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More bodies of Shakahola cult victims released for burial

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The victims were members of the outlawed Good News International Ministries Church belonging to embattled Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie who was arrested on April 15, 2023 and has since been under police custody. They said the families did not have…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial live: Doomsday cult author’s affair with Lori Vallow revealed in emails

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Chad Daybell’s affair with Lori Vallow was exposed in emails and text messages read in court at the doomsday cult author’s triple murder trial. Detective Nathan Duncan, who investigated the 2019 shooting death of Vallow’s fourth husband, Charles Vallow, revealed…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial: Court sees video of ‘cult dad’ telling his daughter ‘I’m not coming back’

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Chad Daybell calmly talked to his adult daughter about handling finances and other family matters as he was detained on the day investigators found the remains of Lori Vallow’s two children buried in the backyard of his Idaho property. “Yeah,…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial live: Jury hears about exhumation of ‘cult’ author’s ‘healthy’ late wife

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An Idaho jury heard about the exhumation of Chad Daybell’s former wife Tammy Daybell at his triple murder trial on Monday. Tammy Daybell died on 19 October 2019, of what was originally reported as natural causes. Authorities later grew suspicious…[Continue Reading...]

How the Horror in Waco Unfolded in 1993 — Killing Dozens — and the Rise of a New Group Leader Years Later

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April 19, 2024, marks the 31st anniversary of one of the deadliest law enforcement altercations in American history, when members of the Branch Davidians, a religious group under the leadership of self-proclaimed prophet David Koresh, clashed with agents from the Bureau of…[Continue Reading...]

Religious cults stalk college campuses; I was in one

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When I attended UC Santa Cruz after transferring from CSM, the last thing I expected was to become involved in a religious cult called the International Christian Church (ICC). Upon finally researching the group, I realized that it is a…[Continue Reading...]

‘It’s just pure evil’: Chad Daybell to ‘turn on’ Lori Vallow and pin the murders of her children and his first wife on the cult mom – as victim’s aunt says doomsday couple are the real zombies

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'Doomsday prophet' Chad Daybell plans to lay the blame of the murders of  his wife, Lori Vallow's children  JJ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, squarely on her. Daybell's 10-week trial began in Idaho on Wednesday with prosecutors alleging that he conspired to murder…[Continue Reading...]

Guilty plea by leader of polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out

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PHOENIX (AP) — A guilty plea by the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border is at risk of being thrown out due to an unmet condition of his deal that hinged on whether others charged in…[Continue Reading...]

Duo locked up for harbouring witnesses to jailed cult leader’s crimes

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HARARE – Two female members of an apostolic sect led by controversial cult leader, Ishmael Chokurongerwa on Thursday appeared in court facing trafficking charges. This comes after they were caught harbouring nine females believed to be key witnesses in the…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya cult death toll rises to 95 as government sets curfew

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest death toll in Kenya’s cult investigation has risen to 95 as the government announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the ranch owned by a pastor who is accused of ordering his followers to fast to…[Continue Reading...]

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