Killer Cults: Stories of Charisma, Deceit, and Death: 3 (Profiles in Crime)

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Hardback | 304 pages142 x 224 x 24 | 370g

Thousands of religious, political and self-improvement cults are active around the world, and an estimated 2 to 5 million Americans have been involved in a cult at some point. September, 1993. What is it about killers, cults, and cannibals that capture our imaginations even as they terrify and disturb us? Studying the minds and methods to their madness can be terrifying yet incredibly fascinating. Zone Productions. What happens when true believers go too far? ' Instead, it dissects the stories of killers in a way that challenges perceptions and asks the hard questions about society, gender, poverty, culture, and even our politics. The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the UK's number one true crime podcast, RedHanded! Not all cults are destructive, but members’ unwavering faith in an absolute leader and an intense devotion to a cause often lay the groundwork for criminal acts to take place―even murder and mass suicides.

Biography & True Stories

• The Vampire Clan: Teenagers consume blood and bludgeon an unsuspecting Florida couple to death
• Earth Silvia Meraz Moreno’s Santa Muerte: Cult Members collect sacrificial blood by slicing open victims’ veins while their hearts are still beating
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• The Manson Family: Hippie devotees turn violent to manifest God’s race war 
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