Cults That Kill : Shocking True Stories of Horror from Psychopathic Leaders, Doomsday Prophets, and Brainwashed Followers to Human Sacrif Paperback / softback
by Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar
Paperback / softback
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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 FamilyHippie devotees turn violent to manifest God's race war - The Peoples TempleHundreds of utopia seekers meet their end in the Guyanese jungle by ingesting a cyanide-laced drink - The Vampire ClanTeenagers consume blood and bludgeon an unsuspecting Florida couple to death - Heaven's GateNike-adorned disciples commit suicide to transport onto a spaceship approaching - Earth Silvia Meraz Moreno's Santa MuerteCult Members collect sacrificial blood by slicing open victims' veins while their hearts are still beating
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:328 pages
- Publisher:Ulysses Press
- Publication Date:03/01/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781612438658
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:328 pages
- Publisher:Ulysses Press
- Publication Date:03/01/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781612438658