Death Toll Tops 400! Doomsday Cult Leader Told Followers They Had To Starve To See Jesus?!
perezhilton.com[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya has been arrested — as the death toll of his followers continues to rise. Paul McKenzie (above, inset) and 36 others have been arrested for allegedly encouraging followers of their Good News International Church to starve themselves to death in order to see Jesus, as reported by multiple outlets.
The death toll has continued to rise for months as more and more bodies are discovered. On Monday, it just broke a horrific new record.
None of the suspects in police custody have been charged officially with any crimes yet, but relatives of the cult’s alleged victims are speaking out against the church’s teachings — and giving info on what it was like to be in such an awful position. Stephen Mwiti‘s wife and children joined the church earlier this year, and he believes they are among the members who perished in the horrific mass starvation.
He spoke to Reuters when the news of the cult first broke: So, so creepy. And all too reminiscent of other historical mass suicides, like The Peoples Temple in the late ’70s.
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