Everyone wants to be part of the club, the Girl Scouts, Phi Beta Kappa, the local golf course. There's just something about the feeling of belonging of being part of a group.

Sure, clubs bring like-minded people together,

but unfortunately sometimes that leads to dangerous group think.

And sometimes group think leads to murder.

Today's crimes were all committed by clubs,

but you probably know them by a different name.

Cults, deadly cults, that is.

We love a good cults.

The thing about cults is, they're never initially supposed to be about killing, but somehow in so many cults, people wind up dead. It's horrifying, but it keeps happening.

Like I said, everyone just wants to be part of the club. Hey all you weirdos, welcome to the Parcast Original Crime Countdown.

I'm Ash, and I'm Elena.

Every week will highlight 10 fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling crimes,

all picked by the Parcaste research gods.

And today's topic is the top 10 deadliest cults.

Oh, Ash, you were part of a cult once, weren't you if I remember correctly?

Not that I can remember.

Are you sure?

Weren't you a high school cheerleader I remember?

Okay, that does not count.

I'm just saying.

But for real though, what's your favorite cult?

You know I love the Manson family.

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