5 20th Century Cult Leaders - HISTORY

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Born into a poor family in Japan in 1955, Asahara (real name Chizuo Matsumoto) lost part of his vision at a young age due to illness. He established Aum Shinrikyo as a religious organization that promoted Buddhist and Hindu concepts, along with elements of the Bible and prophecies of Nostradamus. Eventually, Asah… See more

15 Famous Cult Leaders From Around the World - Next Luxury

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Charles Manson (The Manson Family) One of history’s most notorious …

Six of the Most (In)Famous Cult Leaders | History Cooperative

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Shoko Ashara: Cult Leader of Aum Shinrikyo. We are starting off with the Japanese cult …

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By the end of the summer of 1969, the Manson Family, led by now-infamous cult leader Charles Manson, had killed at least nine people (they were suspected of 35 …

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The most terrifying cults in history - CBS News

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Love Has Won CBS Denver On April 28, 2021, the mummified remains of Amy Carlson, the 45-year-old leader of the group Love Has Won, were found in a home in Moffat, Colorado. Carlson was …

16 Infamous Cults in History - History Collection

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Aum Shinrikyo was a Japanese doomsday cult led by Shogo Asahara. It operated under the front of being a yoga-style organization, and its teachings were a conglomeration of Buddhist, Hindu, and apocalyptic …

List of religious leaders convicted of crimes - Wikipedia

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William Kamm - An Australian religious sect leader who was sentenced to prison in October 2005 for a string of sexual attacks on a 15-year-old girl. In August 2007 his sentence was …

11 Most Infamous Cults and Cult Leaders in American …

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Top 15 Ruthless And Evil Cult Leaders From History

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Shoko Asahara is the leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Japan, which became infamous for a series of poison-gas attacks. He is nearly blind from childhood glaucoma, but thanks to Japanese …