Jonestown
Declassified FBI Photos Show the Horror of Being a First Responder in Jonestown
The military went in expecting to rescue a cult. They never thought they'd find a massacre.
A Cult Expert Explains What's New in Cults for 2018
If you spend a lot of time online, don't be tempted to join something called the "Miracle School."
A Jonestown Survivor and King Woman's Kristina Esfandiari Discuss Healing from Trauma
The frontwoman of King Woman talks with author Deborah Layton about her experience in the Peoples Temple cult on the anniversary of the horrific Jonestown Massacre.
Rare Photos From Jonestown, the Deadliest Cult in American History
A glimpse inside the lives of Jim Jones' 909 followers, before they "drank the Kool-Aid."
In 2017, You Can't Always Spot a Cult From the Outside
A cult expert explains how to avoid being brainwashed in a world where everyone is promising the answer.
Clemson Fans Give Coach World's Largest Group Hug, and It's Cult-Level Scary
Mystical desert rocks, anyone?
This Dude Started His Own Cult
"It's a group performance where everyone's a player," says Christopher Allman, the creator and leader of the People of Ieya.
Joining a Cult Might Be Bad for Your Diet
From the Flavor Aid (not Kool-Aid) at Jonestown to Rev. Sun Myung Moon's fat-shaming sermons, cults have a history of using food as one of their many tools of control. But hey, at least some of them made salad dressing to die for.
Arizona Attorney General Asks Judge to Disband Police Force in Polygamist Community
Documents submitted Tuesday say the US Marshal's office for two communities acts as the "de facto" law enforcement arm of the FLDS church.