Synopsis

From the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack in Japan to the Manson murders, some of history’s most appalling acts of violence have been perpetrated not by the architects of those schemes, but by devoted adherents. How do individuals become so deeply immersed within a cult's ideology that they actively participate in terrible deeds? Dr. Stone explores the psychology of persuasion and indoctrination through interviews with surviving former cult members, including Tim Carter, one of just three people to s