(85) Cults

On today's slightly late episode, we're traveling around the world to talk about some of the most demented cult leaders this world has ever seen. Some are crazy in an almost comical way. Others are just power-hungry and sadistic. Today's episode has it all, including a case from my salt desert of current residence. SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-last-meal-podcast Instagram/X: @lastmealpod Contact: thelastmealpodcast23@gmail.com Music: BLACK FLY by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US A Few Jumps Away by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven's_Gate_(religious_group)# https://www.britannica.com/topic/Heavens-Gate-religious-group https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavens-gate-cult-members-found-dead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Nettles# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Applewhite# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoko_Asahara#Tokyo_subway_gas_attack,_arrests,_and_further_incidents https://www.britannica.com/biography/Asahara-Shoko https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750001.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/asia/japan-aum-shinriyko-leader-executed-intl/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roch_Th%C3%A9riault# https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/theriault-roch.htm https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nature/nebraska/evil-place-ne https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ryan-michael-wayne.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_W._Ryan https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/execution-originally-scheduled-for-tuesday-stirs-memories-of-brutal-rulo-murders/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rulo,_Nebraska https://www.newsweek.com/what-happened-ron-dan-lafferty-where-are-they-now-under-banner-heaven-fx-hulu-1705909 https://allthatsinteresting.com/ron-and-dan-lafferty https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/4/29/23043175/under-the-banner-of-heaven-series-hulu-lafferty-brothers-ron-dan-murders-what-happened-timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_v._Lafferty https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/school-of-the-prophets?lang=eng https://corrections.utah.gov/offender-search/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/cult