HeyJaredHeinous beliefs
Heinous Beliefs is a true crime podcast exploring the dark intersection of belief and brutality. Each episode unpacks chilling cases of murder, genocide, and family annihilation, all influenced by deeply held ideologies—especially religious ones.
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The Arm Never Lied: The Rulo Yahweh Cult (opens the original)
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HEINOUS BELIEFS — SEASON 2, EPISODE 2 The Arm Never Lied: The Rulo Yahweh Cult Trigger warning: this episode covers child abuse, torture, and graphic violence. Rulo, Nebraska. A farm town so small you could drive through it and miss it. In the summer of 1985, federal agents showed up looking for stolen equipment and walked away with one of the most disturbing cases of religious torture in American history. Michael Ryan was a broke, directionless farmhand who found a hate preacher, a warped readi
"Shakahorror" — The Shakahola Massacre. (opens the original)
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Heinous Beliefs — Season 2, Episode 1 "Shakahorror" — The Shakahola Massacre We're back. After a six-month hiatus, Season 2 opens with one of the deadliest cult-related tragedies in modern history — and one still unfolding in a Mombasa courtroom right now. Episode Summary In April 2023, Kenyan police acting on a missing-persons report walked into a remote stretch of forest in Kilifi County and found people starving to death in the name of God. By the time the exhumations stopped, the official co
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