daughter to death with a piece of plastic pipe while living in a cult in rural Sydney in 1987 has pleaded not guilty to murder. Ellen Craig was extradited to Australia last year…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya Court Orders Cult Leader Detained Further In Massacre Case

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

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

A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a doomsday cult leader accused over the deaths of dozens of people to be held behind bars for three more weeks. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie faces terrorism charges over what has been dubbed the "Shakahola…[Continue Reading...]

Doomsday Cult Mom Trial: Defense, prosecution rest

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trial, trial ends

BOISE, Idaho (Court TV) – Prosecutors rested their case against Lori Vallow Daybell on Tuesday afternoon after calling 59 witnesses over five weeks. Prosecutors began the day on Tuesday by focusing on Lori Vallow Daybell‘s relationship with her fifth husband,…[Continue Reading...]

16 killed in Akwa Ibom rival cults clash

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

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

No fewer than 16 persons have been reportedly killed in a bloody supremacy clash between two rival cult groups – Klaans and Black Axe confraternities – over the control of a minibus park in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. It was…[Continue Reading...]

Major Lori Vallow update as ‘cult mom’ makes bold testimony decision in sixth week of murder trial

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Valow, murder trial

ALLEGED cult mom Lori Vallow will not testify in her ongoing trial as closing arguments have been set for Thursday. Vallow, 49, is on trial for first-degree murder, conspiracy, and grand theft over the deaths of her daughter Tylee Ryan,…[Continue Reading...]

4 killed as rival cult groups clash in A’Ibom

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

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

About four persons have been reportedly killed during three days clash between rival cult groups, the Klaans and the Black Axe confraternities in Akwa Ibom State. The two cult groups reportedly engaged each other in a fierce battle on Sunday…[Continue Reading...]

More bodies found in search for Kenyan forest death cult followers

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 133 dead, bodies exhumed, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya

SHAKAHOLA FOREST, Kenya, May 9 (Reuters) - Kenyan investigators exhumed 21 more bodies on Tuesday as they resumed a search for followers of a doomsday cult, who the interior minister described as victims of a "highly organised crime". Paul Mackenzie,…[Continue Reading...]

Autopsies on corpses linked to Kenya starvation cult reveal missing organs; 133 confirmed dead

Published May 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 133 dead, autopsies, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, starvation deaths

Autopsies on corpses found in mass graves linked to a Kenyan cult have revealed missing organs and raised suspicions of forced harvesting, investigators said Tuesday as another 21 bodies were found. A total of 133 people have so far been…[Continue Reading...]