Synopsis

These are among the most harrowing and tragic episodes of the twentieth century—stories concluding in devastating scenes of massacre, murder, sexual abuse, and mass suicide. They represent catastrophes born from the twisted ideologies of psychopathic cult leaders and their fanatical doctrines. Charles Manson and his followers committed horrific acts, murdering seven innocent people, including a woman eight months pregnant. Jim Jones orchestrated a notorious poisoning that claimed over nine hundr