Isabella* would drag herself to prayer gatherings and Bible study at 7am every morning. From 9am to 5pm she would cold-call Christian pastors across Victoria, and evenings brought more recruitment activity, team meetings and Bible studies. Most days she would…[Continue Reading...]
Six years ago, Keith Raniere was found guilty on seven criminal counts tied to his leadership of the NXIVM cult that embroiled a CW star, a billionaire heiress and the daughter of a Dynasty actress. Authorities called NXIVM a "pyramid…[Continue Reading...]
US federal authorities are currently investigating Shen Yun Performing Arts, the touring dance group linked to the Falun Gong movement, over potential visa fraud. According to New York Times, this investigation, spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security, State Department,…[Continue Reading...]
The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, weaponised scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers, the court heard on Wednesday. This, the court was told, paved way for promoting a dangerous doomsday ideology that led to…[Continue Reading...]
The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, used scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers and advance a doomsday ideology that resulted in the deaths of more than 400 people, a court has heard. Testifying before…[Continue Reading...]
Disgraced Smallville actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty over her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult group NXIVM, tied the knot two weeks after being released from prison. The 42-year-old actress married a man named Frank in…[Continue Reading...]
A Solano County, Calif., Superior Court judge has consolidated the trials of and set an October trial date for two followers of the cult-like Zizian group who are charged with a November 2022 murder and attempted murder in Vallejo, California.…[Continue Reading...]
The Aliyah, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee held a discussion on Monday on the involvement of the Israeli government in the rescue of children from the "Lev Tahor" cult in Guatemala. They discussed the support framework provided to cult survivors…[Continue Reading...]
The fallout from the “Zizians” saga has been extensive. Seven young people with links to the cultlike band of devout vegans and math whizzes — centered around former Bay Area resident Ziz LaSota — are now jailed in California, Maryland…[Continue Reading...]
Patricia Krenwinkel, a former 'Manson family' cult member who is California's longest-serving female prisoner, has been recommended for parole for the second time after serving 54 years for her role in the infamous 1969 killings. Krenwinkel, now 77, renounced Manson…[Continue Reading...]
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