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Wayne Bent: Inside America’s Doomsday Cult | Cult Justice | True Crime Central

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A remote compound in the deserts of New Mexico became home to one of America’s most disturbing modern cults. Led by self-proclaimed messiah Wayne Bent — later known as Michael Travesser — followers believed he was the second coming of Christ.

Dumbest people in the world.

— @Fresco26

Members surrendered their money, families and identities to join the isolated Strong City community. But behind the promises of salvation were allegations of manipulation, psychological control, broken marriages and disturbing “healing rituals” involving underage girls.

Former followers, investigators and prosecutors reveal how Bent convinced educated adults to obey his every command, why families stayed loyal for decades, and how the cult leader’s shocking crimes finally led to a criminal trial that divided the nation.

It saddens me people are estranged from the majesty of the Creator bcause of absurd conflations with humans and manifestos like this.

— @RRC-s9m

This true crime documentary explores the rise of the Strong City cult, the courtroom battle that followed, and the devastating emotional fallout left behind for survivors and families.

Wayne Bent: Inside America’s Doomsday Cult | Cult Justice S1E08 | The New Mexico Messiah (The Wayne Bent Story)

why are there so many retards

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00:00 The Cult Leader Who Claimed to Be God

When did Colonel Sanders join a cult?
😂😂😂

— @SILENTWITNESS89

02:00 Inside the Strong City Doomsday Cult

05:26 “I Am the Second Coming of Christ”

people fall for this because they are ignorant of the scriptures, like a bank teller knows how to tell the difference between a fake dollar and a real one, they know the details of a real dollar and when they see a fake one they can spot it,

— @Doodah65

08:19 How the Cult Spread Across the World

11:00 Wives, Families & Total Control

Satin pretending to be god...

— @AlanRoberts-i6r

15:55 The Allegations Involving Children

20:46 The Criminal Investigation Begins

Colonel Sanders was in a cult. Well Kentucky Fried chicken

— @johnjordan1897

24:29 Messiah on Trial

31:04 Victim Testimony Shocks the Courtroom

Sad.and scary..a personal relationship with god .and he is not god /Jesus. Sad folks wana ve so close to the divine they can be fooled

— @joshuataft5541

38:04 The Jury Delivers Its Verdict

41:28 Survivors Reflect on Life Inside the Cult

i swear americans are so dumb, especially white americans!

— @chess2impress

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The man with his sickening appearance saying he is God😂

@rebeccadzengong67
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Didn’t know Colonel Sanders was in a cult.

@mCoreyChilds
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Every believe in the world is a problem.

@MaraldJager-vo2qi
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It is feelings against intelligent. We know that every form of believe is fake but we want so to believe because we fear death. And we do want controle everything. The key is accept that it is what it is and everything have a begin and end.

@MaraldJager-vo2qi
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Disturbing.

@KimDrewing-x8h
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Another narcissistic idiot selling his snake oil.

@MJMallen
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Human beings are inherently st@pid.

@nimaakhtarkhavari8766
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I’ll never feel the same when I eat kfc now 😮

@Dingoplexor
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The bible says my people perish because they lack wisdom

@OfficialCrimeDossier
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Who would've thought that Colonel Sanders would be the voice of reason

@MyMary111
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This is bull s**t

@mamameme1960
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Schizophrenic Bent . Mass cult madness . People like Bent need to face the involuntary psychiatric treatment . Prison is designed for criminals and it won't cure the wackos like Bent . Mental ward is the right institution for him and those who is like him .

@Sklblgg
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Where is he now?

@Alleexxiisss
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Classic predator in every way.

@paulkeller6075
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What sick little boy... Who never grew up taken over by evil...

@johnhennessy8903
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People that are not raised deep into religion will never understand. It’s like someone that’s never taken a drug understanding a drug addiction. It’s literally the same thing. Once it’s in your head it’s really hard to break free. Takes years.

@Carrscoins
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Jesus was not a white boy

@Tyler-r7c3c
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I never knew Kernel Sanders was in a cult...

@RichardHead82
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There's Keith Ham aka Bhaktipad who had this God complex in New Vrindavana West Virginia (Google him)

@Techumsa
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Colonel Saunders was part of this cult? 😂

@Techumsa
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Why is it always old white bearded dudes

@LiquidInertia
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@26:30 barfing

@mrmistyburton3728
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The ear the angel spoke into has cancer

@mrmistyburton3728
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Poetic justice he gets skin cancer, after insisting on skin-to-skin contact with those girls. How people fall for this stuff is beyond me...the bible is clear about Jesus' return. Why do people not accept that and look to some old dude living in a camper?

@twobytwo77
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Americans are so fk'd up...

@redcanoe9810
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5:00 This man went from worshipping a cult leader to founding Kentucky Fried Chicken.

@JIBtacos
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Another Jim Jones cult watch out stick to your Bible obey Acts 2 38

@davidortega357
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Wild they had Colonel Sanders on board so early

@scotts1458
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This man is very sick morally. Six feet under !!!

@jesintaochola8482
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What's Colonel Saunders (KFC) doing here?

@AngelicFish
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Oh for Pete's sakes people stop listening to someone and just start reading your Bible and you'll get the answer in there he's not God in the flesh!!

@GodLifeDOTcom
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HEY PAL ...I GOTCHA DIETY RITE HERE😂

@GonzalesMichael-sx4sd
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For two thousand years some idiot has been inventing a date for the end of the world and for two thousand years many idiots have believed him.

@JFFAC
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ew.

@MiscPhowo
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03:34 I love your chicken, Mr. Sanders!

@Del-Canada
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We'll find out soon enough when 2007 comes.

@Del-Canada