Communes, propaganda and child abuse are not uncommon in the world of cults. But what made David Berg and his “Children of God” so unique was the effectiveness of their implementation.
In this first of two episodes on one of the biggest and darkest cases we’ve ever covered, we talk about the rise of arguably the world's most “successful” cult, and what made the man who made the monster.
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Episode 104 - Stephen Griffiths: The Crossbow Cannibal of Bradford
Episode 103 - Daniel LaPlante: Fact vs Fiction
Episode 102 - Yahweh ben Yahweh: The Prophet, The Cult & The Temple of Love
Episode 101 - Joanna Dennehy: Spree Killer
Episode 100 - Gilberto Valle: Cannibal Cop
Episode 99 - Black Magic, Murder & Malaysian Pop: Mona Fandey
Bonus - The Deal with the Devil: Karla Homolka & Paul Bernardo
Episode 98 - Sally Challen: A Case of Coercive Control
Episode 97 - Bruce McArthur: The Gay Village Murders
Episode 96 - The Tuam 796
Episode 95 - Abraham Shakespeare: Lucky Numbers
Break-ins, Booby Traps, and the Eccentric Gynaecologist
Episode 94 - The Murder of Alesha McPhail
Episode 93 - David Parker Ray: Part 2
Episode 92 - David Parker Ray: Scrap Metal Sex Toys
Director Joe Berlinger on Ted Bundy: Live
Episode 91 - Raymond Buys: "Not Man Enough"
Episode 90 - Strangers at the Door: The Murder of Kanika Powell
Episode 89 - Shafilea Ahmed: The Price of "Honour"
Episode 88 - The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam
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