cult crime

The Good Spirit: Behind the Doors of Opus Dei is a Spanish HBO Max documentary series that exposes alleged psychological, spiritual and financial abuse within the Catholic organization Opus Dei. It is built on testimony from 14 former male members from 11 countries.

Netflix documentary series about Charles Manson, his cult, and the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders — told through previously unreleased prison recordings and archival footage.

Raël: The Alien Prophet is a Netflix docuseries exposing Raëlism, the UFO-based cult founded by French ex-journalist Claude Vorilhon, accused of fraud, abuse, and a cloning hoax.

Escaping Twin Flames is a Netflix documentary series about Twin Flames Universe, an online spiritual group whose leaders Jeff and Shaleia Ayan face allegations of coercive control, stalking, and identity manipulation.

A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad is a Netflix documentary series about the German religious colony in Chile led by Paul Schäfer, responsible for decades of child sexual abuse, torture, and murder.

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle is a 2018 four-part documentary series about Jim Jones and the 1978 Peoples Temple massacre in Guyana, killing more than 900 people.

Ministry of Evil is a Viaplay docuseries covering the rise and criminal prosecution of televangelist Tony Alamo, convicted in 2009 of child sex trafficking and sentenced to 175 years.

A 3-part docuseries about Lawrence 'Larry' Ray, convicted in 2022 of sex trafficking, extortion, and racketeering after manipulating Sarah Lawrence College students for nearly a decade.

Three-part docuseries on Disney+/Hulu covering the Peoples Temple massacre led by Jim Jones, in which 918 people died in Jonestown, Guyana, on 18 November 1978.

Dancing for the Devil is a Netflix docuseries about alleged cult leader Robert Shinn, his 7M Films talent agency, and accusations of coercive control, abuse, and exploitation of TikTok dancers.

Twisted Yoga is a true crime documentary series about Romanian yoga guru Gregorian Bivolaru, arrested in France in 2023 on charges of human trafficking, kidnapping and rape. Streaming on Apple TV+.

Devilsdorp is a four-part South African true crime docuseries about the Krugersdorp Killings, 11 cult murders committed between 2012 and 2016, now streaming on DStv Stream.

Escaping Utopia is a 2024 TVNZ+ documentary series exposing the systemic abuse, forced labour, and clandestine escapes from New Zealand's Gloriavale Christian Community cult.

Der Rajneeshee-Fall ist ein vorsätzlicher Bioterror-Anschlag aus dem Jahr 1984, bei dem Anhänger des Sektenführers Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in The Dalles, Oregon, 751 Menschen mit Salmonellen vergifteten.

Warren Jeffs, Anführer der fundamentalistischen FLDS-Sekte, wurde 2011 in Texas zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt, weil er durch religiös sanktionierte Kinderehen sexuellen Missbrauch an Minderjährigen arrangierte und selbst beging.

Der ACMTC-Fall ist ein US-amerikanischer Sektenkriminalfall, bei dem die Anführer der Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps wegen Kindesmissbrauch, Entführung und tödlicher medizinischer Vernachlässigung verurteilt wurden.