In this episode, we dive into The Family—the eerie Australian cult led by the chillingly serene Anne Hamilton-Byrne. On the surface, it looked like a spiritual retreat… but behind closed doors, children were stolen, identities were erased, and obedience was beaten into them. This is the story of how one woman convinced her followers she was the reincarnation of Jesus—and how her “family” unraveled into one of the darkest cult cases in modern history.

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