Just days before his long-awaited trial was set to start, La Luz del Mundo leader Naason Joaquin Garcia pleaded guilty Friday to sexually abusing girls from his congregation, a stunning reversal f...

It's like something from a horror movie. A dark and mysterious cult, unexplained deaths, shocking suicides. A following built upon the legend of the Knights Templar. And at its heart, millionaires, ci...

A TV star revealed how her dad was a cult leader paedophile with nine wives and 64 children - and she didn't know who her mum was until she was five. Keira Maguire, 35, who starred onAustralianTV ...

Netflixwill dig into West Texas’ infamous Yearning for Zion Ranch andpolygamistcultleader Warren Jeffsin the upcoming docuseriesKeep Sweet: Pray and Obey. In 2008, federal authorities raided the...

Kirtland, Ohio, was once a place that could be described as quaint and peaceful. With a population of under 10,000, the small city was likely an idyllic place to live for many. However, that all cha...

Photo Illustration by Luis G. RendonThe Daily BeastGettyXenosIsACult Listen to article29 minutes His family would not be notified for nearly a week, but on the afternoon of May 14, 2013, a you...

Kip McKean founded International Churches of Christ, which is largely seen as a cult. Photo Screen shot A University of New South Wales student has recounted the warning signs he missed before h...

Members of Lev Tahor prepare to depart their compound in eastern Sarajevo, on February 3, 2022. NEW YORK — Two top members of the extremist Jewish Lev Tahor cult have been extradited from G...

LEESBURG— Former students andsince-deleted videos, coupled with a police report, shedmore light on the allegations thata cult was run by Leesburg High School's longtime ban...

There are no firm rules when itcomes to establishing a cult. Some of them are essentially drug-fueled “freelove” parties that go on for years. Others are celibate ultra-conservativecommunes filled w...