cults
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‘Wild Wild Country’ Is The Best Documentary About A Homicidal 1980s Oregon Sex Cult That You’ll See All Year
The Rajneesshee cult started building their utopian city of the future in rural Oregon during the early 1980s. And while it all began with peace and love, it ended with attempted murder, the exploitation of thousands of homeless people, and cult leaders who ordered the poisoning of an entire town by spraying salad bars with…
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The Largest Bioterrorism Attack In US History Was An Attempt To Swing An Election
In September of 1984, at least 751 people got violently sick in Dalles, Oregon. At first, no one in the town could figure out why. Those sickened had all eaten at ten different restaurants in the area, but local health officials couldn’t find a common food that may have caused their illness. A year later,…
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The Online Legacy Of A Suicide Cult And The Webmasters Who Stayed Behind
Every month, the bills get paid on time. The emails get answered, and any orders filled. Which, for HeavensGate.com, is positively extraordinary. Because as far as the public is aware, every last member of the suicide cult died 17 years ago from a cocktail of arsenic and apple sauce. A few stayed behind, though. Someone…