spiritual manipulation

Em Nome de Deus is a Globoplay documentary series about João de Deus, a self-proclaimed Brazilian medium convicted of rape and sexual abuse spanning four decades.

Mørkeland, a Danish true crime podcast, explores two separate cases linked by the recurring theme of unlocked doors in Episode 286, offering listeners an examination of Nordic crime narratives.

In March 1997, 39 members of the UFO cult Heaven's Gate died in a mass suicide at a luxury villa in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The cult believed they could reach a higher existence by leaving their bodies behind.

In September 1984, followers of Indian spiritual leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh deliberately poisoned salad bars across The Dalles, Oregon, sickening 751 people in what became the first major bioterrorist attack on American soil. The plot was designed to incapacitate voters and secure political control of Wasco County.