Doomsday cult preacher Paul Mackenzie contacted his followers while in jail and convinced them to starve themselves to death in a fasting ritual, preliminary police investigations indicate. More than 450 graves were discovered in the Shakahola Forest, Malindi, in 2023,…[Continue Reading...]
A Texas woman has told Sky News an African "cult" brainwashed, lured and coerced her daughter to move 4,000 miles away to a Scottish forest by preying on her vulnerabilities. Aspiring lawyer Kaura Taylor, 21, was reported missing from Dallas…[Continue Reading...]
Victorians with lived experiences of cults and organised fringe groups have bravely shared the impact its had on them and others as part of a parliamentary inquiry. The Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee conducted an anonymous questionnaire to…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hak-ja, the Unification Church leader detained on the 22nd, reportedly requested a review of detention legality from the court on the 29th, arguing that the detention decision was unjust. The court must decide on release or dismissal within 48…[Continue Reading...]
Sue Hinkin is the author of the award-winning thriller series, The Vega & Middleton Novels, featuring the investigative team of Los Angeles TV news journalist Bea Middleton and best friend, photographer Lucy Vega. A former cinematography fellow at the American…[Continue Reading...]
A security operation arrived at dawn at a plot of land in the municipality of Vista Hermosa, Michoacán, believing they would be facing a cartel. Residents had reported a training camp for organized crime, a specter that remains vivid in…[Continue Reading...]
The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation. Two years ago, an investigation…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of Mexico-based evangelical megachurch La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in a court in New York. Naasón Joaquín García, 56, is already serving a 16-year-sentence after he admitted…[Continue Reading...]
Former Japanese followers of the Unification Church voiced their anger and expressed their hope that the facts behind the alleged bribery by the church’s leader would be uncovered. A South Korean special prosecutor arrested Han Hak-ja , the leader of…[Continue Reading...]
A witness has described how controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie twisted Bible scripture to justify a mass starvation ritual that left scores dead in Shakahola, Kilifi County. During Tuesday’s court session, the witness testified that Mackenzie cited passages from the Book…[Continue Reading...]
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