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Research links below!

Getty Images - "Sara Maria Aldrete Villareal, the so-called witch of a cult, discusses her role in the murder and death of the U.S. student, Mark Kilroy."
SF Gate -"Woman called priestess of satanic cult says she's changed: Inmate has served 15 years in prison in Mexico for ritual sacrifices of 13"
Deseret News - "'Perfect' Student Sought in Cult Slayings"
Oxygen - "Deadly Narcosatanist Cult Performed Human Sacrifices For Drug Cartels"
Time - "Cult of The Red-Haired Devil"
Unknown Gender History - "Sara Maria Aldrete, Mexican Cult Serial Killer - 1989"

Time - "CRIME: Louise"
Murderpedia - "Louise Peete"
The Spokesman-Review - "'Carbon Copy' Killer to Die"
Palisadian-Post - "The Bizarre Tale of Murder Louise Peete In 1944, Her Crime on Hampden Place Led to the Gas Chamber"
Los Angeles Magazine - "The Life and Lies of L.A. Man Killer Louise Peete"
Deranged LA Crimes - "Aggie and the City of Forgotten Women: Part 1"
Deranged LA Crimes - "Dead Woman Walking: Louise Peete, Part 3"
Deranged LA Crimes - "Dead Woman Walking: Louise Peete, Part 4"