Tag notorious cult leader

Here are some notorious cult leaders:

  1. Jim Jones (People's Temple): Led a cult that killed over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978.
  2. Charles Manson (Manson Family): Led a cult that committed several brutal murders, including the Tate-LaBianca murders, in the late 1960s.
  3. David Koresh (Branch Davidians): Led a cult that was involved in a 51-day standoff with the FBI in Waco, Texas, resulting in the deaths of over 70 people in 1993.
  4. Heinrich Himmler (Schutzstaffel): Led the SS, the paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party, and was responsible for the deaths of millions of people during World War II.
  5. Aleister Crowley (Thelema): A British occultist who founded the Thelemite movement, which was known for its sexual and drug use rituals.
  6. Rajneesh (Rajneesh Movement): An Indian spiritual leader who was accused of orchestrating a bioterrorism attack in Oregon, USA, in the 1980s.
  7. Marshall Applewhite (Heaven's Gate): Led a cult that committed mass suicide in 1997, believing that they would be taken aboard a UFO.
  8. Sun Myung Moon (Unification Church): A Korean spiritual leader who founded the Unification Church, also known as the Moonies, which was known for its mass weddings and controversial practices.
  9. Shoko Asahara (Aum Shinrikyo): A Japanese cult leader who was responsible for the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, which killed 13 people and injured thousands.
  10. Vissarion (The Church of the Last Testament): A Russian cult leader who was accused of child abuse and forced labor in his followers.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other notorious cult leaders throughout history.