Jeong Myeong-seok, a South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The Daejeon District Court in central South Korea said that…[Continue Reading...]
RELATIVES of Lori Vallow's murdered children have voiced relief after her daughter Tylee's remains were finally authorized to be released by a judge - four years after she and her younger brother JJ were brutally killed. Tylee, 16, was found…[Continue Reading...]
On December 22 KST, the 12th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court sentenced Jung Myung Seok (78), the founder of the Christian religious cult JMS (Jesus Morning Star, also known as Providence), to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting three of his…[Continue Reading...]
ST. ANTHONY, ID (3TV/CBS 5) — A judge on Tuesday refused to take the death penalty off the table for Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow’s husband, in his murder case in connection to the deaths of Vallow’s two children and his…[Continue Reading...]
I didn’t set out to watch a glorified snuff film when I turned on Max’s recent documentary series Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God. The death viewers witness was that of Love Has Won founder Amy Carlson, who…[Continue Reading...]
Nathan Chasing Horse, the former actor known for his turn in “Dances With Wolves,” has lost his last attempt to drop charges in an 18-count criminal case against him. The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday denied his request to dismiss…[Continue Reading...]
The group says it was “founded fifty years ago on the Fourth Way teachings of George Gurdjieff and Peter Ouspensky” and that it embraces “the practical wisdom of all great spiritual traditions, recognizing that all esoteric schools teach the same…[Continue Reading...]
Many Havasu Pioneers and long-time residents have vivid memories of Synanon, the cult that established roots in Lake Havasu City during the 1970s. Recently, it has reentered the public consciousness, thanks to a new documentary series on Paramount Plus. We’re…[Continue Reading...]
From the archives: former KPIX reporter David Fowler shows the unusual ceremony at a Synanon drug rehabilitation ranch (now Walker Creek Ranch) near the town of Marshall in Marin County, where many Synanon married couples re-affirmed their wedding vows, August…[Continue Reading...]
A California-based spiritual organization renowned for its natural wine is being sued by several former members who allege the leader sexually assaulted them along with “hundreds—if not thousands of other young men” and the group trafficked members to the U.S.…[Continue Reading...]
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