Dangerous Persuasions (2013)
Synopsis
Following extraordinary and terrifyingly true tales of psychological manipulation, Dangerous Persuasions explores everyday people who were brainwashed into making remarkable sacrifices and committing unthinkable acts. Through intimate, first-person accounts, each episode details the stories of people who were lured into a web of deceit and lost themselves along the way
First Air Date: 2013-01-16
Last Air Date: 2015-04-17
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 7
Top Cast
- Jefferson Brown as Adam
- Sydney Ozerov-Meyer as Ron's Daughter
- Janet Porter as Nancy Many
Seasons
Season 1 (2013)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Scientology My Eternal Contract
Devoted Scientologist Nancy is willing to do whatever it takes in order to bring down The Church's enemies - including becoming an undercover spy.
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Ep. 2: Hitchhike to Hell
In 1977, twenty year old Colleen Stan is kidnapped and imprisoned for up to 23 hours a day in a coffin sized box under a bed.
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Ep. 3: Prophet or Predator
Single mom Christine meets a charismatic man who manipulates her into believing he is a Mormon Prophet and that they are ‘spiritually married.’ Promising divine blessings he coerces her into selling her possessions.
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Ep. 4: False Memories, Real Evil
Susan Hamlin is intimidated by husband Richard into fabricating ‘repressed childhood memories.’ He manipulates Susan into believing she has molested their own children and is at the center of a plot to kill him.
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Ep. 5: Highway to Hate
Young father Kerry Noble takes his pregnant wife to a Christian commune and after meeting charismatic leader Jim Ellison, they feel this is a devout and perfect place. But soon, Kerry is led into a world of racism and mass-murder.
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Ep. 6: Diabolical Discipline
Mary Rich and her family meet self-styled missionary Ron Larrinaga at their local church. When Ron convinces them to join his family living in a remote house in northern California, the house soon becomes a violent retreat.
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