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Described as one of the "most dangerous and violent cults America had ever seen", [7] [8] Synanon disbanded in 1991 after several members were convicted of offenses including financial misdeeds, evidence tampering, terrorism, and attempted murder. [9] [7]
[17] [18] In 2007, Yves Bertrand, General Director of the Renseignements généraux from 1992 to 2003, spoke about his collaborative work with the parliamentary reports on cults, and said: "Alongside genuine and dangerous cults practicing removal of school, abuse of weakness or pedophilia, some groups have been a bit quickly dress up of the ...
Mass suicide by cult members at direction of cult leader [27] [28] 21: Black Widow Murders: Los Angeles: 1999, 2005: 2: Two elderly women convicted of murdering two vagrants, the first in 1999 and the second in 2005 [10] 22: Glenn Helzer: Concord: 2000: 5: Former leader of the "Children of Thunder" cult murdered five people as part of an ...
California's Rationalist-Linked Death Cult. Liz Wolfe. January 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM. ... A February 2023 post from the rationalist blog LessWrong warned of this cult and possible violence, ...
EDITOR’S NOTE — On Jan. 26, 1971, Charles Manson and three members of his California cult were convicted for the murders of seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. On Tuesday ...
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CEDU originates from Synanon, [6] [7] a cult founded in Santa Monica, California in 1958 by Charles E. Dederich. [8] Mel Wasserman, the founder of CEDU, was a former Synanon member. [9]
Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers is a book about cults by Robert L. Snow. It was published November 30, 2003 by Praeger Publishers in hardcover format. Snow, a retired police captain and former commander of the homicide branch of the Indianapolis Police Department, has authored several other books on crime including SWAT Teams and Technology and Law Enforcement.