Synopsis
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. Through intimate, first-person accounts, each episode details the stories of people who were lured into a web of deceit and lost themselves along the way
Episodes
1E1Scientology My Eternal ContractDevoted Scientologist Nancy is willing to do whatever it takes in order to bring down The Church's enemies - including becoming an undercover spy.2E2Hitchhike to HellIn 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.3E3Prophet or PredatorSingle 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.4E4False Memories, Real EvilSusan 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.5E5Highway to HateYoung 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.6E6Diabolical DisciplineMary 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.
