Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown is Hulu's newest dystopian documentary based on one of the darkest and most twisted cult stories. So, what is the story behind this Jim Jones documentary? Let's keep reading to find out. Be warned,…[Continue Reading...]
The shaman of an Inland Empire religious sect who is accused of sexually assaulting several young girls was charged Friday with forcible rape and more than a half-dozen other felony counts. Ricardo Isaac Flores, 59, of Rialto was arrested Wednesday…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who offered psychic readings in Lake View is accused of stealing more than $70,000 from a client. Jennifer Williams, 51, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of theft by deception of more than $10,000 in Cook County…[Continue Reading...]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The FBI is investigating a religious sect that's facing widespread allegations of child sex abuse. They're called the Two by Twos (2x2) or The Church with No Name - and there's a following here in the…[Continue Reading...]
A fabled West Hills compound in rustic Box Canyon, once home to a cult leader and his barefooted followers in robes, is on the market for $4.8 million. Set on 16.5 acres, the property branded “Xanadu” and promoted for its…[Continue Reading...]
A promotional video for this listed California property calls it Xanadu — the fabled city built by Kublai Khan — but it’s not what many may think. The massive parcel of wild land in Box Canyon in Southern California’s Simi…[Continue Reading...]
The Synanon was a community founded by Charles E. “Chuck” Dederich in 1958. After being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, a rehabilitation group for people suffering from alcohol abuse, Charles decided to start a community of his own for people…[Continue Reading...]
In affluent Marin County, California, violent crime was seldom seen. But on Aug. 3, 2000, police responded to a secluded studio apartment tucked behind a family home after reports of gunshots. Inside, two bodies lay in the bedroom: Jenny Villarin,…[Continue Reading...]
March 26, 1997 was a bad day for a lot of people. It was a bad day for the family and friends of 39 Heaven’s Gate cult members, who learned that their loved ones had died in a mansion in…[Continue Reading...]
Synanon was the brainchild of Charles “Chuck” Dederich. The infamous cult leader died in 1997, but the story of his reformative-turned-destructive drug rehabilitation organization is now the center of a four-part docuseries on HBO. Titled The Synanon Fix: Did The…[Continue Reading...]
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