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 291 - The Silk Road: Drugs, Data & The Dread Pirate Roberts
Episode 290 - Jack Parsons: The Occultist Sex-Crazed Father of Modern Rocketry
Episode 289 - David vs Robin: The Bain Family Killings - Part 2
Episode 288 - Black Magic, Incest & Murder: The Bain Family Killings - Part 1
Episode 287 – The Murdaugh Family Murders
Episode 286 - Emanuela Orlandi: The Vatican’s Only Missing Citizen
Episode 285 - The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Episode 284 - Dorothea Puente: The Boarding House of Death
Episode 283 - Rasputin: Russia’s Greatest Love Machine
Episode 282 - Jeffrey Epstein: Foul Play - Part 2
Episode 281 - Jeffrey Epstein: Along Came a Spider - Part 1
Episode 280 - The Idaho Student Murders
Bonus Patreon Upcycle - Joe Metheny: Hate, Heroin & Human Hog Roasts
Bonus Patreon Upcycle - Lobotomies: Piece of Mind
Episode 279 - Scott Peterson: Trial by Media? - Part 2
Delphi Update: Patreon Round-Up - December 2022
Episode 278 - Scott Peterson: Sex, Lies & Fishing Boats - Part 1
Episode 277 - Joyce McKinney: Mormon Sex in Chains
Episode 276 - Alison Botha: Left for Dead
Episode 275 - The Assassination of Olof Palme
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