In 2018, the 13 Turpin family siblings were rescued from their family home after enduring years of abuse at the hands of their parents: David and Louise Turpin. It wasn't until then-17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped their family's California home and…[Continue Reading...]
“They were a church cult – whatever they called themselves. They kept me locked away because I knew what they were doing was wrong, like beating me every day.” Brie Byrd said she was battered and bruised on a daily…[Continue Reading...]
The first creepy cult to take root in California, about 25 years after statehood, had its origins in upstate New York in the 19th Century, which was a hotbed of religious zealotry and cults. It was called the Brotherhood of…[Continue Reading...]
A 44-year-old man was arrested in Tennessee this week in connection with the killing of a missing member of a “cult-like” religious group in the Inland Empire, authorities said. Ramon Ruiz Duran Jr., 44, was captured in Nashville on Jan.…[Continue Reading...]
A third person has been arrested for the alleged murder of a Tennessee man who left a cult-like religious group in Redlands almost three years ago and hasn’t been seen since shortly thereafter. Ramon Ruiz Duran Jr., 44, was arrested…[Continue Reading...]
An Inland Empire “shaman” accused of sexually assaulting several young girls must stand trial on a dozen felony charges, a judge ruled Thursday. Ricardo Isaac Flores, 60, of Rialto was arrested last year following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.…[Continue Reading...]
The leaders and two members of an alleged cult-like religious organization in Southern California were charged with murder in connection with the deaths of a 4-year-old boy and a missing 40-year-old man. The Hemet-based religious group called “His Way Spirit…[Continue Reading...]
We are learning more today about the group known as “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies” which has been under investigation since May 2023. Two members from the group, who are considered leaders, were arrested on suspicion of killing one of…[Continue Reading...]
Leaders of a secretive Southern California religious group have been charged with murder amid investigations into the disappearances of two members, police said. Six senior figures in the Hemet-based group His Way Spirit Led Assemblies were arrested December 11. The…[Continue Reading...]
More arrests were made involving members of an alleged cult-like religious organization in Southern California, including the group’s leaders, on suspicion of murder. The Hemet-based religious group called “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies” has been at the center of an…[Continue Reading...]
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