Dangerous Persuasions (2015) Season 2

Dangerous Persuasions (2015) Season 2 - Investigation Discovery





“Dangerous Persuasions” tells the extraordinary true stories of people who were manipulated into committing extreme acts and breath-taking sacrifices. Under the influence of dark forces, they are coerced into horrific situations that change their lives forever.

These are dark tales of the false prophets, criminal masterminds, and sociopathic con-artists who prey on the innocent. These compelling stories unfold in the most powerful way - through the first-hand testimony of the victim. Through these intimate, gripping, personal accounts and cinematic dramatic reconstruction, we watch as our characters are lured into a web of deceit by a malicious manipulator.


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File size: 220 MB
Duration: 43mn 27s
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A Scientologist's Escape

Mark signs a billion year contract with the Church of Scientology, convinced it will help cure his mentally ill brother. He climbs the ranks becoming one of its most elite officers. But Mark is increasingly exposed to the dark, violent side of the church.

April 15, 2015


Escaping Jonestown

Teenagers Vernon and Leslie are members of the People's Temple, a Utopian commune set up in Guyana. But paradise turns into hell as head of the group Jim Jones becomes increasingly unhinged and despotic. Both Vernon and Leslie are desperate to leave.

April 22, 2015


The Power of Hate

Angela King is a troubled teenager who falls in with the wrong crowd. She becomes a white supremacist preaching hate and inflicting brutal attacks on innocent victims. It's only when she is sent to prison for armed robbery that she can find redemption.

April 29, 2015



Forsaken by God

Maura Schmierer joins a Christian group to devote her life to God. Instead she's trapped in a militaristic regime that destroys her marriage and separates her from her children. She ends up in solitary confinement with a new name - 'Forsaken'.

May 6, 2015



He's My Master

Librarian Sarah Rose abandons her family and friends to go on the road with a mysterious spiritual guru 'Master David'. It soon turns into a horrific journey of brutal violence at the hands of the teacher she worshipped. It's only when she fears for her.

May 13, 2015



Revolution Isn't a Tea Party

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT, Investigation Discovery premiered the Season 2 finale of DANGEROUS PERSUASIONS. In the season ender, "Revolution Isn't a Tea Party," Janja Lalich joins an underground political organization in 1975. She's soon trapped in a web of abuse, at the hands of leader Marlene Dixon. It's only when she's forced to bring her dying mother into the group that she begins to realize the corruption.

May 20, 2015