Dangerous Persuasions

2015 • Investigation Discovery
4.7
10 reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Scientology: My Eternal Contract
1/16/13
Devoted Scientologist Nancy becomes an undercover spy to root out The Church's enemies. Little did she know she'd become immersed in the organization's secret war against its critics. Will her mission lead to her mental breakdown?
2 Hitchhike to Hell
1/23/13
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. Kept as a slave for seven years, will she ever escape?
3 Prophet or Predator?
1/30/13
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.
4 False Memories, Real Evil?
2/6/13
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.
5 Highway to Hate
2/13/13
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.
6 Diabolical Discipline
2/20/13
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.

About this show

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.

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