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March 1, 2024

'One Tree Hill' star Bethany Joy Lenz names 'sinister' cult she allegedly spent a decade in

Bethany Joy Lenz announced her new memoir, "Dinner for Vampires," which focuses on the actress's life, including her experience as part of a cult for 10 years.

February 20, 2024

Suspects in Kenyan starvation cult case to be hospitalized after hunger strike

A Kenyan magistrate ordered doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 of his followers to be hospitalized after they appeared visibly frail in court following a hunger strike.

January 16, 2024

Kenya doomsday cult pastor, followers face charges including murder and child torture

Kenya has ordered 95 people from a doomsday cult to be charged with various crimes, including murder, manslaughter, radicalization, cruelty and child torture.

January 9, 2024

Kenyan court gives prosecutors ultimatum in case against alleged starvation cult leader

A Kenyan court warned prosecutors Tuesday that it will release, among others, alleged doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie, if he is not charged in two weeks.

January 9, 2024

Woman allegedly killed by 'Soldiers of Christ' likely beaten 'to exorcise demon spirit': expert

A grisly murder of a 33-year-old Georgia woman allegedly at the hands of the "Soldiers of Christ" has characteristics of a fanatic religious group, a cult escapee told Fox News Digital

January 8, 2024

Missouri police search for 6 missing people who followed so-called social media prophet

Six people, including two children, have been missing from St. Louis since August. Police have linked them to a so-called online prophet named Rashad Jamal.

January 4, 2024

Church of Scientology is a 'criminal enterprise' that should face Mafia-like RICO charges: lawsuit

The Church of Scientology was called a "criminal enterprise" in a new court filing, which alleges leaders covered up actor Danny Masterson's rape and sexual abuse of members.

December 22, 2023

5 appalling crimes around the world in 2023

Child serial killers, dead bodies recovered from a Christian cult, and a violent takedown of El Chapo's son in Mexico were among some shocking crime stories this year.

September 29, 2023

Prosecutors in Delphi murders case call pagan cult ritual narrative 'colorful, dramatic' and 'unprofessional'

Prosecutors in the Delphi murders case say a memo from suspect Richard Allen's defense team alleging that Libby German and Abby Williams were killed in a ritual is "fanciful."

September 20, 2023

Girls killed in Delphi murders were sacrificed in pagan cult ritual, defense claims

Attorneys for Richard Allen, the prime suspect in the 2017 murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, are now claiming the girls died in a "ritualistic sacrifice."