Marc Breault found what he once thought was salvation in a grocery store off the campus of Loma Linda University in Southern California.

When Howell and seven followers stood trial in 1988 for the attempted murder of self-proclaimed prophet George Roden, Howell had wept. He was holding his daughter, Star, in his arms. It had touched ...

Detective Ron Ingels thought he was back in the '60s when he entered the house at 2707 White Ave. in La Verne, Calif.

Through his confidant, Steve Schneider, Howell called Marc Breault and challenged him to a showdown at the Toms' house for the souls of the Australian followers. Breault came, but asked his brother-in ...

Vernon Howell picked California to reveal the "New Light," a teaching which led to a major rift in the Branch Davidians.

Marc Breault played a computer game — a simulation of the TV show "Star Trek" — while he waited outside the bedroom of cult leader Vernon Howell one night in ...

Apparently, loneliness and depression are the new smoking. In fact, recent studies show that loneliness and depression are more dangerous to your life than obesity or using tobacco products. That’s ...

The governor's announcement came minutes after the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services said it ...

With a 3-0 vote at Monday night’s board of education meeting, renovation work is set to begin this summer on the Union 6/7th Grade Center. #oklaed ...

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