Тhе Wоrѕt Сult Yоu’vе Nеvеr Неard Оf - The Unbelievable Story of The Ant Hill Kids

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Hi my name is Danielle, welcome to my True Crime and Makeup series! I’ve been interested in true crime for the longest time now, what started with me watching true crime on TV with my Nan from a young age eventually turned into studying for a degree in Law & Criminology.

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[MarrenSmerf]

I actually grew up in the area where Roch had set up his commune toward the end. We were all told to stay away from any men driving a big blue van...my father had a blue van at the time and looks similar to Roch, so he was actually brought in for questioning! Flash forward about 15 years, my younger sister starts dating this boy with piercing blue eyes...turns out, he is Roch's son, who can be seen as an infant in group photos of the commune from back then. This case hits very close to home for me.

[rd]

Is it just me or did anyone else notice the fact "cult leader checklist" was way too fucking similar to the traits of an abusive person 🧐

[EEsmalls]

The scariest part is thinking about how many places in the world have things like this going on right now and we'll never know about it. Such a horrifying thought

[GlendaMarie-mjok]

I grew up in the small town next to Burnt River and I remember this story quite clearly. It was well known what was going at their compound but for some reason the police never wanted to get involved until they absolutely had to. As a child I remember the women would walk around town and sell their pies. My mother always bought one because she felt sorry for them but she would immediately throw it out. When we would see Roch in town my mother would make us cross the street. It’s true what the women say about his eyes. There was something about them and even as a young child I could feel him looking right through you into your soul. He was creepy af but weirdly mesmerizing by the way he walked slowly and proudly like he was God. When he was on the run for 6 weeks it was always believed he was never far from the commune. I know someone who snuck in there one night while Roch was still missing and he said he felt like he was being watched the entire time from the woods. Such a sad and disturbing story that is so hard to comprehend.

[Meo]

I feel for the first wife, I can only imagine how lucky she feels for dodging a bullet. So glad she was able to get away.

[MrJazzyPants]

"So rock decided to operate" is now a sentence I have a pavlovian fear of

[marydesrosiers]

can you imagine being an adopted child, wanting to learn about your biological parents, and getting a DNA test, only to discover that you were this psychopath's baby? like dear god I feel bad for all those kids

[jennifercoutu]

I'm from Quebec, Canada, and Roch Thériault is DEFINITELY well-known. I've grown up with this story and I have vivid memories of my mom and my older sister reading the book by Gabrielle Lavallée and being traumatized by it. I've came across videos where they talked about the "Ant Hill Kids" cult and I didn't connect the two together because Quebec is french-speaking so we never use that expression to talk about this cult. Glad to see a french-canadian case getting some coverage and props to your pronunciation of Thériault !

PS You are right to say he is one of the most well-known criminal in Canadian history. I even saw his walking cane on display in a museum lol

[andrebeaupre]

I met Gabrielle Lavallée, one of the survivor from Roch Thériault’s cult, when I was in high school. She made a presentation in my class of ethics. I remember finishing the school day completely traumatized and there began my obsession with true crime. I can’t believe this took place in my province. It is a very well known case in Québec, along with Karla Homolka’s.

[simplyme]

Just when I think this story is at its worst... it gets worse.
Also who complains about anything around this guy?! My leg could be falling off and I'd be like, "I'm good, never better!"

[kaunidamaris]

Danielle: “so prepare yourself for this one.. and don’t eat!”
*Me cooking and getting ready to eat*: oh shit

[gracieewart]

I'm really desensitized to true crime since I've been into it for seven years- but Christ- I had to pause this one several times due to the horrific descriptions of the torture. I wasn't even eating. Her narration really did this story justice.

[techtiger]

His cellmate who killed him deserves a freaking medal

[QuitRuiningMyRecommendations]

Even his cellmate, a murderer, thought he was immediately insufferable and put him down. I don't understand how all those people worshipped a mean, disgusting depraved drunk.

[sarahpitcher]

I can't handle it when children are involved. It fills me with so much rage. It isn't that I don't care about the adults, but imagine being dragged into this cult by your moronic parents, or being born into it, and through no fault of your own suffering through all this hideous treatment. Some people are irredeemable, just evil.

[trianamcnamee]

As soon as you said "don't eat" I immediately looked down at my bowl of ice cream and scarfed it down during the ad break. Now I'm hoping I don't throw up

[A-maze]

Canadian here: They actually teach his case in law class & social studies in my high school (they did in 2002). They also shown the movie made about him in both class. He was actually incarcerated (Dorchester) about 5hrs from where I was raised (not far for Canadians)

[thelonleyUchiha]

I think the only reason Jim Jones gets more attention (besides being an insane narcissist) is because of how many people died and the fact he murdered a U.S Rep who came to investigate. But nah this dude would have made even Jones cringe

[scorpius]

Coworker: "dude, you watching makeup tutorials now?"
Me: "ummm...yeah"
Coworker:"who's the bearded guy?"
Me: "founder of Loreal..."

Kinda felt easier than explaining the truth to be honest.

[space_cadet]

I actually watched a documentary on this same cult. The gentleman who had been castrated absolutely regretted what he did. There was also a gentleman that was brought in by his girlfriend who was part of the cult and he started seeing signs that things were not okay. He managed to escape and begged her to come with him. She refused. I just can't imagine how one person can have this much control over multiple people. When you said he prayed on weak individuals... that's what made sense.