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Couple charged in son’s faith healing death free on bail
A Creswell, Oregon couple charged with second-degree manslaughter in the ‘faith healing’ death of their teenaged son pleaded not guilty in court Monday.
The couple belongs to the General Assembly and the Church of the First Born — a church with a long history of controversial death related to its unbiblical teachings regarding [...]
Japan’s top court upholds death sentence against Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult member
Japan’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member Tomomasa Nakagawa, who was sentenced to death by lower courts for involvement in a series of incidents including the group’s sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system in 1995 and in Nagano Prefecture a year earlier.
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Prosecution, defense present dueling views of infant’s death in faith-healing trial
Dale and Shannon Hickman belong to the Followers of Christ Church, an Oregon City congregation that believes in faith-healing over medical care.
The church has a long history in Oregon of child deaths involving treatable illnesses.
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Woman admits role in toddler’s ‘exorcism’ death
A Fort Wayne, Indiana woman Monday morning admitted she took part in an “exorcism” act that led to a toddler’s death.
>Jezaih King died when force-fed a mixture of olive oil and vinegar. King’s body had been stored in a plastic tote until discovered by authorities in December 2010.
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Death penalty sought for cult leader in murder of woman and 5-year-old boy
Prosecutors in Durham, N.C. will seek the will seek the death penalty against cult leader Pete Moses, Jr., who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and a child.
District Attorney Tracey Cline said Friday 27-year-old Peter Lucas Moses shot 5-year-old Jadon Higganbothan because he thought the boy was gay.
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Couple sentenced for ‘religious’ beating death and torture of children
Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz, the Paradise, California couple who were arrested in February 2010 in the beating death of one child and the severe beating of another, were sentenced to prison this morning.
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Women plead not guilty to child endangerment charges in death of 8-year-old girl
Two women pleaded not guilty to charges of child endangerment a week after an 8-year-old was found dead in their apartment from severe malnutrition and an untreated broken leg and her injured and emaciated siblings were removed alive.
The women, who were both born in Haiti but came to the U.S. at a young [...]
Cult leader blames death threats for not showing up in court
It was supposed to be judgment day for Rocco Leo, but the cult leader has chosen to remain a fugitive because of threats made on his life.
Leo chose not to attend court yesterday because of death threats – and against the advice of lawyers who have now resigned from the case.
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