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A Satanic Cult In The Heart Of Italy - February 22 2025
February 22nd: Beasts of Satan's Trial Reaches a Conclusion (2005)
Fear of the occult has been around for centuries. But what happens when a horrific crime takes place and the motivation, according to the perpetrators, is their involvement in Satanism? On February 22nd 2005 a trial reached its conclusion for 2 members of an alleged Satanic group. One that struck fear in the hearts of many in Italy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beasts_of_Satan, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-30-fg-satanic30-story.html, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/feb/23/italy.arts, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/feb/22/italy, https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/world/italian-police-look-to-a-cult-in-98-killings-of-teenagers.html, https://www.today.com/popculture/rocker-gets-30-yearsfor-satanic-killings-wbna7012655
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A Deal With The Devil - February 21 2025
February 21st: Melissa Oxley Calls 911(2008)
Some people will do anything to get what they want. On February 21st 2008 a woman called 911 to report a horrible crime. One that, as it turned out, may have been motivated by someone who was desperate to get what they wanted.
https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/james-matlean-shot-ben-oxley-in-own-bed-next-to-wife, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/4-chilling-details-ben-oxley-s-murder, https://www.sarkariexam.com/where-are-dawn-oxley-and-james-matlean-now-obituary-and-death-rumors-explained/399047, https://www.today.com/news/wife-man-shot-beside-her-bed-urges-forgiveness-killer-2d80555377, https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/man-sentenced-for-killing-girlfriends-ex-husband/, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/does-murder-sleep-id-how-ben-oxley-die
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A Cloud of Bad Luck, or Murder? - February 20 2025
February 20th: Kathleen Folbigg's First Murder? (1989)
There is no worse pain for a parent than losing their child. But, what happens when that tragedy is twisted into something nefarious? On February 20th 1989 an infant passed away in what was clearly a case of SIDS. Yet his death, and the deaths of his siblings, would take on a whole new light when someone incredibly close to them was accused of something truly horrible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Folbigg, https://time.com/6509648/kathleen-folbigg-case-children-murder-conviction-overturned-australia/, https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/14/australia/australia-folbigg-murder-convictions-quashed-intl-hnk/index.html, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65830799, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australian-mother-kathleen-folbigg-convictions-killing-her-4-kids-overturned/, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/14/kathleen-folbigg-children-murder-acquitted/, https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/news/australian-woman-kathleen-folbigg-jailed-for-death-of-her-four-children-has-conviction-quashed/
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The Body in The Barrel - February 19 2025
February 19th: Debra Sundstrom Killed (2013)
Some stories are made only stranger when you learn there was no conclusion. On February 19th 2013 a woman answered knocks on a front door and set off a domino effect that remains a mystery.
https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/police-man-dead-days-before-walton-fire/article_fd2fbcfb-42af-5617-a3d6-2d787d2e67b3.html, https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Upstate-NY-man-found-dead-days-after-wife-suicide-4307345.php, https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/cable-show-to-feature-walton-murder-suicide/article_2420d876-4ffc-52ce-abf5-e0511a6eea16.html, https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/2013/02/26/delaware-county-man-found-dead/49071425007/, https://arson268.rssing.com/chan-30133141/article9.html
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Was This America's First Female Serial Killer - February 18 2025
February 18th: Lavinia Fisher Dies (1820)
Some historical mysteries are so marred by rumor and speculation it becomes difficult to discern fact from fiction. On February 18th 1820 a woman was executed for crimes she committed against men in Charleston. A woman who was either a member of a dangerous group of robbers or, more remarkably, the first female serial killer in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinia_Fisher, https://ghostcitytours.com/charleston/lavinia-fisher/, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher/, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/user/login?destination=/us/blog/machiavellians-gulling-the-rubes/202312/lavinia-fisher-americas-first-known-female-serial, https://www.postandcourier.com/news/lavinia-fisher-of-charleston-nations-first-female-serial-killer-or-wrongly-accused/article_8cd5c8da-e60f-11e9-abd7-0712bc94dd35.html
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