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A 19-year-old meets a 65-year-old Mexican card reader who offers to help get rid of demons and dark forces that are putting his entire family in danger. At first, the teen accepts the spiritual help, but soon things turn sexual. Unfortunately, the stage is already set for murder.

Episode Source List:
https://abc13.com/santos-botello-jose-ybarra-leyva-ricardo-posada-jaima-jr/5867551/

https://www.galvnews.com/news/police/free/article_24a0ff22-2403-53bb-8389-284801f1f1d3.html

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/santos-botello-allegedly-killed-francisco-esparza-in-confrontation-over-exorcism

https://abc13.com/news/4-charged-in-shooting-of-alvin-nursery-employee/2168559/

https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/FM-517-murder-religious-ritual-arrests-11258399.php

https://apnews.com/article/3a5af29304324b4381052abc85a78440

http://www.alvinsun.net/news/article_4fb88488-5eb2-11e7-ab39-c7f5947c63af.html

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/affidavit-possessions-rituals-led-to-alvin-mans-murder/285-453508882

https://www.click2houston.com/news/2017/07/01/religious-rituals-sex-revenge-led-to-alvin-mans-murder-court-documents-say/

https://thefacts.com/free_share/article_91a3f55d-c8e5-505f-b3e9-808a96d66350.html

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Studious Maulin Rathod makes a love connection online, but ends up in the grasp of a girl named Jamie Lee Dolheguy, who has dark desires.  Unfortunately, he wouldn't recognize danger until it was too late.

Episode Source List:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/jamie-lee-dolheguy-jailed-dating-app-manslaughter-plenty-of-fish/12801264

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-21/jaimie-lee-dolheguy-sentence-hearing-for-dating-app-manslaughter/12170314

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-16/laywers-sentencing-call-on-dating-app-killer-jamie-lee-dolheguy/12155082

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/sex-toy-strangler-jamie-lee-dolheguy-could-be-out-in-three-years/news-story/7273f04b48595e96c806534362425b40

https://7news.com.au/news/crime/jamie-lee-dolheguy-convicted-of-the-manslaughter-of-maulin-rathod-c-1434791

https://expressdigest.com/accused-online-date-killer-pens-chilling-post-days-before-indian-student-is-found-dead-in-her-home/

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/guilty-verdict-for-werewolf-woman-who-killed-man-she-met-on-dating-app-20191219-p53lij.html

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/woman-gets-nine-years-for-strangling-date-but-could-be-out-in-three-20201022-p567kq.html

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/why-smiling-dating-app-killer-jamie-lee-dolheguy-was-found-not-guilty-of-murder/AHF6AAY7MLUQGRZG5NRFBDS2WI/

https://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/6979502/sex-toy-strangler-could-serve-three-years/

https://www.bharattimes.com/2020/10/23/chilling-details-of-last-53-minutes-of-maulin-rathods-life/

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/we-wish-no-one-ever-has-to-go-through-this-again-parents-of-international-student-killed-in-australia

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Vibrant grad student Katie Sepich left a party after a fight with her boyfriend. On her way home, she encountered a man who offered her a ride after almost hitting her with his truck. Even though she made it home, she'd never be seen again.

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https://www.abqjournal.com/1422831/dateline-revisits-the-2003-murder-of-nmsu-graduate-student-katie-sepich.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/avila-gabriel.htm

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/community/2020/02/25/katie-sepich-murder-dateline-family-friends-nmsu-new-mexico/4862421002/

https://www.scsun-news.com/story/news/local/community/2020/02/20/dateline-feature-2003-slaying-katie-sepich/4825123002/

https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/local-restaurant-owner-remembers-nmsu-student-katie-sepich-who-was-murdered-in-las-cruces/

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/katie-sepichs-parents-reflect-on-dateline-episode-daughters-legacy/5652988/

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/TR/Transcripts/2013_0192_0003_TSTMNY.pdf

https://www.krqe.com/krqe-plus/the-series/the-series-a-mothers-love-part-2-catching-a-killer/

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Samara Derwin was a 15-year-old high school student trying to break away from an abusive relationship with an older boyfriend. Despite her best attempts to keep him away her, her ex kidnapped her at knife point INSIDE a police car. In this episode, we also discuss Unsolved Mysteries cops and why guns are scarier than knives.

Episode Source List:
https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-amber-alert-luzerne-teen-abduction-20191202-eujrp5fle5hqbecr7vz577opke-story.html

https://www.timesleader.com/news/764565/teenage-kidnapping-victim-describes-relationship-abuse

https://fox8.com/news/15-year-old-girl-found-safe-after-reported-abduction-in-pennsylvania/

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/12/pennsylvania-amber-alert-samara-derwin-abducted-in-luzerne-county/

https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/police-alleged-abductor-killed-after-hours-long-search-in-luzerne-county/523-4e1d9be4-435e-4b3c-9860-8c1e9b2adeb3

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/15-year-old-girl-abducted-by-20-year-old-man-driving-stolen-police-cruiser-troopers.html

https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/alleged-kidnappers-family-questions-lethal-force/article_17918f8c-57c3-53d4-a863-d00fa748fd5e.html

https://www.pahomepage.com/top-stories/i-team-mother-speaks-out-about-hostage-incident/

https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/da-police-justified-in-shooting-kidnapper/article_79d90d0e-2811-545c-875b-a3f992ee6621.html

https://local21news.com/news/local/coroner-autopsy-performed-on-alleged-kidnapper-jordan-oliver-died-of-multiple-gunshots

https://local21news.com/news/local/coroner-autopsy-performed-on-alleged-kidnapper-jordan-oliver-died-of-multiple-gunshots

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After binging The Walking Dead, a man decides he needs to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. However, he can't find real zombies, so he concludes his neighbor is the next-best thing. The police find his apocalypse kill kit, but can they find the killer?

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https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/oct/06/confessed-to-killing-to-save-wife-child/

https://katv.com/news/local/jury-deliberating-in-northeast-arkansas-capital-murder-trial

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/sep/30/zombie-test-kill-cited-at-murder-trial-/

https://www.kait8.com/story/29579408/community-baffled-after-learning-accused-killer-lived-near-lavinda/

https://www.kait8.com/story/29484449/family-of-lavinda-counce-ask-for-help-in-search/

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2016/10/07/jury-gives-life-sentence-in-kidnapping-and-slaying-of-90-year-old-woman

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2016/10/07/jury-gives-life-sentence-in-kidnapping-and-slaying-of-90-year-old-woman

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/oct/01/dna-on-washcloth-tied-to-man-on-trial-2/

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/oct/05/jury-hears-confession-tape-20161005/

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Grace Packer was a 14-year-old girl who loved making friends and always kept an upbeat attitude, even though she faced struggles. Unfortunately, her adoptive mother, along with her mother's boyfriend, would target Grace in a sick sexual fantasy.

Episode Source List:

https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/20190323/psychologist-sara-packer-dominated-sullivan-in-rape-and-murder-of-grace-packer

https://www.timesleader.com/news/628965/ex-foster-kids-abuse-was-routine-in-dismembered-teens-home-5

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/jacob-sullivan-who-killed-grace-packer-dies/article_1ab536ba-8bd6-11ea-947b-d33aa1b67272.html

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-who-dismembered-teen-dies-from-ruptured-aortic-aneurysm/2381959/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/overwhelmed-pennsylvania-releases-grace-packer-report-finds-problems-child-welfare-2/191496/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/jacob-sullivan-death-penalty-fight-grace-packer-murder-rape/191495/

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2020/05/jacob-sullivan-grace-packers-murderer-and-rapist-dies-of-natural-causes-in-prison.html

https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-grace-packer-homicide-day-three-jacob-sullivan-sentence-20190312-story.html

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/caseworkers-missed-red-flags-before-grace-packer-was-killed-by-sara-packer-jacob-sullivan

https://6abc.com/sara-packer-testimony-testifies-grace-murder-trial/5208468/

https://local21news.com/news/project-pa/project-pa-a-new-twist-in-the-grace-packer-murder-investigation

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grace-packer-missing-pennsylvania-teen-was-found-dismembered-adoptive-mom-person-of-interest/

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25-year-old Kevin Bacon is searching  for love online and meets up with a stranger named Mark Latunski, who has dark desires. What starts as an adventurous Christmas Eve rendezvous ends in a vicious murder. Tragically, the murder may have been prevented if police took the stories of two prior victims seriously. 

Episode Source List:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/08/kevin-bacon-murder-gruesome-details-emerge-from-michigan-killing/2842279001/

https://nbc25news.com/news/local/report-police-release-gruesome-details-about-murder-and-mutilation-of-kevin-bacon

https://nbc25news.com/news/local/kevin-bacon

https://nbc25news.com/news/local/new-information-on-the-murder-investigation-of-a-missing-swartz-creek-man

https://nbc25news.com/news/local/friends-say-kevin-bacon-met-up-with-man-he-met-on-dating-app

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/married-father-4-accused-killing-cannibalizing-grindr-date-christmas-eve/IVTJZLOMEFCE7FW26EFW63LPK4/

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/12/michigan-man-kevin-bacon-murder/3175829001/

https://www.sharpfuneralhomes.com/notices/Kevin-Bacon?fbclid=IwAR3iQCtIW8dBIDD44uXAKl_u7alF-z5vVMQIumrByzdVychOjQmeQk0MOFg

https://www.wnem.com/news/husband-of-accused-killer-mark-latunski-speaks-out-to-defend/article_0a38ffae-2c1f-11ea-bee2-73b20fb8e23b.html

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2020/02/house-in-kevin-bacon-murder-cannibalism-case-sells-to-highest-bidder.html

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/10/23/suspect-shiwassee-county-murder-cannibalism-case-stand-trial/3741123001/

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A sunny Los Angeles afternoon turns dark when a career criminal abducts a helpful, kind-hearted teen. Unfortunately, she'd lose her life before anyone even knew she was gone.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lily-burk-update-parolee-pleads-guilty-to-slaying-of-17-year-old/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-lily-burk-murder-suspect-convicted-in-similar-case-two-decades-ago/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-28-me-lily-burk28-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-29-la-me-lily-burk-20100529-story.html

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/parolee-pleads-guilty-to-murder-in-lily-burk-case/1874222/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lily-burk-parolee-trial/1881679/

https://www.laweekly.com/coroner-los-feliz-teen-lily-burk-died-from-fatal-wound-to-neck/

https://www.dailynews.com/2009/08/18/parolee-pleads-not-guilty-in-lily-burk-murder-case/

https://www.legalinfo.com/legal-news/transient-pleads-guilty-gets-life-for-lily-burk-murder.html

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Kiara Butler is a loving mom to her daughter and her boyfriend's son, but her life is cut short by a vicious assault from her partner. He blames voodoo, but authorities disagree.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.theledger.com/news/20191205/winter-haven-man-gets-life-for-girlfriendrsquos-murder

https://www.sao10.com/winter-haven-man-convicted-of-strangling-beating-girlfriend/

https://www.newschief.com/news/20191203/first-degree-murder-trial-hinges-on-voodoo-insanity-plea-in-polk

https://www.dailyridge.com/en/2018/02/19/polk-woman-brutally-beaten-to-death-by-the-father-of-her-children-saturday-night/

https://www.fox13news.com/news/winter-haven-man-kills-woman-over-non-existent-voodoo-book-deputies-say

https://www.heraldtribune.com/zz/news/20180219/florida-man-accused-in-death-of-girlfriend?template=ampart

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In 2016, Edwin Juarez Palma thought his friends were going to initiate him into their cult. Instead, they offered him as a "sacrifice" in the hopes of turning him into a vampire.

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https://nortedigital.mx/fge-mataron-joven-rito-satanico/

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/border-mexico/article/Police-Mexico-satanic-ritual-killing-thought-6877180.php

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/trio-tried-turn-friend-vampire-7510863

https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/english/2016/03/5/kids-kill-friend-vampire-conversion-ritual

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2016/03/05/police-man-killed-satanic-ritual/81372550/

https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/07/restaurant-worker-tortured-to-death-during-satanic-ritual-to-turn-him-into-a-vampire-5738827/

https://entrelineas.com.mx/tag/piwa/

https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/chihuahua