10 Most Shocking Cult Scandals And Events
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
These shocking events involving infamous cults left the world shaken. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're discussing some of the most harrowing, upsetting, tragic, and bizarre cult scandals and tragic events. Our countdown of the most shocking cult scandals includes The Solar Temple Tragedy, The NXIVM Scandal, Aum Shinrikyo's Tokyo Attack, and more.
- #12: The Solar Temple Tragedy (1994-97)
- #11: Heaven's Gate's Transition (1997)
- #10: The Rajneeshpuram Experiment (1981-85)
- #9: The Manson Family's Spiral into Darkness (1969)
- #8: The Tragedy of the Peoples Temple (1978)
- #7: The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God (2000)
- #6: The Ant Hill Kids Commune (1984-1989)
- #5: Aum Shinrikyo's Tokyo Attack (1995)
- #4: The Branch Davidians Siege (1993)
- #3: The NXIVM Scandal (2017)
- #2: The Matamoros Nightmare (1989)
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