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In September of 2021, in a small suburb of Fort Worth, Texas, Jason Thornburg murdered, dismembered and burned the bodies of three people — and admitted to eating part of the remains of one victim. The killings that took place over the course of seven days in a hotel room, were committed because Thornburg believed his victims “needed to be sacrificed for religious reasons.” So, what leads one down the path to commit human sacrifices?
References:
Timeline, criminal history: What we know about Jason Thornburg | wfaa.comwww.foxnews.com

North Texas cannibal serial killer is sentenced to death | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

'Sadistic' man who dismembered 3 people, ate a victim’s heart, and set bodies on fire sentenced to death

Details revealed in gruesome triple-murder trial, Jason Thornburg sentenced to death | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

Cannibal Serial Killer Sentenced to Death, as Prosecutors Describe His Chilling Methods

Texas Man Who Killed and Dismembered 3 Is Sentenced to Death - The New York Times

Cannibal serial killer cleaned and returned to shop containers he used for storing body parts

Cannibal serial killer Jason Thornburg sentenced to death - CBS Texas

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In 2001, 39-year-old cannibal Armin Meiwes, a German computer tech known as the “Rotenburg Cannibal”, found a ‘willing’ victim online. 43-year-old Bernd Brandes agreed to be dismembered and eaten for Armin’s sexual pleasure. Armin then stored the leftovers of Brandes in his freezer and for the next 10 months dinned upon them. So, what makes one want to dine upon human flesh and what makes one want to be dined upon?
References:
Top 10 Horrific True Crime Cases You Should Never Web Search - Listverse

The Truly Horrific Crime Scene Of The Armin Meiwes Murder

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | German cannibal guilty of murder

German Cannibal Sentenced to Life in Prison – DW – 05/09/2006

Why German cannibal Armin Meiwes ate his lover Bernd Brandes

Armin Meiwes: Interview with a Cannibal documentary sheds new light on one of Germany’s most infamous murderers | The Independent | The Independent

Armin Meiwes, The German Cannibal Whose Victim Agreed To Be Eaten

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Richard Speck was one of the most sinister mass murderers in American history. In a single evening on July 13, 1966, Richard unleashed his terror on the city of Chicago by breaking into a building that functioned as dormitory for nursing students and tragically slayed eight women which captured the attention of the entire nation. So, how did Richard Speck become a cold-blooded killer?
References:
Richard Speck | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

The First Mass Murderer: Richard Speck in Chicago - Chicago History Museum

Richard Speck - Video, Tattoo & Daughter

Richard Speck | Serial Killer, Murderer of 8 Nurses | Britannica

Richard Speck And The Grisly Story Of The Chicago Massacre

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In Indiana in 1965, 16-year-old Sylvia Likens, and her fifteen-year-old sister Jenny were sent to the home of family friend, Gertrude Baniszewski, while their parents were traveling for work. However, Sylvia would not leave the house alive. Gertrude and her own children tortured Sylvia to death and even managed to involve an entire neighborhood of kids to help her commit the brutal murder. So, what caused Gertrude Baniszewski to enlist the help of children to torture and kill Sylvia Likens?
References:
Top 10 Horrific True Crime Cases You Should Never Web Search - Listverse

Trials: Avenging Sylvia | TIME

Gertrude Baniszewski | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Baniszewski v. State :: 1970 :: Supreme Court of Indiana Decisions :: Indiana Case Law :: Indiana Law :: US Law :: Justia

Sylvia Likens Murder Case - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Sylvia Likens' Horrific Murder At The Hands Of Gertrude Baniszewski

The Murder of Sylvia Likens 50 Years Later – Indianapolis Monthly

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In July of 2009, San Antonio, Texas mother Otty Sanchez, used a knife and two swords to decapitate her one-month-old son, then chewed off three of his toes and ate parts of his brain and nose. Otty told police that she did not mean to kill her only child, but the devil had made her do it. So, does Otty Sanchez have a sinister mind made for killing or is she a woman that is mentally unwell and did not receive the treatment that she needed?
References:
Gone Baby Gone - The Texas Observer

Cannibal Mom 911 Call: "I Didn't Mean to Do It. He Told Me To!" - CBS News

Texas woman accused of beheading, eating infant son

Mother Accused of Beheading Baby: 'I Didn't Mean to Do it' | Fox News

Documents released in case of mother who killed and ate parts of son - 97.9 The Box

Possessed - The Death of Baby Scotty • Morbidology

Otty Sanchez, 15 years after the killing of Baby Scotty

Texas mom who dismembered baby not guilty by reason of insanity, will go to state institution | Fox News

Warning signs missed in baby dismemberment case (w/photos)

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The story of the NXIVM cult founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman has remained in the media ever since details of Raniere’s abusive sex ring emerged. The cult operating as a wellness organization which provided seminars about human potential development, served as a front organization for criminal activity by Raniere and his close associates. Members of the organization which included major Hollywood celebrities, were involved in the trafficking of women at Raniere's command. Raniere’s sex slaves, with one just being 15 years old when the abuse started, were branded with his initials on their pelvises and coerced into having sex with him. So, how does one come to help a cult leader organize and run a sex trafficking ring.
References:
NXIVM: Allison Mack, Grace Park and Other Actors Recruited by the Cult | Entertainment Tonight

What We Know About The NXIVM Cult's Horrific Branding Ceremonies

3 Psychological Principles Nxivm Used to Brainwash Its Members | Psychology Today

NXIVM: How Self-Help Cult Was the Ultimate Wellness Scam

Nxivm cult: Actress Allison Mack sentenced to three years in prison

Life as a Nxivm ‘Slave’: Branding, Whippings and Cold Showers - The New York Times

Inside Nxivm, the ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment - The New York Times

What Is NXIVM - The True Story of the Sex Cult in HBO's The Vow

Eastern District of New York | NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison for Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Offenses | United States Department of Justice

Nxivm Cult: Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years - The New York Times

A Timeline of the Nxivm Sex Cult Case - The New York Times

Eastern District of New York | Founder Of “Nxivm,” a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Five Others Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering Conspiracy | United States Department of Justice

NXIVM cult lead

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Following an anonymous tip in 1997, police entered a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, an exclusive suburb of San Diego, California, and discover 39 victims of a mass suicide. Members of the cult known as “Heaven’s Gate” including their leader Marshall Herff Applewhite, left video diaries explaining their reasons for the mass suicide: Applewhite had convinced them in order to reach heaven, they must abandon their human forms and board an alien spacecraft that would trail behind the comet Hale-Boop, and they would then soar through space to a better place, known as “the Next Level.” So, how was another religious cult leader able to lead his flock to their deaths willingly.
References:
7 creepy things we learned about cult leader and former UA teacher Marshall Applewhite - al.com

Heaven's Gate, 25 Years Later: Remembering Lives Lost in Cult (people.com)

Heaven's Gate cult members found dead | March 26, 1997 | HISTORY

Marshall Applewhite, The Unhinged Heaven's Gate Cult Leader (allthatsinteresting.com)

Behind the Curtain of the Heaven's Gate Cult - JSTOR Daily

Heaven's Gate survivor reflects on the cult's mass suicide 25 years ago - ABC News

Marshall Applewhite - Bonnie Nettles, Death & Facts (biography.com)

What Drove Heaven's Gate Followers to Mass Suicide? | HISTORY

Heaven's Gate 20 Years Later: 10 Things You Didn't Know (rollingstone.com)

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David Koresh was an American Cult leader who was the head of the religious movement, Branch of Davidians. Koresh believed that he was the “final prophet” sent to bring the word of God to his followers by whatever means necessary, even if it meant pitting his followers against the US government in what would be the biggest gunfire on American soil since the Civil War. David Koresh’s central role in the 51-day siege occurring in Waco, Texas left four ATF agents dead as well as 82 cult members, with 76 of them along with Koresh perishing in a massive fire that engulfed the compound. So, what makes a religious man turn to a deadly cult leader.
References:
Branch Davidian | History, Leader, & Beliefs | Britannica

David Koresh, The Unhinged 'Prophet' Who Led The Branch Davidians (allthatsinteresting.com)

Waco Siege ‑ Texas, Deaths & Survivors | HISTORY

The Siege at Waco: What Happened According to People There (biography.com)

The deadly Waco siege on David Koresh’s cult, 30 years later - The Washington Post

David Koresh | Waco - The Inside Story | FRONTLINE | PBS

Who was David Koresh: Ex-followers describe life inside apocalyptic religious sect involved in 1993 Waco siege - ABC News (go.com)

The Real Story Behind the FBI's Deadly Waco Siege | TIME

David Koresh: Biography, Branch Davidians Leader, Siege at Waco

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Jim Jones was an American cult leader who proclaimed to be the messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San Fransico based evangelist group. He promised his followers a utopia living in the Jungles of South America by way of an agricultural commune in Guyana known as Jonestown. Jones ultimately led his followers into a mass suicide on November 18, 1978, which left more than 900 dead and came to be known as the Jonestown Massacre. So, why did Jim Jones lead his flock to their untimely deaths?
References:
Cult | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

Why Did Hundreds of Americans 'Drink the Kool-Aid' at Jonestown? | HowStuffWorks

Mass suicide at Jonestown | November 18, 1978 | HISTORY

Mass suicide at Jonestown | November 18, 1978 | HISTORY

Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult | HISTORY

Jonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica

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Edward Gein also known as “The Butcher of Plainfield” or “The Plainfield Goul”, was an American murderer, suspected serial killer and body snatcher. He admitted to the murders of two women, Mary Hogan in 1954 and Bernice Worden in 1957, but was believed to be connected to several unsolved cases. Following Bernice Worden’s disappearance, police investigated Gein’s home and made a gruesome discovery. Inside his home police found he was keeping human organs inside of jars and had fashioned clothing and furniture out of human bones and body parts. But not only that, Gein readily admitted to digging up corpses to practice necrophilia and to make masks and suits out of human skin. His horrifying crimes inspired several fictional characters in horror movies like that of Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. So, was Edward Gein’s born with a sinister mind or was he created into having one?
References:
Ed Gein, The Grave-Robbing 'Butcher Of Plainfield' (allthatsinteresting.com)

Edward Theodore Gein - Crime Museum

Edward Gein | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Meet Ed Gein: The Twisted Real-Life Inspiration for Leatherface, Norman Bates, and Buffalo Bill (alittlebithuman.com)

Everything We Know About ‘Monster’ Season 3 Featuring Ed Gein (biography.com)

‘Psycho’ killer Ed Gein is heard for first time in a new docuseries | The Independent

Ed Gein: Portrait of America's Original 'Psycho Killer' | TIME

Infamous serial killer Ed Gein dies | July 26, 1984 | HISTORY

Exclusive | How this serial killer inspired 'Psycho,' 'Texas Chainsaw' and Ryan Murphy's 'Monster' (nypost.com)

7 Horror Movies Inspired by Body Snatcher Ed Gein (msn.com)

Ed Gein | Biography, Story, Movie, Crimes, & Facts | Britannica

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