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  • June 2008

    • Cannibal Family Ate Boy's Flesh

      newser  |  Sun (UK)  |  Jun 20, 08 11:35 AM CDT

      Cannibal Family Ate Boy's Flesh

      A family of Czech cannibals is on trial for hacking off pieces of a 7-year-old boy who survived the ghoulish abuse, the Sun reports. The horror unraveled last year when a neighbor’s baby monitor picked up images of the chained-up boy meant to be seen by the boy's mother. More »

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      torture  • child abuse  • cult  • Czech Republic  • Cannibal

  • May 2008

    • No Charges for Scientology Protester

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 23, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      No Charges for Scientology Protester

      Charges against a 15-year-old who called Scientology as a ‘cult’ were dropped today, the BBC reports. The London police issued a mea culpa after a court ruled that the teen’s holding up a sign reading, "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult," did not constitute “abusive or insulting” behavior. More »

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      religion  • protests  • free speech  • Scientology  • cult  • political demonstrations  • anonymous

    • 'Big Dig' Seeks More Manson Bodies

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 20, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      'Big Dig' Seeks More Manson Bodies

      Investigators with high-tech equipment and shovels will be spending the next few days combing the Manson Family's desert hide-out for bodies, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rumors that murder victims are buried at the isolated ranch have persisted for decades. Police called in scientists after corpse-sniffing dogs became agitated at ranch locations. Many locals are skeptical about the hunt, and suspect investigators will only find an old Indian burial ground. More »

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      murder  • cult  • Charles Manson  • desert  • forensic science  • bodies

    • Final Doomsday Cultists Exit Russian Cave

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 16, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Final Doomsday Cultists Exit Russian Cave

      The final nine members of a Russian doomsday cult holed up in a cave to await the apocalypse (coming this month) have abandoned ship, unable to stand the stench of two people who had died. Thirty-five followers of a self-declared prophet calling himself Father Pyotr climbed into the cave in November and threatened to blow themselves up if police tried to remove them, the BBC reports. More »

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      Russia  • cancer  • psychiatry  • cult  • corpse  • caves

    • Mom, Kids Lived With Corpse of Woman, 90

      newser  |  The Wisconsin State Journal  |  May 10, 08 10:09 AM CDT

      Mom, Kids Lived With Corpse of Woman, 90

      A  woman and her self-proclaimed "bishop" have been arrested after cops found the decomposing corpse of a 90-year-old woman on a toilet in the house she shared with her two kids, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The woman said the bishop of her tiny religious group told her her God would bring the corpse back to life if she prayed hard enough. More »

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      child abuse  • Wisconsin  • cult  • corpse

    • Kids Removed From Doomsday Compound

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 5:32 AM CDT

      Kids Removed From Doomsday Compound

      Police in New Mexico have removed three children from the compound of an apocalyptic church, AP reports. The action followed allegations of inappropriate contact by the 66-year-old leader of Lord Our Righteousness church, who believes he's the "messiah," and has admitting having sex with adult church members, including his daughter-in-law. He denied sexual contact with minors and warned that God had been angered. More »

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      New Mexico  • cult  • apocalypse  • child actors  • compound

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • 7 Russian Cultists Quit Cave

      newser  |  Itar-Tass  |  Mar 29, 08 5:49 AM CDT

      7 Russian Cultists Quit Cave

      Seven members of a Russian doomsday cult, all women, have emerged from the cave where they have been holed up since November, awaiting the end of the world (note: in May), Itar-Tass reports. Twenty-eight more remain in the cave southeast of Moscow—but they are expected to come out soon, as melting snow has caused part of the cave to collapse. More »

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      Russia  • religion  • cult  • apocalypse

    • Peeps Fans Sweet on Easter

      newser  |  Palm Beach Post  |  Mar 23, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      Peeps Fans Sweet on Easter

      Brightly colored, sticky-sweet marshmallow Peeps have spawned a cult following unparalleled in the candy world. Aficionados of the line of Easter treats—ranging from sun-yellow chicks to bunnies and tulips—have created bizarre videos, Internet fan sites, diorama contests, and a microwave jousting game, the Palm Beach Post reports. More »

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      cult  • Easter  • candy  • microwave ovens

    • More Manson Victims?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 9:37 AM CDT

      More Manson Victims?

      A rag-tag group of forensic investigators, a gold miner, and a corpse-sniffing dog say they have turned up evidence of long suspected killings by the Manson family in the California desert, AP reports. Using the tools and techniques of chemistry and archeology, the group has concluded that there may be bodies in the ground—and suggested that the cops get digging. More »

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      murder  • Los Angeles  • cult  • Charles Manson  • desert  • Sharon Tate  • Susan Atkins  • forensic science

  • December 2007

    • Germany to Try Scientology Ban

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Dec 7, 07 10:22 PM CST

      Germany to Try Scientology Ban

      German ministers accused Scientology of being unconstitutional today and took steps to ban it from the country, Der Spiegel reports. They ordered spies to assemble a dossier on the group, based on 10 years of surveillance, to support the ban. Scientologists were outraged, and called themselves victims of "on-going and never-ending discrimination," the BBC reports. More »

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      Germany  • religion  • Scientology  • cult

  • November 2007

    • Doomsday Cult Leader Pleads With Holed-up Flock

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 21, 07 2:40 PM CST

      Doomsday Cult Leader Pleads With Holed-up Flock

      Self-declared prophet Pyotr Kuznetsov today asked the doomsday cult he started to release four children from their underground cave, the AP reports. Confined to a psychiatric ward and charged with setting up a violent religion, Kuznetsov was brought to the site and spoke through a ventilation hole, telling adults and children they could leave. More »

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      Russia  • religion  • cult

    • Network Beams Dissidence Into China

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 15, 07 2:20 PM CST

      Network Beams Dissidence Into China

      A US-based satellite TV station staffed mainly by members of spiritual movement Falun Gong is broadcasting a dissident message into China, the Wall Street Journal reports. With Falun Gong called an "evil cult" and outlawed by the Chinese government, its members have started New Tang Dynasty, a radio station, newspaper, and dozens of websites to deliver pro-democracy messages. More »

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      China  • television  • corruption  • cult  • dissidents  • SARS  • Falun Gong

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