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America's Book of Secrets

Deadly Cults (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary

According to government statistics, there are an estimated 5,000 cults currently operating in the United States. And each year there are approximately 200,000 Americans who serve as secret--and, for the most part, willing--members.
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Updated May 10, 2013

Release date
May 10, 2013 (United States)

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26 cast members
Name Known for
Jonathan Adams
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Janja Lalich
Self - Prof. of Sociology, CSU Chico (as Janja Lalich Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of Sociology, CSU Chico (as Janja Lalich Ph.D.)   See fewer
David Cunningham
Self - Assoc. Prof. of Sociology, Brandeis University (as David Cunningham Ph.D.) Self - Assoc. Prof. of Sociology, Brandeis University (as David Cunningham Ph.D.)   See fewer
Rick Alan Ross
Self - Exec. Dir., Rick A. Ross Institute (as Rick Ross) Self - Exec. Dir., Rick A. Ross Institute (as Rick Ross)   See fewer
Tim Carter
Self - Former People's Temple Member Self - Former People's Temple Member   See fewer
Mitch Horowitz
Self - Author, Occult America Self - Author, Occult America   See fewer
Mark Mirabello
Self - Prof. of History, Shawnee State University (as Mark Mirabello Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of History, Shawnee State University (as Mark Mirabello Ph.D.)   See fewer
Clint Van Zandt
Self - Former FBI Profiler Self - Former FBI Profiler   See fewer
Nancy Ammerman
Self Prof., Sociology of Religion, Boston University (as Nancy Ammerman Ph.D.) Self Prof., Sociology of Religion, Boston University (as Nancy Ammerman Ph.D.)   See fewer
Arthur Goldwag
Self - Author, The New Hate Self - Author, The New Hate   See fewer
Dick J. Reavis
Self - Author, The Ashes of Waco Self - Author, The Ashes of Waco   See fewer
Barry Aird
Self - Narrator (voice) (version: British) Self - Narrator (voice) (version: British)   See fewer
Marshall Applewhite
Self - Leader of Heaven's Gate Cult (archive footage) Self - Leader of Heaven's Gate Cult (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Atkins
Self - Member of the Manson Family (archive footage) Self - Member of the Manson Family (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Brown
Self - Governor of California (archive footage) Self - Governor of California (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 42nd President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Leslie Van Houten
Self - Member of the Manson Family (archive footage) Self - Member of the Manson Family (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Jones
Self - Leader of the People's Temple (archive footage) Self - Leader of the People's Temple (archive footage)   See fewer
David Koresh
Self - Leader, Branch Davidians (archive footage) Self - Leader, Branch Davidians (archive footage)   See fewer
Patricia Krenwinkel
Self - Member of the Manson Family (archive footage) Self - Member of the Manson Family (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Manson
Self - Leader of the Manson Family (archive footage) Self - Leader of the Manson Family (archive footage)   See fewer
George Moscone
Self - Mayor of San Francisco (archive footage) Self - Mayor of San Francisco (archive footage)   See fewer
Osho
Self - Founder of Rajneesh Movement (archive footage) (as Bhagwan Shree 'Osho' Rajneesh) Self - Founder of Rajneesh Movement (archive footage) (as Bhagwan Shree 'Osho' Rajneesh)   See fewer
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Self - Church Universal and Triumphant (archive footage) Self - Church Universal and Triumphant (archive footage)   See fewer
Janet Reno
Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) Self - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage)   See fewer
Leo J. Ryan
Self - Congressman from California (archive footage) Self - Congressman from California (archive footage)   See fewer
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