A respected nurse’s spiritual teachings attracted hundreds of followers worldwide, but beneath her claims of divine insight lay a deadly cult that would ultimately consume those closest to her.
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THE DOOMSDAY FAMILY CULT: Anne Hamilton-Byrne Claimed To Be God, Kidnapped Kids, and Drugged Them
A yoga teacher turned self-proclaimed messiah built a secretive cult in Australia—stealing children, dosing them with LSD, and preparing them for a doomsday that never came.
THE MOTHER RASPUTIN: Serial Killer Nun of Greece’s Deadliest Religious Cult
Between 1939 and 1950, a Greek monastery that promised free tuberculosis treatment and spiritual salvation became a house of horrors where Abbess Mariam Soulakiotis—dubbed “Mother Rasputin”—systematically tortured and murdered wealthy converts who had surrendered their fortunes to join her religious sect.