Ron and Dan Lafferty were cult members who murdered Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter, believing God told them to "remove" the mom and child from Earth.
“Under the Banner of Heaven" will star Andrew Garfield as Detective Pyre as he investigates the murder of Mormon woman Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter Erica, uncovering hard truths all along the way.
Leonardo DiCaprio will star as cult leader Jim Jones who was responsible for a mass suicide and murders that led to more than 900 deaths at his commune in Guyana in 1978.
Gwen Shamblin rose to fame through her extreme religious-based weight loss philosophy that she claimed taught people “how to stop bowing down to the refrigerator and how to bow back down to him."
Gwen Shamblin Lara influenced thousands to listen to her weight loss tips, but her organization faced accusations of emotional, psychological, and physical abuse.
Journalist Maury Terry was convinced the "Son of Sam" killings were the work of a nationwide Satanic cult and he became fixated on a group known as The Process.
Even though Sara Svensson admitted to pulling the trigger, Helge Fossmo is the one behind bars for the shooting death of Alexandra Fossmo and the attempted murder Daniel Linde, as investigators said he instructed her to kill via text.
Bonnie Piesse, who starred in two "Star Wars" films before joining the controversial self-help group, has now been cast in the upcoming Disney+ spinoff series.