FL-001 · 1978
Doomsday cult · Jonestown, Guyana
Jonestown — A movement for justice that ended in mass killing
18 Nov 1978 · Mass deaths
FL-002 · 1997
UFO cult · Rancho Santa Fe, California
Heaven’s Gate — A UFO faith that ended 39 lives in a rented mansion
22–26 Mar 1997 · Mass suicide
FL-003 · 1993
Apocalyptic sect · Mount Carmel, near Waco, Texas
The Branch Davidians — A 51-day siege that ended in fire and ~76 dead
19 Apr 1993 · Mass deaths
FL-004 · 1995
Doomsday cult · Tokyo, Japan
Aum Shinrikyo — A doomsday cult that gassed the Tokyo subway
20 Mar 1995 · Deadly attack
FL-005 · 1994
Apocalyptic order · Switzerland, France & Quebec
The Order of the Solar Temple — A “transit” to the stars that was murder and suicide
1994–1997 · Mass deaths
FL-006 · 1985
Charismatic commune · Wasco County, Oregon
Rajneeshpuram — A utopian commune that poisoned a town to win an election
1985 · Convictions
FL-007 · 2019
Self-help group · Albany, New York
NXIVM — A “self-help” empire that concealed a coercive sex cult
2019 · Convictions
FL-008 · 1971
Cult of personality · Spahn Ranch, California
The Manson Family — A commune that murdered to start a race war
25 Jan 1971 · Convictions
FL-009 · 2000
Doomsday cult · Kanungu, Uganda
The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God — A failed prophecy that ended in mass killing
17 Mar 2000 · Mass deaths
FL-010 · 1991
High-control group · California
Synanon — A drug-rehab utopia that turned into a violent church
1991 · Convictions
FL-011 · 1975
Spiritual commune · Los Angeles, USA
The Source Family — A guru’s commune that died with him
1975 (Aug) · Disbanded
FL-012 · 1987
Doomsday sect · Victoria, Australia
The Family — A sect that stole and remade children
1987 (raid) · Disbanded
FL-013 · 2006
High-control colony · Maule, Chile
Colonia Dignidad — A walled colony of abuse and torture
2006 (conviction) · Convictions
FL-014 · 2005
High-control sect · Huntington Beach, California
The Children of God — A mission of love that weaponized sex against its own children
2010 reboot · Disbanded
FL-015 · 1990
High-control sect · Kirtland, Ohio
The Kirtland Cult — A family of five murdered in a barn for a false prophecy
17 Apr 1989 · Convictions