Associated Press

Weird Crime: Cults Associated Press

Publisher Marketing: Every day, new and strange cases of violence and crime spring up throughout the world. In this collection of strange stories, the Associated Press has examined the furthest edge of society's criminal element-obsessive, egomaniacal cult leaders. Many of these stories unfold under normal circumstances. People looking to believe in something greater and find somewhere to belong. From the "friendly" sci-fi cult led by Marshall Applewhite the supposedly progressive, Beatles-loving Charles Manson, the faces of cult crime often offer its followers the acceptance they're looking for-at a price. What drives people to the edge? Observe the evil within from the world's most famous cases of doomsday cults through the renowned reporting and analysis of The Associated Press. Contributor Bio:  Associated Press The Associated Press, founded in 1848, is the oldest and largest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than one billion people a day. Bob Dole is the National Chairman of the campaign to build the National World War II Memorial. A World War II veteran seriously wounded on the battlefield and twice decorated with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, Dole was the Republican nominee for president in 1996 and the longest-serving Republican Leader in the U. S. Senate. Contributor Bio:  Yamaguchi, Mari Mari Yamaguchi has worked at AP since 1988, in both Tokyo and Manilla. A native of Kyoto who studied journalism at Stanford University, she has been intimately involved in the coverage of cults, politics and crime.