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Manson family?

Answer 1

Charles Manson Began Recruitment 1967 Manson was imprisoned in 1970 Doomsday / religious cult Believed the beatles songs (Helter skelter) were sending message to them Picked vulnerable people / people receptive to ideas Manson was a charismatic leader that instilled trust in his followers Followers moved to a ranch where the rancher was promised sec with the female followers for use of land Psychedelic drugs: LDS, Acid, etc… Imprisoned for the murder of 9 people, including pregnant Sharon Tate Drug use was combined with sexual exploitation Manson died 2017 in prison Most followers still alive

Answer 2

Founded 1974 in San Diego Founded by Marshall Applewhite (“Do”) and Bonnie Nettles Applewhite died in the groups mass suicide in 1997 Three of his assistants helped him kill himself Doomsday / Otherworldly cult Believed the human body was a container and if they died a UFO would take them to heaven Published advertisement for meetings Members were called the ‘crew’ They convinced 20 people to leave their families Lots of promises made to the members Convinced 39 people to take their life by poison

Answer 3

Small religious movement founded in geneva in 1984 Murder / Suicides 1994 - 1997 Occult Believed the world experienced a global catastrophe in the 1990s Contacted families within community People made donations towards cult Very charismatic leadership Foretold apocalyptic prophecies, told people the cult was the only way to salvation Rituals and secret information was gradually introduced to members of the cult Isolation, encouraged to distance themselves from non believers

Answer 4

Tokyo Japan 1987 Shoko Asahara Japanese new religious movement Drawn from early hinduism as well as buddhism Leafleting Use classes on yoga on herbal meditation to recruit Group members were manipulated and brainwashed False sense of freedom and choice Committed nerve gas attack on the tokyo subway Asahara sentenced to death and executed in 2018 by hanging The movement still accepts membership Charged admission and seminar fees Built their own enterprises for funding Believed apocalypse was approaching so they released the gas

Answer 5

Resounded 1935, Waco Texas 8 Leaders, David Karesh Apocalyptic Cult Preparing for the second coming of christ Targeted people who were vulnerable, mainly college students Recruited from all over the world Used guns to raise money by upgrading the firearms Controlled his members Encouraged people to live with him Davidians exist in scattered communities Final attack resulted in 76 deaths, including 35 children, 4 federal agents and 2 cult members

Answer 6

Founded by Credonia Mwerinde and Joseph Kibweteere Southwestern Uganda Formed in 1989 Religious/Doomsday cult Believed in following the ten commandments to avoid eternal damnation\ Recruited from people who were defrocked from catholicism, and who were unsatisfied with scandals from the church Recruited friends and family members To get funding, they sold their assets and Predicted the end of the world on December 31, 1999 Similar beliefs to catholicism, but much more extreme and strict The influence of the commandments was so strong that the group was discouraged to talk about the cult or their opinions in fear of breaking the ninth On the 17th of march 2000, cult members died in a fire and a series of poisonings and suicided which were initially considered a mass suicide Initial suspicion was revised to mass murder Occurred after their predictions of the apocalypse failed to come true

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