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The Fall River Cult and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
02:21 - 15:18 (12:56)
The Fall River cult was a group of young people who participated in satanic rituals in the 1980s, a time when there was widespread fear of satanic cults engaging in illegal and horrific acts. Today, the idea of satanic cults is mostly relegated to social media, but at the time, it was a major threat to society.
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The belief in satanic ritual abuse was once a major threat to society, with psychiatrists and occult criminal experts verifying claims whenever a crime was connected to the abuse.
02:21 - 06:59 (04:38)
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The belief in satanic ritual abuse was once a major threat to society, with psychiatrists and occult criminal experts verifying claims whenever a crime was connected to the abuse. Today, the belief in devil-worshipping cults conducting illegal activities such as human trafficking, kidnapping, and cannibalism still persists on social media.
ChapterThe Fall River Cult and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
Episode22: Carl Drew: The Fall River Cult Murders
PodcastLights Out
The Fall River cult's rituals involved physical and sexual abuse, as well as sex trafficking, with men and women serving as pimps for young sex workers.
06:59 - 10:03 (03:03)
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The Fall River cult's rituals involved physical and sexual abuse, as well as sex trafficking, with men and women serving as pimps for young sex workers.
ChapterThe Fall River Cult and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
Episode22: Carl Drew: The Fall River Cult Murders
PodcastLights Out
Carl, a victim of physical abuse at the hands of his alcoholic father, was lowered into a well full of dead rats and told to grab onto one to be lifted out.
10:04 - 11:30 (01:25)
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Carl, a victim of physical abuse at the hands of his alcoholic father, was lowered into a well full of dead rats and told to grab onto one to be lifted out. This traumatic experience led to him leaving home at 14 and becoming a notorious pimp and satanic cult leader.
ChapterThe Fall River Cult and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
Episode22: Carl Drew: The Fall River Cult Murders
PodcastLights Out
Doreen Picard and Barbara Raposa, both sex workers, were found murdered in 1988 and 1989 respectively in Fall River, Massachusetts.
11:30 - 15:18 (03:47)
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Doreen Picard and Barbara Raposa, both sex workers, were found murdered in 1988 and 1989 respectively in Fall River, Massachusetts. Their murders were brutal and likely ritualistic in nature, involving stoning and multiple perpetrators.