US federal authorities are currently investigating Shen Yun Performing Arts, the touring dance group linked to the Falun Gong movement, over potential visa fraud. According to New York Times, this investigation, spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security, State Department,…[Continue Reading...]
The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, weaponised scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers, the court heard on Wednesday. This, the court was told, paved way for promoting a dangerous doomsday ideology that led to…[Continue Reading...]
The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, used scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers and advance a doomsday ideology that resulted in the deaths of more than 400 people, a court has heard. Testifying before…[Continue Reading...]
Disgraced Smallville actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty over her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult group NXIVM, tied the knot two weeks after being released from prison. The 42-year-old actress married a man named Frank in…[Continue Reading...]
A Solano County, Calif., Superior Court judge has consolidated the trials of and set an October trial date for two followers of the cult-like Zizian group who are charged with a November 2022 murder and attempted murder in Vallejo, California.…[Continue Reading...]
The Aliyah, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee held a discussion on Monday on the involvement of the Israeli government in the rescue of children from the "Lev Tahor" cult in Guatemala. They discussed the support framework provided to cult survivors…[Continue Reading...]
The fallout from the “Zizians” saga has been extensive. Seven young people with links to the cultlike band of devout vegans and math whizzes — centered around former Bay Area resident Ziz LaSota — are now jailed in California, Maryland…[Continue Reading...]
Patricia Krenwinkel, a former 'Manson family' cult member who is California's longest-serving female prisoner, has been recommended for parole for the second time after serving 54 years for her role in the infamous 1969 killings. Krenwinkel, now 77, renounced Manson…[Continue Reading...]
Move over, Sister Wives! The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy is the “ripped from the headlines” crazy true story of Rena Chynoweth (Felicity Huffman), who was forced to become the thirteenth wife of Ervil LeBaron (Eric Johnson), the head of a…[Continue Reading...]
Shifrah grew up in the horrific Shawano, Wisconsin cult often called SIST. She frequently witnessed people being beat*n or shocked with cattle prods. Some people joined to fulfill their own sadistic fantasies, while others were too indoctrinated or programmed to…[Continue Reading...]
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