Cult Justice

Changing his name to Tony Alamo, Bernie Hoffman started a popular Hollywood ministry, TV, and radio programs together with his wife Susan.

A haven for anyone who made a mistake, committed a crime, and wanted to turn their life around—that was Anna Young’s mission when she and her husband started the House of Prayer.

Neighbours wondered about the secretive group living in a school building in Utica, New York. But the secrecy is shattered when a counseling session turns horrifically violent.

Ritualistic killings, which made headlines in 1990, were carried out at the orders of cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren.

Dwight York, aka Dr. Love, had his own record label and musical career in the early 90s. But he was also a charismatic speaker with radical ideas who gathered hundreds of followers

Con man Daniel Perez was so charismatic that he convinced his followers he was an angel. When he was caught and charged with multiple counts of child rape, hefaked his own death.

Tucked away in a remote, rural compound in New Mexico, in 1987 doomsday preacher Wayne Bent broke away from his 7th day Adventist upbringing to provide a haven for his followers.