D. Gary Young
This guy made millions with his essential oil company Young Living, but his holier-than-thou, family man persona is faker than his teeth.
The Fruitlands
Louisa May Alcott’s father attempts to start a utopian vegan commune in the 1800’s but by old timey standards, it was a cult of devil worshippers.
The Cult of Yogi Bhajan
Yogi Bhajan came to the US to spread the teachings of Kundalini Yoga, something he claimed was an ancient spiritual practice, but ...turns out he made the whole thing up and left a trail of sexual abuse and shady business deals along the way.
Belle Gibson: The worst
Wellness influencer Belle Gibson claimed that she had cured herself of malignant brain cancer through clean eating and coffee enemas. But, spoiler alert, she was a huge F*CKING liar.
The Murder of Mo Wilson
Moriah “Mo” Wilson was a rising star in the world of gravel racing. She was a competitive newcomer but was soon winning races againast the sports elite. When she started casually dating a fellow racer she had no idea she had entered into a love triangle that would turn deadly.
The Rajneeshee Bioterror Attack
Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh came to Oregon looking to create a utopian society. But years of investigations would find the them responsible for the first and largest bioterror attack on U.S. soil, and multiple attempted assassinations.
The Botched Case of Dana Jones
Dana Jones was a kitchen designer and yoga practitioner who died in 2014 as a result of a yoga fall. Doctors and her family suspect the blunt-force trauma to the back of her head had more to do with her husband than her yoga practice, but a shady homicide detective and a corrupt police department thwart all their attempts to find answers.
Yoga To The People
In 2019 Greg Gumucio’s yoga studio chain was a massive success, drawing in thousands of yogis and making Gumucio a millionaire. However, in 2020 when COVID-19 forced their studios to close, an anonymous Instagram account would not only shutter the business permanently but put Gumucio behind bars.