Killer Cults: Stories of Charisma, Deceit, and Death (Profiles in Crime, Bk. 3)
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The stories behind horrifying cult leaders who led their followers down a dark and destructive path.
From the Manson Family to NXIVM, cults leave us both fascinated and repelled. Some of their founders are notorious, like Jim Jones who led a mass suicide of his followers in Guyana. Others are less well-known, such as Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, who orchestrated the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Why do people join cults and obey those in charge? In this anthology, veteran crime journalist Stephen Singular tries to answer questions like these by exploring both high-profile and obscure cults, looking at everything from their formation to their criminal investigation by law enforcement.
From the Manson Family to NXIVM, cults leave us both fascinated and repelled. Some of their founders are notorious, like Jim Jones who led a mass suicide of his followers in Guyana. Others are less well-known, such as Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, who orchestrated the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Why do people join cults and obey those in charge? In this anthology, veteran crime journalist Stephen Singular tries to answer questions like these by exploring both high-profile and obscure cults, looking at everything from their formation to their criminal investigation by law enforcement.