All tagged brainwashing
Twenty three years ago today, 36 year old Girly Chew Hossencofft was murdered by her estranged husband, Diazien Hossencofft, and his girlfriend, Linda Henning. Girly Chew met Diazien during one of several trips to the United States from her home country of Malaysia in the early 1990s. After immigrating to marry and start a new life with Hossencofft, Girly's life in America wasn't what she had anticipated.
In May of 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was abducted while hitchhiking to Northern California to surprise a friend for their birthday. She spent seven long years in captivity, and was subjected to unimaginable torture at the hands of her captor, Cameron Hooker, who kept Colleen locked inside a box underneath the bed where he slept with his wife, in the home they shared with their young children.
On this day 9 years ago, a South Korean cult mourned the loss of their leader, Sun Myung Moon. The Unification Church, otherwise known as Moonies, may seem mostly harmless on the surface, but survivors and cult experts alike have spoken about the group's destructive beliefs and behaviour.
Natalia Smut was stabbed to death in a presumed domestic violence situation by her boyfriend on April 23rd. We had a quick chat with Natalia's sister Vanessa Singh, who spoke of her sister's one-of-a-kind drag performances, and vibrant personality.
We also dug deep into Colorado-based cult Love Has Won, after their leader's partially mummified remains was discovered in the group's co-living space in Crestone.
