Ms. Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho in May in the murders of two of her children and of conspiring to murder her husband’s previous wife. She faces charges in other cases.
Tag: Religious Cults
-
David Mitchell, Weekly Editor Who Exposed a Corrupt Cult, Dies at 79
His tiny California newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its exposé of Synanon, a renowned drug rehabilitation program that had turned into a violent operation.
-
The Young Men of the Crick
Before the fall of the self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs, many teenage boys were cast out of the Crick, as had been the custom for many generations.
-
Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket
The Aquidaban has long attracted colorful characters as the only ferry in one of South America’s most remote stretches. Now it may disappear.
-
Kenyan Preacher Told Followers Starvation Was Their Salvation
Hundreds were drawn to a remote wilderness in southeastern Kenya by the End Times preaching of pastor Paul Mackenzie. Relatives and ex-members tried to intervene, but some did not want to be rescued.