Lawrence "Larry" Ray, the man behind a multi-million dollar sex cult scandal involving students at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, is facing life in prison after he pleaded guilty to 15 charges, including sex trafficking and violent assault, in…[Continue Reading...]
f you’ve been watching documentaries like HBO’s “The Vow” or STARZ’s “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult,” both of which are about the multi-level-marketing company and alleged cult NXIVM, or really any documentary about cults, you’ve probably asked yourself - could…[Continue Reading...]
NEW YORK – An attorney for convicted sex trafficker Keith Raniere will ask a federal appeals court in Manhattan next week to disqualify the judge who presided over the NXIVM leader’s 2019 trial from hearing Raniere’s latest bid for freedom. The…[Continue Reading...]
In this podcast cult expert Rick Alan Ross talks about NXVIVM. Going into detail about NXIVM leader Keith Raniere, who battled with Ross through litigation for 14 years before his arrest. Ross talks about Raniere, NXIVM leader Nancy Salzman and…[Continue Reading...]
Afew years ago, Vanessa Grigoriadis started to tell the story of a lifetime. That story would take her to a suburb north of Albany, New York, and to a mysterious location in Mexico. That story would put her in front…[Continue Reading...]
Today, we know more than we did thirty years ago thanks to popular TV documentaries and miniseries but that is fantasy for us. For some, the inner workings of a cult is their their living nightmare. We've all heard the…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — An alleged cult leader accused of raping and abusing women is asking a DeKalb County judge to reconsider his bond. At the moment, Eligio Bishop, who goes by his moniker "Nature Boy," is being held behind bars…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (AP) — The trial date for a polygamous sect leader charged with kidnapping and tampering with evidence in a federal investigation into his community on the Utah-Arizona border has been pushed back. Samuel Bateman has pleaded not guilty to…[Continue Reading...]
Serafina Tane was born into a religious cult on New Zealand's South Island. The leader was the charismatic but abusive Douglas Metcalf, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus. For Serafina, the cult was her family. But leaving Camp David for…[Continue Reading...]
Disgraced Smallville actress Allison Mack claimed she had joined Keith Raniere's Nxivm sex cult because he had promised to make her a star again. Mack, 40, who is serving a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to manipulating women to become…[Continue Reading...]
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