Cults rarely disappear simply because the outside world learns about them. Many continue operating quietly, drawing people in ...

A blend of pseudopsychology, religious extremism, and absolute control, Hildebrandt presented herself as a sort of trusted ...

COLORADO CITY -- Cascading, red rock faces enclose the towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, which the people there collectively refer to as Short Creek. They call themselves “crikers.” ...

Based on a true story, Lifetime’s newest movie "Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story" follows the journey of Rachel Jeffs who endured years of trauma from her father’s manipulation and abuse.

PHOENIX — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old ...

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a four-part series diving into the facts behind one fundamentalist Mormon group’s presence, and aftermath of another, the southern Black Hills of South Dakota ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) — A national nonprofit aiding in the search for two missing Idaho teenagers, Rachelle and Allen Fisher, has reportedly received a threat believed to be connected to the ...

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Allen Larand Fischer, 13, and Rachelle Leray Fischer, 15, were reported missing on June 22 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...

Note to readers • This story by Tom Olsen is being published with permission by the Duluth News Tribune. GRAND MARAIS (MINN) — Warren Jeffs, leader of a notorious polygamist sect located on the Utah ...

Idaho State Police issued an Amber Alert for two teens whose mother and authorities believe are headed out of state to meet a religious group known for practicing polygamy. On June 22, siblings Allen ...