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- In the early ‘90s, Satanic Panic was reaching its heyday, and three tragic murders were quickly pinned on satanic cult activity. Ash and Alaina count down the most disturbing details of a case that was riddled with misconceptions and missteps.
- Behind every successful cult is a persuasive leader convincing hordes of people to conform to their views of the world. Ash and Alaina rollcall the most charming leaders with the most devout followings.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p
- The Manson Family. Jonestown. Waco. So many cults end in tragedy. But it may be the cults you haven't heard of that are the most brutal. Ash and Alaina explore famous, infamous and lesser-known cults to determine the deadliest.Learn more about
- Welp… you asked for it… it’s Gold Star Time! This week the boys crack open the twisted tale of The Chicago Rippers (the breast-obsessed Robin Gecht and his three accomplices: Edward Spreitzer, and brothers Andrew and Thomas Kokoraleis), a "sata
- The boys continue the series on The Troubled Teen Industry, shifting our focus towards the 1950's Santa Monica based drug rehabilitation attack therapy program turned cult, Synanon and the story of Charles E. Dederich.
- In this Best Of, we've compiled some of the most grisly and hilarious moments from our favorite(?) cults throughout Last Podcast on the Left history. So, light a massive hog's leg and kiss the feet of your makeshift messiah.Kevin MacLeod (incom
- On this Relaxed Fit episode, we're taking a look at the (hopefully) short-lived cult Love Has Won, its online origins, and its godhead Amy Carlson — the internet messiah who was just recently found dead and mummified.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.
- This week, we introduce you to Roch Thériault — leader of the most bizarre and violent cult in Canadian history, The Ant Hill Kids.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/l
- On the third and final installment of our Ant Hill Kids series: We introduce the academic who gleefully observed the brutal cult from the sidelines, and then trudge through the heinous final acts that Roch inflicted on his followers before bein
- On the third and final installment of our Ant Hill Kids series: We introduce the academic who gleefully observed the brutal cult from the sidelines, and then trudge through the heinous final acts that Roch inflicted on his followers before bein
- This week we start a grisly new series on Adolfo Constanzo — drug dealer, serial killer, and leader of the deadly Narcosatanists cult.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.or
- It's part two of our series on the drug dealer / cult leader / serial killer that is Adolfo Constanzo. On this episode, Adolfo further assembles his motley crew of black magic cultists and the violence escalates.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- This week we cover the brutal end to Adolfo Constanzo's black magic murder cult.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
- On the conclusion to our series on Heaven's Gate, we cover the lead-up to the suicides, the suicides themselves, and the immediate aftermath, as well as the myriad of exit statements that the members of the cult left behind.
- On the second part of our series on Heaven's Gate, we break down the full belief system of the cult, how the years they spent in campgrounds helped develop it, and just what it was that turned the entire cult to suicide. LISTEN TO LAST PODCAS
- Ben 'n' Henry break down this week's true crime news: a cult "anointed by God" kills 7 in Panama jungle, the capture of the "Metal Casket Killer", a man requests trial by combat, and MORE. TRIPLE L.
- On the conclusion to our series on Mormonism, we cover two modern true crime stories that occurred as a direct result of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young's teachings. The first, set in the early 1980s, is a tale of revelation and blood atonement
- On the conclusion to our series on one of the most mysterious cults of the last century, we cover the three year-long murder/suicide spree of the cult that resulted in the deaths of 74 members.
- On part two of our series on the Order of the Solar Temple, we discuss the rise and fall of the world's premiere yuppie cult while also covering their secret beliefs and rituals, all to try to help explain how it ended with the deaths of 74 peo
- You asked for it: On this episode of Last Podcast Side Stories, Ben 'n' Henry cover the Albany sex cult that has been making headlines. Also, journalist Brock Wilbur joins the show to discuss his own investigative work on NXIVM and his efforts
- On this, our 300th episode, we begin our full-treatment journey into the life and mind of Jim Jones, the cult leader who, in 1978, was responsible for the deaths of over 900 people. So how did they get to that point? Tune in to our series to fi
- On part three of Children of God, we cover the religious prostitution that was Flirty Fishing and the most disturbing cult artifact that came out of the 20th Century: The Story of Davidito.
- It's the Children of God cult on this week's Last Podcast! In part one, we follow sex-crazed self-proclaimed prophet David Berg from his early days as a failed Pentecostal preacher to his brilliant manipulation of the hippie movement. Think of
- The Aum series continues with the cult expanding into Russia, running afoul of many stray dogs in the process, and coming goddamn close to obtaining an actual working nuclear bomb while they were there.
- The Aum series continues with the blossoming of the cult as they move into full-on warfare mode with the development of their very first biolab and their first two thankfully unsuccessful terror attacks.
- It's a return to cults with one of the most bizarre we've ever covered, the Aum Shinrikyo death cult of Japan! In this first part we cover how the group started as a fairly innocent scam focused on increasing the psychic powers of nerds and how
- On the third of what is now a four part series, we backtrack a bit and join Henry and Ottis as they spin a tale of the Satanic Floridian death cult that they supposedly served during their run of mayhem and murder called The Hand of Death.
- Real-life vampires are exposed as the boys explore the cases of Marcus Wesson (cult leader responsible for nine deaths who believed Jesus Christ was a vampire), Andrei Chikatilo (Russian killer of 52 women and children) and Richard Chase (The V
- Who’s to blame for the Jonestown Cult Massacre?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) welcomes friend and filmmaker Lance Edmands to help decide who’s to blame for the Jonestown Massacre. Jim Jones is definitely on the board. But, was
- On the second part of our Jonestown series we cover the early days of the People's Temple from Jim Jones' hightailing it out of Indianapolis because of nuclear anxiety to their very first compound outside of Ukiah, CA and all of the bizarre th
- On the third part of our series on Jim Jones, we cover the blossoming of Peoples Temple including the creation of the sex-obsessed Planning Commission and the harsh punishments that came along with it as well as the introduction of everyone's f
- On the fourth part to our series, we cover the improbable political career of Jim Jones, the beginnings of Jonestown, and just how awful things got once Peoples Temple arrived in full force along with their exiled leader. Thatched Huts Kevin
- In this, the end of our Jonestown series, we cover the last year of Jonestown, from the myriad stressors that led Jim Jones to do what he did to November 18th, 1978 itself.
- In this first episode of Oversight: Jonestown, we take you deep into the Guyanese jungle, behind the harrowing scenes of the last 24 hours of the Peoples Temple Agricultural Collective. We have new information and a new understanding of how one
- The paranormal healing ministry drew new members into the movement with Jim Jones’ promises of supernatural support for the cause. The divine gifts physically drained him, he could feel people’s sickness and pain as he healed them. He began usi
- Welcome to the Sunday Service, a 3-part immersive experience exploring Jim Jones’ paranormal ministry and the mystery of the nine gifts of the holy spirit. Your first visit to Peoples Temple will involve a profound, life changing, spiritual exp
- Timo talks with one of the survivors of the Jonestown massacre Laura Johnston Kohl, author of "Jonestown Survivor"
- While many remember the 1978 Jonestown massacre as a dark monument to the power of a single man’s paranoia and fanaticism, the tale of Jim Jones’ lover, Carolyn Layton, reveals a more complicated narrative—and a more frightening truth. Carolyn
- Jim Jones controlled the most notorious American cult of all time — the Peoples Temple. In 1978, Jones’ leadership brought on the largest mass suicide and cult murder in modern history, where over 900 people died. We investigate how Jones and h
- Jim Jones was a farm boy who later turned into America’s deadliest cult leader. We take a deeper look into the cult’s followers as we try to comprehend why they allowed Jones to have complete control over their lives — control and power that ul
- In November of 1978, 918 Americans died in the middle of the Guyanese jungle. It would be “the largest single incident of civilian death in American history” until September 11th, 2001. But who were these people? How did they really die? And wh
- [Part 1 of 3]During childbirth, Lynetta Jones’ deceased mother appeared to her in a vision and prophesied that the baby would one day become a great man. Lynetta’s son was Jim Warren Jones, who grew up to become the leader of a new religiou
- [Part 2 of 3]In the late 1970s, Jim Jones and hundreds of his followers relocated to The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project in the South American country of Guyana – more commonly known as ‘Jonestown’.---Episode narrated by the Anony
- [Part 3 of 3]On November 17 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan travelled to Guyana to inspect Jonestown for himself. When a number of Peoples Temple members expressed a desire to leave with him, Jim Jones was furious. What followed next would go do
- The Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, came to a tragic end 30 years ago, leaving about 76 men, women, and children dead. Explore this cult-tastic episode with Michaela and Amanda on who the Branch Davidians were, what David Koresh believed,
- #cult #truecrime #BranchDavidianCULT TIME! What has become one of our favorite subjects to cover, cults are a very fascinating, but eye opening topic to cover. The idea that a person who commands attention, well spoken with an agenda can contr
- were the branch Davidians really a danger to society or was it just about the weapons--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinlady/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinlad
- My name is Lexi Loudermilk and welcome to my first podcast! In this episode I discuss the Branch Davidian cult and the standoff that occurred on the Mt. Carmel Compound. This episode focuses on what could have been prevented if the FBI's action
- Pete Quinones returns to the show to discuss his research regarding the BATF raid and FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound that ended in the fiery massacre of the sect on April 19, 1993. We talk about the significance of the Waco massacre
- Clive Doyle : Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianNearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil
- Clive Doyle : Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianNearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil
- Clive Doyle : Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianNearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil
- Clive Doyle : Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianNearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil.
- Nearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil. The raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents on F
- Join The GriefCase Crew, Ragnar, The Ginja Ninja, Peso, as we delve into the events of The Branch Davidian Siege of 1993, on the outskirts of Waco, Texas. We'll be discussing the prophet of the Davidian Cult, David Koresh; the events that took
- Episode 1 in our 4 part series with Branch Davidian massacre survivor David Thibodeau. David's first hand account of the siege on Mount Carmel and years worth of investigation make for an incredibly compelling series.. For more on David visit
- Nearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil. The raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents on F
- Episode 1 in our 4 part series with Branch Davidian massacre survivor David Thibodeau. David's first hand account of the siege on Mount Carmel and years worth of investigation make for an incredibly compelling series.. For more on David visit
- TWO FREE BOOKS - Take advantage of the special offer mentioned at the end of this episode: Watchman.org/WacoThirty years ago this month, a small army of federal agents stormed the compound of the Branch Davidian cult led by David Koresh with ar
- Episode 3 in our 4 part series with Branch Davidian massacre survivor David Thibodeau. David's first hand account of the siege on Mount Carmel and years worth of investigation make for an incredibly compelling series.. For more on David visit
- 2023 will mark the 30 year anniversary of one of the deadliest law enforcement altercations in American history, when the Branch Davidians, under the leadership of self-proclaimed prophet David Koresh, clashed with Agents of the Federal Bureau
- TWO FREE BOOKS - Take advantage of the special offer mentioned at the end of this episode: Watchman.org/WacoThirty years ago this week, a small army of federal agents stormed the compound of the Branch Davidian cult led by David Koresh with arm
- Episode 4 in our 4 part series with Branch Davidian massacre survivor David Thibodeau. David's first hand account of the siege on Mount Carmel and years worth of investigation make for an incredibly compelling series.. For more on David visit
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- Clive Doyle : Journey to Waco: Autobiography of a Branch DavidianNearly twenty years after they happened, the ATF and FBI assaults on the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas remain the most deadly law enforcement action on American soil.
- Twenty-five years ago, cult leader David Koresh entered into a standoff with federal agents that ended in the deaths of 75 people, including his own. A new documentary features survivors and law enforcement officers who experienced the tragedy,
- I grew up close to Waco, and while I was three at the time I have vague memories of family talking about the Branch Davidians and David Koresh. So as curiosity got the best of me, I decided to dive into the history of the Davidians for some bac
- When the ATF descended on the Branch Davidian compound called the Mount Carmel Center outside Waco, Texas, their intention was simply to deliver a search warrant related to illegal firearms. Instead, a shootout occurred, which led to the death
- We're in the midst of the 30th anniversary of one of the darkest moments in our state's recent history: the standoff at the Branch Davidian compount at Mount Carmel, just outside of Waco, which culminated in the deaths of dozens of men, women a
- A simulation of the 1993 Waco siege by Vector Data Systems sought to determine what ignited the armed standoff between federal agents and the Branch Davidians.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Scott interviews surviving Branch Davidian David Thibodeau on the 25 year anniversary of the Waco Massacre and the new TV miniseries partly based on Thibodeau’s book, “A Place Called Waco.” Thibodeau discusses the merits of the television show,
- KNX In Depth's Rob Archer and Chris Sedens discuss the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas 30 years later and its impact today. With us to discuss is Jeff Guinn, author of the new book Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of
- April 19, 2023 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the fire which ended the standoff between federal agents and members of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Much has been learned about this tragedy over the last few decades, and it continues
- Seeking truth in a world full of disinformation and indoctrinationhttps://ammo.com/articles/waco-siege-branch-davidian-compound-standoff-atf-raid-us-federal-government
- The Waco siege began in Texas after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian ...
- Alternate Current Radio Presents: Boiler Room - Uninterruptible Talk Radio on ACROn this special broadcast of Boiler Room, Hesher is joined by Truth Hound, Mark Anderson to discuss the 25th anniversary of the Waco Texas massacre of the Branch D
- Scott interviews surviving Branch Davidian David Thibodeau on the 25 year anniversary of the Waco Massacre and the new TV miniseries partly based on Thibodeau’s book, “A Place Called Waco.” Thibodeau discusses the merits of the television show,
- In this week’s episode of The Resistance Library, Molly joins the show for the first time. She and Sam discuss the Waco siege, which started on February 28, 1993. The two talk about what led up to the incident at Mount Carmel and how the siege
- It’s back into the world of cults this week as we take on Waco part Deux, the return of the Vernon Wayne Howell aka David Koresh,the septuagenarian buggering wannabe rock-star turned sinful messiah. We are focusing on the siege that ended in th
- Let’s take a deep dive into a couple of cults to kick off our Cult Mini Series. What are your favorite cults to learn about? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this
- On the 4th of March 2008, Julian Buchwald and his girlfriend Carolynne Watson went for a romantic picnic lunch in country Victoria. They didn't return home.It wasn't long before a terrifying, threatening note was located. Was this really the
- Based on the events of the Waco Massacre - a dramatized telling of life inside the Branch Davidian compound in 1993, including the several day deadly standoff between the cult and the government.
- It's finally time to talk about Scientology as we look at it through the lens of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. This first episode explores his many, many lies throughout the years about his upbringing, the beginnings of his writing career, and h
- We're getting into the foundations of Scientology this week as well as Laffy's disastrous love affairs and the insane caper involving Hubbard kidnapping his own daughter. Heartbreaking Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Co
- It's the birth of the Church of Scientology this week as we get into the Tone Scale, E-Meters and how to use them, GEs, SPs, the HDF of W and all other manner of Scientological nonsense and just how it all sprang from the mind of L. Ron Hubbard
- On the conclusion of our L. Ron Hubbard series, we cover the shadowy arm of Scientology known as Sea Org as well as the various punishments Hubbard put people through, plus his "film career" and just how David Miscavige took control of the whol
- We spoke with Roberta Blevins, a former member of a Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) scam known as LuLaRoe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
- We talk to former executive of Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) about the organization established to preserve Hubbard's words in the event of a nuclear holocaust for all future civilizations, what the symbols etched into the ground mean, t
- Adrian Vanegas was 17 years old and had just graduated high school in his hometown of Bogota. He had been attracted to Scientology by its study technology. He quickly signed a 2.5 year staff contract and was appointed as the Director of Communi
- Claire Headley takes us through her Sea Org years at Religious Technology Center. She talks about the messing Shelley Miscavige, the escalating punishments and sadism at INT base, including the humiliating punishment of having the clean feces w
- Tony Ortega's Daily Beast story revealed that texts seized from a private investigator showed him not only stalking Leah Remini, but suggesting that Scientology wanted her dead. Tony joins California licensed Private Investigator Jeffrey August
- What's black and white and covered in a purple shroud? The members of the Heaven's Gate cult after their ritualized mass suicide, which occurred in 1997 and was the largest mass suicide on U.S. soil. Casey, Danny, and Sara will take you through
- March 26th: Heaven’s Gate (1997)Having a strong belief system, for some, can help bring peace to a person’s life. But, sometimes, having a strong belief system can place you in a state of vulnerability that can easily turn dangerous. On March
- When you think of Heaven’s Gate, a few things might come to mind. Mass suicide. UFOs. The Next Level. What about the “Oklahoma” musical? Ash and Alaina count down the lesser-known details hidden within the rise and tragic fall of Heaven’s Gate.
- A doomsday cult that led its followers to take their own lives in order to meet up with a comet that was passing by the earth. It happened, and the result was 39 people dead and several others brainwashed and accessories to a crime. Today, Mars
- Heaven's Gate was an American UFO religious millenarian cult based in San Diego, California, founded in 1974 and led by Marshall Applewhite(1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985) until their deaths.[1] On March 26, 1997, police discovered th
- In 1969 Charles Manson convinced Tex Watson and several young women to brutally murder seven innocent people in Los Angeles, including rising star/model Sharon Tate. Why did he do it and how did he become the crazy guy we see now with a swastik
- In part 1 of a grizzly 2-parter, we finally tackle the Manson Family and the Tate-LaBianca murders. We start off discussing Manson's early life and how the Family came to be. Expect lots of WTF moments and a few celeb cameosSourceshttps://w
- In the conclusion of macabre Manson family saga, Sara, Casey and Danny break down the aftermath of the Tate/La Bianca murders including Manson's sentencing, the family's push for appeals, and whether or not the murder's depiction in pop culture
- Remembered for being possibly the most infamous and feared killer of recent times, there's not many people who don't know about Charles Manson and the Tate/LaBianca murders. But, it tends to be one of those topics everybody assumes they know ev
- It's part one of our three part series on Charles Manson! Today's episode brings you Charlie's upbringing in various correctional facilities, his rise as a sexual dynamo, and the beginnings of The Family.
- Our series on Charles Manson continues with Manson's music, his relationship with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and how a long list of unfortunate circumstances and coincidences led to the eventual murder of eight people.
- We wrap up our series on Charles Manson with the infamous Tate and LaBianca murders, the trial that followed, and the the life of Charles Manson since.
- This week, we recount the bizarre scheme by the Manson family to save Charles Manson from prison and the famous shootout that ensued between the would-be rescue party and the Hawthorne police department.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed
- One person's cult is another person's inarguable truth, and over millenia many spiritual or cultural belief systems have been called cults. Typically organizations called cults have a few commonal traits, one of the chief of which is isolation.
- A whistleblower alleges the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hides billions of dollars. A horrifying, continuing investigation in Kenya reveals hundred of people have died at the orders of a now-arrested cult leader; and no one's sur
- Mortgage Man prompts an exploration of alchemy, smurfs and CERN. Summer Frog hips the gang to a controversial commune initiative in Los Angeles. Kevin writes in with a theory on obscure technology that may finally explain bizarre UFO sightings
- In 2017 South Korean President Park Guen-hye was impeached and ousted from power as a result of a wide-reaching corruption scandal touching everything from big business to religion. In the aftermath, the world’s been left asking: What exactly h
- From fast food to mass media, it can be tough to know who really runs a company. In today's episode, the guys dive into the true stories of companies that are either founded by or run by groups the average person would consider... cults. They d
- What makes one belief system a religion, and another a cult? How can non-religious organization themselves be cults? In part one of this two-part series, Ben, Matt and Noel explore modern cultic organizations. They don’t want you to read our bo
- The gang reacts to the news about the partial destruction -- and then total demolition -- of the Georgia Guidestones. People get various medical operations to avoid restroom breaks on the trek from Manhattan to Long Island. Other people seem se
- Alexandra looks for more information on a cult called the Body. On Instagram, Jessica explores the strange stories of cartels and exotic animals. Travis and Sam in Japan describe their own experiences with blood donation bans. Ben and Matt expl
- If you live in the US, you may not have heard of Adnan Oktar. Yet if you live in Turkey or practice Islam, you’re almost certainly familiar with charismatic, controversial figure. Up until recently, he was a well-known media mogul; an author an
- When most people hear the word "cult," they immediately think of people like Charles Manson, or any number of controversial organizations strewn across the planet -- but what exactly makes something a cult? How do cultic groups acquire new memb
- A caller reports her first-hand experience with a cult. A listener asks for more information on the bizarre rumors about a cheese conspiracy throughout the United States. A new experience with creepy social media prompts a reexamination of priv
- Sure, cults are weird. The doomsday prophecies, claims of superpowers and tendency toward brainwashing are all strange, but what if the situation got even weirder? What if intelligence agencies were secretly involved with everything from the Ma
- How easy is it to use the National Crime Information Center for nefarious ends? Is the musician Blueface running a reality show, or a TikTok cult -- and what's the deal with TikTok, cults and online radicalization anyhow? How many people feel t
- Could a relatively obscure US Cult (led by someone calling themselves Mother Love) be the next Heaven's Gate? A new lawsuit alleges TikTok is exploiting children's privacy. Over in the UK, investigators have finally solved the ongoing case of w
- Clearview AI is back in the news with more reports of its facial recognition software being used for dodgy ends. An attack on an Iranian nuclear facility prompts international observers to ask about the timing of the operation as the US signals
- What's the difference between a cult and a religion? What are some of history's strangest cults? Are there any secret cults in the modern day? In this week's classic episode, Ben and Matt are (accidentally) prescient. Learn more about your ad-
- Serial killers are insane, prone to exaggeration and delusion, and often inveterate liars. Amid some of their wilder claims, several notable serial killers, such as David Berkowitz and Henry Lee Lucas, have stated that they were killing on the
- Flordelis dos Santos de Souza is a politician and cultural icon in Brazil. For a time, she and her husband Anderson Do Carmo were an evangelical power couple - along with their more than 50 adopted and biological children. In June of 2019, Ande
- Nic Pizzolatto's "True Detective" series was one of the most highly-rated shows of 2014. The gritty, Southern Gothic-meets-Hardboiled Crime tale follows two deeply flawed detectives as their investigation into a ritualistic murder leads them in
- For most of its history, outsiders saw Keith Raniere's NXIVM as a multi-level marketing and self-help company -- a little eccentric, sure, but overall a harmless hobby for those involved. This all changed when allegations of sexual abuse, finan
- On Thursday, February 5, 1987, two men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping six children and transporting them to Tallahassee, Florida. While the children were reportedly filthy and hungry, initial reports of abuse didn’t hold up. The mothe
- In 2007, a new father in the small Czech town of Kurim installed a baby monitor only to find that, instead of picking up the feed from his own home, he was receiving a camera signal from his neighbors’ house. The feed showed two young, filthy
- Jack Parsons was a rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher responsible for astonishing breakthroughs in his field. However, Parsons had a double life -- a private passion for the occult that led him to eventually join Aleister Crowley'
- On the surface, NXVIM seemed like any other multi-level marketing company or self-help group. It offered numerous development seminars and executive success programs, just like those of other, similar institutions. Yet NXVIM had a sinister side
- In small towns, neglected glades and college campuses across America, small groups of bearded wanderers in homespun clothes are spreading a message -- that the End of Times is upon us, and only the truly righteous shall be saved. Living primari
- One person's cult is another person's inarguable truth, and over millenia many spiritual or cultural belief systems have been called cults. Typically organizations called cults have a few commonal traits, one of the chief of which is isolation.
- After spending decades in prison, former cult leader Charles Manson passed away in November of 2017. In the wake of his death, millions of people re-examined his strange, disturbing life story, tracing his evolution from an abused child to one
- In 2017 South Korean President Park Guen-hye was impeached and ousted from power as a result of a wide-reaching corruption scandal touching everything from big business to religion. In the aftermath, the world’s been left asking: What exactly h
- Sure, cults are weird. The doomsday prophecies, claims of superpowers and tendency toward brainwashing are all strange, but what if the situation got even weirder? What if intelligence agencies were secretly involved with everything from the Ma
- What's the difference between a cult and a religion? What are some of history's strangest cults? Are there any secret cults in the modern day? Tune in to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comThey
- Serial killers are insane, prone to exaggeration and delusion, and often inveterate liars. Amid some of their wilder claims, several notable serial killers, such as David Berkowitz and Henry Lee Lucas, have stated that they were killing on the
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we discuss the International Raelian Movement! We'll get into their leader Claude Vorilhon AKA Rael, and how extraterrestrials AKA the Elohim, chose him as the prophet. We'll also get into the cult's controver
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we wrap up our series on NXIVM! In part three we will cover the further cult allegations and high ranking member defections that led to Keith creating his sex slavery ring DOS. We will cover the process of phy
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we continue our series on NXIVM! In part two we will go over the workings of Executive Success Programs, and lay out examples for it being a destructive cult from the beginning. We cover the relationship Keith
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we get back into the world of cults! In part one of our series on the Order of the Solar Temple we will look at the cult's leaders Joe Di Mambro and Luc Jouret. We will examine the foundation of their beliefs,
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we wrap up our series on Aum Shinrikyo! In our final part we will see how Aum Shinrikyo would grow their membership by more than double, and truly become the most dangerous cult to ever exist. We also detail t
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we wrap up our series on The Children of God! We'll get into the most infamous aspect of the cult - flirty fishing. David Berg implemented religious prostitution that would grow the cult's numbers to new heigh
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we discuss the Children of God cult! We get into the early life of David Berg, and the beginnings of the cult. We'll take an extensive look at how David introduced sex, incest, and pedophilia to the cult - wit
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we discuss Canada's most gruesome cult story - The Ant Hill Kids. We go over their leader Roch Theriault, and his brutal reign over his followers. https://www.necronomipod.comhttps://www.patreon.com/necronom
- Grab a beer and join us tonight as we discuss Heaven's Gate - a cult that blended Christianity and the belief in life on other planets. We use materials directly from the group to detail their belief system, and try to figure out why it ended t
- Looking for a shortcut to fame, wealth, sex and - most importantly - influence? Ross shares all the tips and tricks you’ll need to create your own cult, including how to claim divine authority, a connection to source, lots of important-sounding
- Ross and Carrie visit Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, a cult led by an imprisoned child sex offender and one-time denim jacket maker. They board a creepy van, learn why environmentalism is Satanic, and are told you can never get saved too many
- Ross and Carrie sit down with original Source Family member Isis Aquarian to talk about the fringe religious group that attracted more than one hundred flower children into the fold in the 60s and 70s. They discuss the late enigmatic leader Fat
- Strap on your Nikes, grab your favorite alien snack, and join us as we look back at the time we tried to uncover the truth behind the Heaven's Gate Cult. Did we find the keys to the kingdom or just a one-way ticket to Crazy Town? You'll have to
- How did a septuagenarian buggering wannabe rock-star suffering from dyslexia go from handyman to cult leader, culminating in the death of 80 people? We try to answer that very question this week (and not because Cbot is looking for tips). Plus,
- Tony Brueski and Psychotherapist and Author Shavaun Scott engage in a thought-provoking discussion about the tendency for cults to originate as offshoots of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). They consider the LDS Chu
- In our next episode, we'll be exploring the forthcoming Prime Video docuseries, which promises to unveil the hidden truths about reality TV's well-known Duggar family and the controversial organization tied to them - The Institute in Basic Life
- The program delved into the manipulation of LDS Church teachings by Chad and Lori Daybell, using them as a tool for control and justification for their heinous actions. The couple's aberrant interpretations of the faith led to their adoption of
- In our upcoming episode, we delve into the harrowing tragedy of Kenya's doomsday cult led by Pastor Paul Mackenzie, where the death toll has tragically risen to 201, with over 600 people still missing. The victims, allegedly led to starving the
- In this podcast, we delve into the chilling story of Lori Vallow, a mother entangled in a web of doomsday beliefs and alleged cult affiliations. We explore the tragic disappearance and subsequent discovery of her two children, Tylee and JJ, and
- A one-time civil rights attorney turned religious terrorist, Fred Phelps was one of the most hated individuals in the US. As the leader of a cult-like church in Topeka Kansas, Phelps would terrorize families at military funerals, and other publ
- How could a man who started as a respected civil rights leader eventually be turned to the life of leading a cult to a mass suicide? A life of twists, turns, highs, lows and a disastrous end to not only his world, but the world of countless sou
- A one-time civil rights attorney turned religious terrorist, Fred Phelps was one of the most hated individuals in the US. As the leader of a cult-like church in Topeka Kansas, Phelps would terrorize families at military funerals, and other publ
- This is the first part in a multi-part series we will be releasing about the events in the life of Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell that lead up to their incarceration and multiple murder charges. It's a story of delusional thinking, ment
- Follow The Daybells On Our Exclusive Daybell Podcast Channel!!https://availableon.com/demiseofthedaybellsthelorichaddaybellstoryThis is the second part in a multi-part series we will be releasing about the events in the life of Lori Vallow
- This is the second part in a multi-part series we will be releasing about the events in the life of Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell that lead up to their incarceration and multiple murder charges.It's a story of delusional thinking, ment
- It was a sunny day in January 2020, and on the shores of Kauai, a reporter approached Lori Vallow, the woman at the center of a nationwide manhunt. With her newlywed husband Chad Daybell by her side, Vallow was strolling towards the beachfront
- This is the first part in a multi-part series we will be releasing about the events in the life of Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell that lead up to their incarceration and multiple murder charges.It's a story of delusional thinking, menta
- This is the first part in a multi-part series we will be releasing about the events in the life of Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell that lead up to their incarceration and multiple murder charges.It's a story of delusional thinking, menta
- Follow The Daybells On Our Exclusive Daybell Podcast Channel!!https://availableon.com/demiseofthedaybellsthelorichaddaybellstoryThis is the second part in a multi-part series we will be releasing about the events in the life of Lori Vallow
- Subscribe to our podcast "Demise Of The Daybells" for complete trial coverage here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9n3nz2This is the complete preliminary hearing of Chad Daybell, originally recorded August 3rd and 4th of 2020. Chad Daybell, a self-p
- Subscribe to our podcast "Demise Of The Daybells" for complete trial coverage here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9n3nz2This is the complete preliminary hearing of Chad Daybell, originally recorded August 3rd and 4th of 2020. Chad Daybell, a self-p
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