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Cults that Kill: Shocking True Stories of Horror from Psychopathic Leaders, Doomsday Prophets, and Brainwashed Followers to Human Sacrifices, Mass Suicides and Grisly Murders
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What happens when true believers go too far?
Thousands of religious, political and self-improvement cults are active around the world, and an estimated 2 to 5 million Americans have been involved in a cult at some point. Not all cults are destructive, but members’ unwavering faith in an absolute leader and an intense devotion to a cause often lay the groundwork for criminal acts to take place—even murder and mass suicides.
• The Manson Family
Hippie devotees turn violent to manifest God’s race war
• The Peoples Temple
Hundreds of utopia seekers meet their end in the Guyanese jungle by ingesting a cyanide-laced drink
• The Vampire Clan
Teenagers consume blood and bludgeon an unsuspecting Florida couple to death
• Heaven’s Gate
Nike-adorned disciples commit suicide to transport onto a spaceship approaching
• Earth Silvia Meraz Moreno’s Santa Muerte
Cult Members collect sacrificial blood by slicing open victims’ veins while their hearts are still beating
Thousands of religious, political and self-improvement cults are active around the world, and an estimated 2 to 5 million Americans have been involved in a cult at some point. Not all cults are destructive, but members’ unwavering faith in an absolute leader and an intense devotion to a cause often lay the groundwork for criminal acts to take place—even murder and mass suicides.
• The Manson Family
Hippie devotees turn violent to manifest God’s race war
• The Peoples Temple
Hundreds of utopia seekers meet their end in the Guyanese jungle by ingesting a cyanide-laced drink
• The Vampire Clan
Teenagers consume blood and bludgeon an unsuspecting Florida couple to death
• Heaven’s Gate
Nike-adorned disciples commit suicide to transport onto a spaceship approaching
• Earth Silvia Meraz Moreno’s Santa Muerte
Cult Members collect sacrificial blood by slicing open victims’ veins while their hearts are still beating
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Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar
Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar is an editor, writer, and former newspaper crime reporter. She lives in Leipzig, Germany, with her family.
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