Cults Uncovered

True Stories of Mind Control and Murder

Ebook
On sale Feb 04, 2020 | 240 Pages | 9780744022001

The shocking truth about some of the most disturbing, criminal cults that have ever existed.

How did Charles Manson inspire his "family" to launch a campaign of murder? What twisted ideology lay behind horrific events like the Waco Siege, the Aum Shinrikyo's poison-gas attack on the Tokyo metro, and the mass suicides and murders of Jonestown? Why did the suicidal members of Heaven's Gate believe doomsday was at hand? How did the idealistic commune of Rajneeshpuram collapse into shocking controversies, involving biological terrorism and attempted murder?

Cults Uncovered explores these and many more strange and disturbing factions and sects from all over the world to expose terrifying stories of manipulation, coercion, abuse, and murder.
Emily G. Thompson has several years of experience as an investigative reporter. She has her own popular true crime website and podcast, Morbidology, with over 120k downloads per month. She is the co-author of DK's Unsolved Murders published in February 2019, and Cults Uncovered published February 2020. View titles by Emily G. Thompson

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The shocking truth about some of the most disturbing, criminal cults that have ever existed.

How did Charles Manson inspire his "family" to launch a campaign of murder? What twisted ideology lay behind horrific events like the Waco Siege, the Aum Shinrikyo's poison-gas attack on the Tokyo metro, and the mass suicides and murders of Jonestown? Why did the suicidal members of Heaven's Gate believe doomsday was at hand? How did the idealistic commune of Rajneeshpuram collapse into shocking controversies, involving biological terrorism and attempted murder?

Cults Uncovered explores these and many more strange and disturbing factions and sects from all over the world to expose terrifying stories of manipulation, coercion, abuse, and murder.

Author

Emily G. Thompson has several years of experience as an investigative reporter. She has her own popular true crime website and podcast, Morbidology, with over 120k downloads per month. She is the co-author of DK's Unsolved Murders published in February 2019, and Cults Uncovered published February 2020. View titles by Emily G. Thompson