Kenyan government officials ignored "credible reports" that could have prevented the death of more than 400 suspected doomsday cult members, a state-funded human rights watchdog said on Friday. The piles of human remains were discovered in April 2023 in Shakahola…[Continue Reading...]
Wednesday marked the 29th anniversary of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 14 people and injured more than 6,000. At Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station, 16 station staff members offered a…[Continue Reading...]
If someone who seemed larger than life offered you a glimpse of a brand-new self, would you believe it? Keith Raniere had the ability to make the people around him see a vision of hope and success with his group,…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border to transport underage girls across state lines, making him the first man to be convicted in what authorities…[Continue Reading...]
Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa, and his seven church members have been denied bail on the basis that they may interfere with witnesses and that they may be a public outcry. The ruling was made Norton Court Regional magistrate Christine Nyandoro today…[Continue Reading...]
Chad Daybell's murder trial will be live-streamed when it begins in a couple of weeks. East Idaho News reports that those wishing to attend the Ada County courthouse in person must abide by an administrative order. Judge Steven Boyce issued…[Continue Reading...]
PETALING JAYA: The Sky Kingdom commune made the headlines in the 1980s with the discovery of a strange religious sect at a commune in Hulu Besut, Terengganu. The place had a giant teapot which was almost two-storeys high, a giant…[Continue Reading...]
In 1974, the Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies, bought this estate. They used it as a sort of church domicile and a place for visiting dignitaries.[Continue Reading...]
Jury selection begins next month in the Chad Daybell triple murder case in Ada County. He faces the death penalty should he be found guilty in the death of his first wife Tammy Dabell and in the killings of J.J. Vallow,…[Continue Reading...]
In a significant development that has gripped the attention of many, Eligio Bishop, the alleged leader of the “Carbon Nation” group, widely known as “Natureboy,” has been sentenced to life without parole plus an additional 10 years. This verdict comes…[Continue Reading...]
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