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Alex Jones’ Watches, Truck, Rental Property Pitched for Auction

Published July 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy, debts, InfoWars

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Austin rental property, 16 of his watches, and his Ford truck may hit the auction block soon to help pay off his debts to Sandy Hook victim families under a proposal from a trustee overseeing…[Continue Reading...]

Top Aussie Scientologist is found dead after devoting her life to the mysterious religion – as details of her incredible link to its leader and her tragic cause of death are revealed

Published July 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, David Miscavige, Florida, Marion Pouw, Scientologists, Scientology

An Australian woman who was run out of Melbourne as a child due to her family's Scientology beliefs has died in Florida. Marion Pouw, 72, died near the Scientology city of Clearwater where she spent much of her life dedicated…[Continue Reading...]

Shakahola survivor recounts starvation and beatings under Paul Mackenzie’s cult teachings

Published July 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes

A teenage survivor of the Shakahola tragedy gave chilling testimony in court on Monday, recounting how he was forced to abandon school and later endure starvation under the influence of self-proclaimed preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie. The now 16-year-old, testifying under…[Continue Reading...]

He Escaped From A Cult After 10 Years When He Decided To Run Away From Home One Night

Published July 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, cult leader, cults, Institute in Basic Life Principles, survivor story

When TikToker Matthew (@matthewandpaul) was 10 years old, his family joined a religious cult. Thanks to his music, he was able to escape after spending over a decade in the cult. So, one day, his parents were invited to attend…[Continue Reading...]

Who is Robert Shinn? ‘TikTok cult’ pastor detained following raid in LA

Published July 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, criminal charges, cult leader, cults, Robert Shinn, Shekinah Church

What we know: FBI agents and the El Monte Tactical Team conducted a raid at a home located in the 7700 block of McGroarty around 6 a.m. July 25. According to authorities, arrest warrants were served for multiple crimes, including…[Continue Reading...]

Youth and domestic and family violence services call for more funding to support LGBTQIA+ community

Published July 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, Australia, coercive control, gay survivor story

Alex* was 19 when he started dating his ex-boyfriend, but what began as a promising relationship took a dark turn resulting in alleged physical violence and coercive control. "It was my first serious relationship. In the beginning it was fun,…[Continue Reading...]

Yoon Young-ho faces arrest hearing over luxury gifts to Kim Keon-hee

Published July 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged corruption scandal, cults, South Korea, Unification Church

The pre-arrest interrogation of former Unification Church Deputy Minister Yoon Young-ho, requested by the special prosecutor, will be held on the 30th. Yoon is accused of delivering a luxury handbag to Kim Keon-hee. According to the legal community on the…[Continue Reading...]

Noel Stanton: the preacher who turned a Christian dream into a decades-long cult nightmare

Published July 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, Jesus Army, Noel Stanton, UK

Charismatic preacher Noel Stanton, once a humble Baptist minister, built a powerful religious empire that masked decades of horrific abuse under the banner of the Jesus Army. Born on Christmas Day in 1926, Stanton began his career as a conventional…[Continue Reading...]

Chile Confronts Its Past by Turning Cult Compound into Memorial to State Terror

Published July 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chile, Colonia Dignadad, cult compound, cult leader, cults, Paul Schaefer, pedophile

Barbed wire once kept secrets buried at Villa Baviera. Now, Chile’s government plans to open the gates—to schoolchildren, archivists, and survivors—converting the site of dictatorship-era torture into a public reckoning with overlapping traumas that still echo across generations. From Bavarian…[Continue Reading...]

Angelo Sato: the Michelin-starred chef who grew up in a religious cult

Published July 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, Children of God, cult leader, cults, Moses David Berg, survivor story, UK

It’s mid-morning at Humble Chicken 3.0, the chef Angelo Sato’s 13-seat, two-Michelin-star restaurant in Soho, London. Sato, heavily tattooed and with a mohican, is wearing chef’s clogs and an apron over shorts and a vest. His team of four sous-chefs…[Continue Reading...]