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In 1978, around nine hundred members of the religious group called the Peoples Temple died by suicide by drinking poison at their Guyana, South America settlement called Jonestown. The minister of the group, Jim Jones, also died by a gunshot to the head. Until the September 11th attacks, the massacre was the largest non-natural mass death of American civilians.
California Governor Gavin Newsom blocked the parole of Manson Family member Patricia Krenwinkel on Friday, five decades after she took part in the Tate-LaBianca Murders. This is the 15th time Krenwinkel has been denied parole since 1978.
In 1997, authorities responded to an emergency call in the Rancho Santa Fe San Diego suburb, where they discovered thirty-nine bodies, all members of the new religious movement Heaven’s Gate. This would be the largest mass suicide in the United States.
From August 8-10 1969, the Manson Family brutally murdered six people in Los Angeles, California. The sheer depravity of the killings cemented the Manson Family in infamy, with actress Sharon Tate becoming a cultural icon.
This week marks the 29th anniversary of the siege at the Branch Davidians compound in Waco, Texas. What would occur over a 51-day standoff would end with the deaths of 80 people, which included 24 children.
One of the pillars of the Remnant Fellowship Church is submission. Submission to God, a wife's submission to her husband, and a child's submission to their parents. If children aren't submissive and obedient and quiet, the Remnant Fellowship recommends corporal punishment.
Over the past eleven years, American Horror Story has become a favorite amongst fans of all things spooky. With each season providing a new story for our viewing pleasures, the source material pulls heavily on real life to inspire their characters and settings.
Forty-three years ago this week, over 900 people lost their lives in the Jonestown Massacre. The mass-murder-suicide took place just a year and a half after Jim Jones moved hundreds of his followers from California to a large plot of land outside Georgetown, Guyana.
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.
