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Lawyers for an Iranian pastor awaiting a final decision on his death sentence have not received communication from authorities that their client will be executed, despite reports that his death is imminent.

Rumors of an imminent execution of Yousef Nadarkhani -- who is a pastor in a movement considered to be theologically a cult of Christianity -- were leaked this week after a source close to one of his lawyers contacted international media.

 

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Two of the five suspects in the so-called vampire cult murder in Parker, FL in July last year have been found competent to stand trial.

Media labeled the group a 'vampire cult' after one of the suspects, Stephanie Pistey, claimed she is a 'vampire' who must quench her thirst.

 

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Lawyers for St. Louis, MO treatment center want a gag order placed on all parties involved in a lawsuit against the center that has attracted international media attention.

two women claim a therapist at the center hypnotized them into thinking their eating disorders stemmed from past involvement in Satanic cult.

 

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The Nebraska Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the execution of a death row inmate condemned to die for two 1985 cult-related slayings at a farm near Rulo.

The cult leader's defense attorney had argued in part that Michael W. Ryan could not be executed by lethal injection because he was sentenced to die in the electric chair.

 

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