Composed of disaffected Silicon Valley separatists, the group of mostly trans women has been linked to murders in California, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Listen to the interview with Wired reporter that wrote in-depth story about the group.[Continue Reading...]
The chilling legacy of doomsday cult-turned-domestic terrorists Aum Shinrikyo is now being captured on the 30th anniversary of their Tokyo attack. Documentary “AUM: The Cult at the End of the World,” co-directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto, tells the…[Continue Reading...]
The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after they withheld her insulin, encouraged by members of a small Christian sect who believed God would save her, have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison. Elizabeth Struhs died…[Continue Reading...]
Another detail has emerged in the complicated, sordid, and violent saga of the Zizians, and it is the first to draw a direct link between Jack "Ziz" LaSota and an order compelling someone to murder. If you have not heard…[Continue Reading...]
In Hulu’s ‘How I Escaped My Cult: NXIVM / The Vow,’ the focus is on Keith Raniere and the NXIVM, which was a sex cult under the guise of a personal development organization. By manipulating women, the cult leader used to…[Continue Reading...]
The Japanese government has opened a new website on the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult responsible for the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack nearly 30 years ago, featuring testimonies from victims' families and photos of the group's guru as part of…[Continue Reading...]
The sister of a young girl killed at the hands of religious fanatics – who left her to suffer and die for days after her insulin was taken away – says justice has been delivered for her “bright girl with…[Continue Reading...]
Silicon Valley breeds visionary ideas, and with them, communities of dreamers. But not all those ideas and communities are benevolent. It can be hard to separate harmful movements from aspirational ones, but it’s easy to exploit those who mistake one…[Continue Reading...]
A former Zizian cult member widely believed to have died by suicide is actually alive and hiding from the “dangerous” group, The Post can reveal. Gwen Danielson was thought to have died in 2022 even by a lawyer representing her…[Continue Reading...]
The cult murder case troubling Taiwan has taken another dramatic turn as famed artist Li Wei, initially summoned as a witness, has now been transformed to defendant status amid serious allegations linked to the death of female follower Cai at…[Continue Reading...]
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