The Night of the GatheringOn November 3, 2018, Tamla Horsford, a 40-year-old mother of five, attended an adult slumber party in Cumming, Georgia. Hosted by Jeanne Meyers, the event was a birthday ...

The Downward Spiral: Cobain’s Final MonthsIn the early months of 1994, Kurt Cobain, the iconic frontman of Nirvana, was grappling with a confluence of personal demons. Following a tour stop in ...

The Genesis of a Cult LeaderDavid Koresh, born Vernon Wayne Howell on August 17, 1959, in Houston, Texas, emerged from a tumultuous background marked by familial instability and personal challenges. ...

Early Life and Psychological FoundationsArmin Meiwes was born on December 1, 1961, in Essen, Germany. His early life was marked by familial instability; his father left the family when Meiwes was ...

Introduction to the Matamoros Cult MurdersIn the late 1980s, the tranquil border town of Matamoros, Mexico, became the epicenter of a series of gruesome events that would shock the world. The ...

**The Genesis of a False ProphetBorn on May 16, 1947, in Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, Roch Thériault emerged from a devout Catholic household. Despite being recognized for his intelligence, he ...

The Genesis of the Peoples TempleThe story of Jonestown begins with the establishment of the Peoples Temple in the 1950s by Jim Jones, a charismatic preacher from Indiana. Initially, the church was ...

The Genesis of a Cosmic FaithIn the early 1970s, amidst a backdrop of societal upheaval and a burgeoning interest in alternative spiritualities, Marshall Herff Applewhite and Bonnie Lu Nettles ...