CULTS: The Salad Bar That Started a War: The Rajneesh Movement

CULTS: Death Was the Destination: The Order of the Solar Temple

The Order of the Solar Temple was an apocalyptic secret society that orchestrated mass murder-suicides across Switzerland, Canada, and France in the 1990s. Leaders convinced members that death was a “transit” to a higher spiritual realm tied to cosmic prophecy. The crimes reveal how esoteric belief systems can escalate into coordinated, ritualized violence. Head over to our Crimes Of… YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crimes Of… to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Crimes Of… is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social * YouTube: @crimehousestudios [https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios] * Instagram: @Crimehouse [https://www.instagram.com/crimehouse/] * TikTok: @Crimehouse [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse] * Facebook: @crimehousestudios [https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios] * X: @crimehousemedia [https://x.com/crimehousemedia] Crimes Of… is hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien * Instagram: @sabbertoothtiger [https://www.instagram.com/sabbertoothtiger/?hl=en] | @corinnevien [https://www.instagram.com/corinnevien/?hl=en]  Episode Sponsors: Go to https://www.Quince.com/crimesof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Go to https://www.LangeHair.com and use code CRIMES to get 20% off your first order. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

CULTS: Kingdom of Blood: The Rod Ferrell Vampire Cult

Rod Ferrell led a group of teenagers who believed they were vampires, blending goth subculture with authoritarian devotion. In 1996, Ferrell and an accomplice murdered the parents of one member in a violent attempt to cement control. The case demonstrates how identity fantasy combined with cult hierarchy can culminate in real-world homicide. Head over to our Crimes Of… YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crimes Of… to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Crimes Of… is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social * YouTube: @crimehousestudios [https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios] * Instagram: @Crimehouse [https://www.instagram.com/crimehouse/] * TikTok: @Crimehouse [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse] * Facebook: @crimehousestudios [https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios] * X: @crimehousemedia [https://x.com/crimehousemedia] Crimes Of… is hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien * Instagram: @sabbertoothtiger [https://www.instagram.com/sabbertoothtiger/?hl=en] | @corinnevien [https://www.instagram.com/corinnevien/?hl=en]  Episode Sponsor: Go to https://www.LangeHair.com and use code CRIMES to get 20% off your first order. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

CULTS: The Salad Bar That Started a War: The Rajneesh Movement

Led by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho), the movement built a utopian commune in Oregon that devolved into bioterrorism, immigration fraud, and assassination plots. In 1984, members carried out the largest bioterror attack in U.S. history by poisoning salad bars to sway a local election. The case shows how charismatic leadership and insular power structures can turn spiritual movements into criminal enterprises. Head over to our Crimes Of… YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crimes Of… to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Crimes Of… is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social * YouTube: @crimehousestudios [https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios] * Instagram: @Crimehouse [https://www.instagram.com/crimehouse/] * TikTok: @Crimehouse [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse] * Facebook: @crimehousestudios [https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios] * X: @crimehousemedia [https://x.com/crimehousemedia] Crimes Of… is hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien * Instagram: @sabbertoothtiger [https://www.instagram.com/sabbertoothtiger/?hl=en] | @corinnevien [https://www.instagram.com/corinnevien/?hl=en]  Episode Sponsors: Go to https://www.LangeHair.com [https://www.LangeHair.com] and use code CRIMES to get 20% off your first order. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The Case Files History Left Unsolved | Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Dr. Harini Bhat is a clinical pharmacist and storyteller obsessed with the moments in history that still can't be fully explained. Every week she investigates real events that defy easy explanation. Mass hysterias. Vanished civilizations. Medical oddities. Strange signals. Unexplained phenomena that keep repeating across centuries, as if history is trying to tell us something. Hidden History doesn't dismiss ancient events as myth or superstition. It treats them as open case files, shaped by the limits of knowledge, technology, and record-keeping. Because the unknown isn't a failure of explanation. It's a constant in human experience, one that evolves, repeats, and sometimes deepens the more we learn. New episodes drop every Monday. Follow now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch on YouTube @hiddenhistorypod Follow @RewindStudios on Instagram. Listen here: https://play.megaphone.fm/9ry5yipcttgps_nmz7kyea [https://play.megaphone.fm/9ry5yipcttgps_nmz7kyea] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

CULTS: The Vow You Couldn't Break: NXIVM

NXIVM presented itself as a self-improvement organization but concealed a secret inner circle where women were branded and coerced into sexual servitude. Founder Keith Raniere was convicted on charges including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor. The crimes expose how corporate-style structures can mask coercion and exploitation. Head over to our Crimes Of… YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crimes Of… to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Crimes Of… is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Crime House 24/7, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social * YouTube: @crimehousestudios [https://www.youtube.com/@crimehousestudios] * Instagram: @Crimehouse [https://www.instagram.com/crimehouse/] * TikTok: @Crimehouse [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimehouse] * Facebook: @crimehousestudios [https://www.facebook.com/crimehousestudios] * X: @crimehousemedia [https://x.com/crimehousemedia] Crimes Of… is hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vien * Instagram: @sabbertoothtiger [https://www.instagram.com/sabbertoothtiger/?hl=en] | @corinnevien [https://www.instagram.com/corinnevien/?hl=en]  Episode Sponsors: Go to https://www.LangeHair.com and use code CRIMES to get 20% off your first order. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]