All Anne-Hamilton Byrne wanted was a family, with children. Unfortunately, she would stop at nothing to get it, even if it meant starting an abusive cult. Greg and Vanessa dig into Anne’s rough childhood, eastern religious influences, and powerful charisma. How was Anne able to amass over 500 followers, and quietly kidnap 28 children?
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Nov 2022
Waco Siege & Branch Davidians Pt. 1
On February 28th, 1993, ATF agents raided a compound in Waco, Texas, belonging to a religious group known as the Branch Davidians. A 51-day standoff ensued, ending in a violent siege. Eighty-one people lost their lives, many of them children — but to this day, no one knows which ... Show More
33m 53s
Jun 2019
Hollywood: Rose Thompson Hovick, Stage Mother
Before Toddlers in Tiaras, there were the mothers of Vaudeville in the early 1910s, Rose Thompson Hovick had her dreams of stardom cut short, and became obsessed with turning her own children into stars. Parcasters - Theodosia Burr Alston is more than a character in a song from H ... Show More
54m 34s
Feb 2021
#36- Sexton Family Cult Murders (Case of Eddie Sexton & His Incestuous Family)
<p>They saw their dad as a "Half God" - the product of Lucifer mating with humans. <br /><br />
They followed his every command whether it was - marrying him, fathering children with his daughter, having sexual relations with their own siblings, or even killing people w ... Show More
1h 57m
May 2020
“The Cheerleader Mom” Pt. 1: Wanda Holloway
In the small, industrial town of Channelview, Texas, everyone was content with what they had—except Wanda Holloway. She had grown up with a strict religious father, and strove to be better than those around her by any means necessary. So in 1991, she hatched a plot to have the mo ... Show More
42m 40s
Apr 2019
“The Queen of Mean” - Leona Helmsley
Born in 1920 to poor, Jewish immigrants, Leona Helsley spent the first 30 years of her life doing whatever it took to rise above her humble origins. She changed her name, bullied her competitors, and, if necessary, skirted the corners of the law, engaging in blackmail and fraud. ... Show More
44m 16s
Jul 2022
The Winward Family’s Ghost
In 2008, Faye Winward, a single mother of four, finds the perfect condo for herself and her children. But shortly after the Winward family moves in, the children begin hearing terrifying, demonic laughter and are haunted by the spirit of a small child. When Faye has her own terri ... Show More
31m 12s
Jan 2023
Natasha Leggero: Parenting at the End of the World
Natasha Leggero (actress, writer, comedian, author of The World Deserves My Children) opens up about how she arrived to her unique parenting journey later in life and provides an honest approach to parenting and "geriatric" pregnancy. She discusses the impact of her father leavin ... Show More
1h 4m