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This Drug Rehab Center Turned Into a Violent Cult
HEART OF DARKNESS
A new Paramount+ docuseries, “Born in Synanon,” investigates the California cult’s history of abuse, sexual coercion, and murder-for-hire plots.
Nick Schager
Entertainment Critic
Published
Dec. 11 2023
4:51AM EST
Bruce Levine/Courtesy of Paramount+
Nick Schager
Entertainment Critic
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