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Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult
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Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult - 3

Aired on Mar 24, 201342m

A man blindly follows god-like cult leader Yahweh Ben Yahweh until Yahweh's violence is turned against him. A woman joins the Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps. cult, and is forced to beat her children and live under tyranny.

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Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult - 2

Aired on Dec 18, 201242m

Flora Jessop was born at the bottom of an oppressive hierarchy established by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After several years of torment, she eventually gains her freedom.

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Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult - 1

Aired on Dec 11, 201242m

Leslie spent her formative years as a member of the People's Temple under the guidance of Jim Jones. As conditions deteriorate, she and several other cult members attempt a harrowing escape, narrowly avoiding Jones' most sinister sacrifice.