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Mum’s brainwashing killed my sister, and still people fall for her lies

Published July 13, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive control, conspiracy theories, daughter dead, Kate Shemirani, UK

Sebastian Shemirani thinks back often to the warning he gave five years ago. Speaking on a BBC podcast he called his mother, the British former nurse and conspiracy theorist Kate Shemirani, a danger to society. “I said someone is going…[Continue Reading...]

How cults are made

Published July 13, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult characteristics, cult waring signs, cults

Cults have been known to hide in the shadowy recesses of society, offering promises of enlightenment and solidarity to the most vulnerable. These promises are certainly compelling, but behind the facade of unity and purpose lies a darker reality–a complex…[Continue Reading...]

Former Cult Members Are Sharing The Moment That Made Them Stop And Go, “Oh F*ck, I’m In A Cult”

Published July 13, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, survivors, warning signs

A cult typically consists of a group of people who follow a strong leader or strict beliefs, and its members are heavily controlled. This includes everything from how they think, act, and even who they talk to. People describe being…[Continue Reading...]

NYPD nabs alleged fortune teller accused of $90K scam

Published July 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, New York, Pamela Ufie, psychic

Police arrested a Manhattan woman for allegedly stealing nearly $90,000 through the seldom enforced crime of fortune telling, according to police and court documents. And a former New York cop-turned-psychic-hunter said he was instrumental in the arrest. Pamela Ufie, 29,…[Continue Reading...]

Mississippi priest in training arrested on child pornography charges, DeSoto County Sheriff says

Published July 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child pornography, Diocese of Jackson, Jonathan Nguyen-Voung, Mississippi, Roman Catholic Church

NESBIT, Miss. - Authorities arrested a priest in training in DeSoto County as part of a child exploitation operation, according to DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle. Tuggle said detectives with the department's Internet Crimes Against Children Division executed a search…[Continue Reading...]

Mayors demand that the government develop stricter rules against cults

Published July 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Dutch cults, Holland, Netherlands

The 14 mayors in the Twente region have issued an urgent letter to the national government, calling for stricter regulations on cults. Among other things, they want cult leaders and abuse to be dealt with more firmly and are calling…[Continue Reading...]

Inside Liberty University’s Secret Maternity Home

Published July 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged complaints, Liberty University, Maternity Home, Virginia

Imagine you’re a pregnant teenager in 1972. Abortion isn’t an option, and you’re not ready to get married … so you might turn to a maternity home for unwed mothers. You’ll live there until the baby is born, then give…[Continue Reading...]

Former Twin Flames member recounts tactics used to control members

Published July 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged criminal investigation, cult leaders, Jeff Divine, Michigan, Shaleia Divine, Twin Flames Universe

Online company Twin Flames is under investigation by the Michigan attorney general for “coercive control” over its members. The group offers help to people looking to find a lifelong romantic partner. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian spoke with a former member…[Continue Reading...]

Daughter of NJ police chief accuses him, others of ‘ritualistic’ abuse, years of sexual assault: court docs

Published July 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged lawsuit, New Jersey, Satanism, sexual abuse claims

The daughter of a New Jersey police chief claims he repeatedly raped her for more than a decade as part of a “ritualistic” cult allegedly involving their neighbors, according to a shocking lawsuit she filed. Courtney Tamagny’s allegations against Leonia…[Continue Reading...]

Second Circuit keeps supernatural Canadian con man behind bars for $175 million mailing scheme

Published July 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged appeal denied, criminal conviction, fraud, Patrice Runner, psychic

MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal jury was right to convict Canadian fraudster Patrice Runner, a Second Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, rejecting Runner’s argument that it was his customers’ fault for believing false claims of “magic” from his astrology business. The…[Continue Reading...]