Yulanda Williams was 12 years old when her family joined the People’s Temple – a religious cult that led to the deaths of more than 900 followers. But before Williams and her family found themselves at the center of "a…[Continue Reading...]
A woman in America's only polygamist town became her husband's 65th wife and they all lived together in a huge 44-room mansion. Travel vlogger Drew Binsky met with Briell Decker, who was one of many wives of cult leader Warren…[Continue Reading...]
A gay man who was raised in an extremist Mormon-adjacent cult known as The Order has opened up about his harrowing experiences from childhood to his young-adult years. Nephi Robinson, of Utah, went on the podcast and YouTube channel Cults to…[Continue Reading...]
Deep on Reddit, Georgia Barron found stories of personal encounters with a high control group. It hit her: “I think I’m in a cult.” She was feeling the same depression, isolation, and exhaustion ex-cult members described. But she had been…[Continue Reading...]
A man who grew up in polygamist family with 35 siblings and four moms as part of Warren Jeffs' abusive religious cult has spoken out about what his unusual upbringing was like. In a YouTube documentary made by filmmaker Drew…[Continue Reading...]
When Darlene Barlow Stubbs was growing up in Short Creek, Arizona, she wasn't allowed to have toys, a bike, or even books. Under the new leadership of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prophet Warren Jeffs, a sect…[Continue Reading...]
Joe Dageforde's Canadian father was living in Australia, busking on the streets, when he met Joe's mum. He invited her to a barbecue, run by his church group called, The Children of God. At the time, they were feeling disenchanted…[Continue Reading...]
A young woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has taken to TikTok to speak out about her upbringing in a Christian cult. Marissa Martin, 24, was spurred to address her childhood after admitting she was lucky for the lack of 'hate' she…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who was sexually abused by a minister of a secretive sect as a child says the religious group's written apology is welcome but has been a long time coming. The FBI is working with international law enforcement partners…[Continue Reading...]
A man born into a strict Church 'cult', where he was banned from listening to music or having friends, says he attempted suicide three times following years of sexual abuse. John 'Gilli' Gilliland, 35, has claimed a 'protected' member of…[Continue Reading...]
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