Dangerous Persuasions

2 seasons available

Sexual predators, criminal masterminds, false prophets and con artists who prey on the innocent.
A Scientologist's Escape
S2 E1

Hoping to cure his mentally ill brother, Mark signs a billion-year contract with the Church of Scientology and climbs the ranks before discovering the church's dark side.

Escaping Jonestown
S2 E2

As cult leader Jim Jones becomes increasingly unhinged and despotic, teenagers Vernon and Leslie take desperate measures to escape from Jonestown, Guyana.

The Power of Hate
S2 E3

Troubled teenager Angela King becomes a white supremacist who preaches hate and launches attacks against innocent victims, then she goes to prison for armed robbery and tries to find redemption.

Forsaken by God
S2 E4

When Maura Schmierer joins a Christian group, she becomes trapped in a militaristic regime that destroys her marriage and separates her from her children.

He's My Master
S2 E5

Librarian Sarah Rose abandons her family to go on the road with a spiritual teacher, then the journey turns into a nightmare as she suffers violence at the hands of her guru, "Master David."

Revolution Isn't a Tea Party
S2 E6

In 1975, Janja Lalich joins the San Francisco-based Democratic Workers Party and soon finds herself caught up in a web of abuse.

Scientology: My Eternal Contract
S1 E1

An organization's secret war against its critics is discovered.

Prophet or Predator?
S1 E3

Christine Marie meets a man whos promises lure her into a living nightmare.

False Memories, Real Evil
S1 E4

Susan Hamlin's husband has manipulated her into believing that she has harmed her own children and is plotting to kill him.

Highway to Hate
S1 E5

Kerry Noble takes his wife to a Christian commune and are soon lead into a dark world.

Diabolical Discipline
S1 E6

Mary Rich and her family follow self-styled missionary Ron Larrinaga to a remote house in northern California, where things soon turn violent.