Part One of a Two-Parter where Ashley and Megan talk about the early days of Shoko Asahara known for his end-of-days Aum Shinrikyo cult.
They take a look into his childhood and young adulthood and finish off by explaining the early days of the cult and their recruitment tactics.
Tune in next week for part two the Aum Shinrikyo saga.
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Sources:
https://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aum_chrn.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/07/world/japanese-police-find-body-of-a-lawyer-believed-killed-by-cult.html
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/490002
https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/asahara-shoko.htm
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tokyo-subways-are-attacked-with-sarin-gas
https://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-subway-attack-of-1995
https://www.stimson.org/wp-content/files/file-attachments/atxchapter3_1.pdf
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