From an alleged Indian Godman cult leader escaping rape charges on a South American island to the AR-15-toting Rod of Iron Ministries, cults around the world are acquiring land and establishing compounds.
In The Business of Crime, VICE World News looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth. In this episode, we’re looking at the rich tradition of cults buying up land across the world – the occasional successes and the many, often bizarre, dangerous and sometimes fatal, failures.
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