More than 300 bodies found after Kenya cult leader urged followers to starve to death
More than 600 remain missing as investigators expand search area
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Kenya starvation cult death toll exceeds 300: official
NAIROBI - The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has surpassed 300 after 19 new bodies were found Tuesday, a senior official said.
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A religious community retreated into the forests of eastern Kenya. Then they turned into a starvation cult
A religious community followed a taxi driver-turned-televangelist into the forests of eastern Kenya. Just weeks later, they turned into a starvation cult. WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.
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Children account for majority of Kenyan cult deaths - interior minister
Children account for most of the 109 bodies so far recovered in mass graves linked to a cult in Kenya, the interior minister said on Friday, the latest details in a case that has shocked the country and prompted calls for tighter regulation of religious fringe groups.
Reuters ·
Factbox-Kenya starvation deaths latest in long list of cult tragedies
The death toll among followers of a Kenyan cult called the Good News International Church, who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves, has risen to 89 and could rise further, Kenyan authorities said on Tuesday.
Reuters ·
Death Toll in Kenya Starvation Cult Rises to 58
Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves, the country's police chief said on Monday. The death toll, which has been rising steadily…
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More than 40 bodies found at Kenya Christian cult graves site
Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death.
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