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Who among us doesn’t love a good cult story? In the wake of the high-profile trial and conviction of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere, numerous high-profile documentaries about the self-improvement-scam-turned-sex-cult have been released. So, too, have online guides to other documentaries and exposés for anyone who wants to know more about similar cults and there’s no shortage of stories to fill them with.
It’s tempting to wonder why, with all our modern knowledge about how cults operate, groups like NXIVM, Scientology, and various cultish MLMs can continue to spring up, gaining so much power and control over their followers. But in truth, the abusive tactics of such organizations remain effective at manipulating unsuspecting and well-meaning people, no matter which era we’re in. Chronicling the realities of cults can perhaps help us avoid the traps and manipulations they set for their victims. The list below contains some of the most jaw-droppin
39-year-old man fatally shot in Westwood By Kody Fisher and FOX19 Digital Staff | December 21, 2020 at 10:03 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 8:21 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A 39-year-old man is dead in a shooting in Westwood Monday night, Cincinnati police said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at Werk Road and Glenmore Avenue about 9 p.m. The victim was identified early Tuesday as James Ellison.
A SWAT team arrived at the scene shortly after police announced the city’s latest homicide in a year of record slayings.
Police said SWAT was needed because they were investigating the possibility of a second victim in a house, but the scene was later cleared with no one found.