Over the holiday season, many tune in to fuzzy Hallmark romances or Christmas classics. I watch documentaries about cults. The Heaven’s Gate “UFO Cult” became famous in the 1990s after 39 members quietly overdosed themselves in a California mansion, believing…[Continue Reading...]
SALT LAKE CITY — The leader of a polygamist sect stands accused of helping arrange the disappearance of eight girls from Arizona group homes, a couple of months after federal agents raided his homes on the Utah/Arizona border and removed…[Continue Reading...]
Naomi Bistline and Donnae Barlow, alleged wives of FLDS breakaway sect leader Samuel Bateman, were charged with kidnapping. Both of them remain in federal custody. Naomi Bistline, the wife of alleged polygamist cult leader Samuel Batemen, is “relieved, at the…[Continue Reading...]
NXIVM alum Nicki Clyne would love to communicate with jailed exes Keith Raniere and Allison Mack — but “unfortunately” is not allowed to, the “Battlestar Galactica” actress tells Page Six in an exclusive new interview. “I have no communication with…[Continue Reading...]
Depraved prophet Samuel Rappylee Bateman was caught on tape ranting about killing one of his followers in a religious rite – just weeks before he was arrested while transporting three of his underage 'wives' in a box trailer. The chilling…[Continue Reading...]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Two adult wives of polygamist group leader, Samuel Bateman, have appearances in federal magistrate court for status hearings on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Donnae Barlow and Naomi Bistline face charges of kidnapping, obstruction, and tampering…[Continue Reading...]
Celebrities, sex slaves, billionaires, and even branding, the story of the NXIVM cult had all the components of one of the nation’s biggest scandals. HBO’s The Vow gave an in-depth look behind the curtain of deceit that was the NXIVM…[Continue Reading...]
In April, Larry Ray, 62, was convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, conspiracy, and other charges — crimes connected to his decade-long stint controlling and manipulating a small group of young people. The story — which first broke in an explosive…[Continue Reading...]
This week's top stories include an accused cult leader having 20 wives, some as young as 9, an American sports journalist dying while covering the World Cup in Qatar, and red meth being found in Arizona. Here are the stories…[Continue Reading...]
A Mormon man who was arrested for allegedly having 20 wives, most under the age of 15, also allegedly had sex with the father of some of his wives while forcing them to watch. Police arrested 45-year-old Samuel Bateman and…[Continue Reading...]
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