A twisted Ohio polygamist has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for ordering her husband and four of her lovers to torture another one of her boyfriends in a sick revenge plot. Martina Esqueda, 29, was slapped with the…[Continue Reading...]
A New Jersey man accused of being a cult leader controlled members through fear, starvation, forced labor, and sex for more than a decade, and has continued to exert his control over some of them even behind bars, prosecutors allege…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah Edmondson is a normal working mum. She spends her days rushing around after her sons Troy, 11, and seven-year-old Ace, taking them to baseball games and working on her podcast with her husband. However, a trace of her former…[Continue Reading...]
The three-part documentary series “Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult” will debut June 1 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The remaining episodes will be available on subsequent Mondays. Directed and executive produced by…[Continue Reading...]
Hulu's new four-part docuseries "The Cult of NatureBoy" revisits the rise and fall of Eligio Bishop, the Atlanta influencer who turned his following into a group called Carbon Nation and is now serving life after a jury convicted him in…[Continue Reading...]
The film just drips malevolence from every frame – no character, save for Rosemary and a few of her friends, feels entirely trustworthy. Every smile pulls just a little too hard on the corners of the mouth and shows a…[Continue Reading...]
When Naomi "Nomz" Bistline initially auditioned to be in her prison's band, she tried out to be the guitarist. "Then I started singing a little and they said, ‘Put the guitar down. Let's just hear you sing,'" she says. "I…[Continue Reading...]
Law enforcement authorities in Iran’s Yazd province have detained a man who founded a religious sect and presented himself as Jesus Christ, according to the Mehr news agency. The leader of the sect initially claimed to have been chosen by…[Continue Reading...]
An Amish retreat leader has been accused of sexual abuse and misleading his community about his medical expertise, leading to the death of an infant. Sam B. Shetler is facing a series of charges including involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, sexual abuse,…[Continue Reading...]
A former leader of Buccaneers cult gang in Ogun State simply identified as ‘Stone’ or ‘XY’ has been killed by suspected rivals. ‘Stone’ or XY was reportedly killed alongside one ‘Bayo’ on Sunday. Reports had suggested that he was killed…[Continue Reading...]
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