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The Ritual RewindThe Devil and Hatred - The Murder of Elyse PahlerIn July 1995, 15-year-old Elyse Pahler vanished from her quiet neighborhood in Nipomo Mesa, California. At first, authorities assumed she had run away. But the truth was far darker.Lured into a eucalyptus grove by three teenage boys she thought she could trust, Elyse became the center of a crime that shocked the nation — a killing the perpetrators claimed was a “sacrifice” meant to empower their death metal band. For nine months, her family searched. Flyers were printed. Tips poured in. But Elyse was never far from home.In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we examin...
2026-03-0319 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and 21 Jump Street - The Death of George Raffield Part 2In 1987, an undercover operation inside a Texas high school ended in betrayal, paranoia… and three gunshots in a dark field.In Part 2 of The Devil and 21 Jump Street, we unravel the night Officer George Raffield was lured into isolation by the very teenagers he was investigating. What began as a small-town drug sting spiraled into obsession, occult ritual, and a plan fueled by fear of exposure. At the center: Richard Goeglein, a troubled teen steeped in satanic ideology, and Greg Knighten, the son of a Dallas police officer who believed he had something to prove.Fr...
2026-02-1717 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and 21 Jump Street - The Death. of George RaffieldPart 1 of 2On a rain-soaked October night in 1987, three young men sat in a Texas field, heavy metal blasting through the speakers. Minutes later, undercover police officer George Raffield lay dead in the weeds — shot from behind by the very teenagers he believed he was investigating.In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we rewind to Midlothian, Texas, and unravel the chilling murder of a 21-year-old undercover cop embedded inside a high school during the height of the Satanic Panic. What began as a small-town drug sting inspired by 21 Jump Street spiraled into pa...
2026-02-0319 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and Childress Texas - The Death of Tate RowlandIn the summer of 1988, fear took hold of a small Texas town. Whispers spread of a devil cult known as the Merchants of Death. Locals spoke of an abandoned house with a glowing red porch light, midnight gatherings, and ritual sacrifice. Most dismissed it as rumor. Then a teenager was found hanging from a tree outside of Childress, Texas.In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we descend into the heart of the Satanic Panic era to examine the mysterious death of Tate Rowland and the shadow it cast over an entire community. Officially ruled a suicide...
2026-01-2020 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and Friday The 13th - Kenneth Glenn MilnerFriday the 13th has long been feared as a day cursed by superstition, betrayal, and death. From biblical lore and Norse mythology to modern horror cinema, the date has carried an aura of dread for centuries. But on one Friday the 13th in July 1990, that fear became horrifyingly real in the quiet town of Panhandle, Texas.In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we explore the chilling murder spree of Kenneth Glenn Milner, a troubled 19-year-old who believed the date held supernatural power — and that violence could secure him a place beside Satan himself. Obsessed with horror fi...
2026-01-0617 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The Storage Unit - Brookey Lee West On February 5, 2001, a foul odor drifting through a Las Vegas storage facility led police to a discovery straight out of a nightmare. Inside a trash can sealed with duct tape and plastic wrap was the decomposed body of an elderly woman, submerged in her own liquefied remains. Surrounding the unit were books on witchcraft, astrology, black magic, and devil worship. The renter of the unit was Brookey Lee West — a woman police would soon label the Witch of Las Vegas.In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we rewind to the early 2000s to uncover the disturbing ca...
2025-12-2318 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The Delinquent - The Christa Pike StoryOn January 13, 1995, the mutilated body of 17-year-old Colleen Slemmer was found near the Knoxville Job Corps campus — a crime so brutal it shocked Tennessee and reignited fears lingering from the Satanic Panic era. This episode of The Ritual Rewind dives deep into the disturbing case of Christa Pike, the youngest woman ever sentenced to death in the United States, and the violent path that led to one of the most haunting murders of the 1990s.We explore Christa Pike’s traumatic upbringing, her relationship with Tadaryl Shipp, the influence of occult symbolism, and the toxic, dangerous environment with...
2025-12-0918 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and Union County The Devil and Union County - The Unsolved Murder of Jeannette DePalma | Ritual Rewind PodcastIn September of 1972, a dalmatian trotted out of the New Jersey woods carrying a human arm in its jaws — and with it, unleashed one of the most disturbing true crime mysteries in American history. When police followed the trail into the overgrown quarry known as Devil’s Teeth, they found the decomposed body of 17-year-old Jeannette DePalma, surrounded by what looked like ritual symbols: twig crosses, rock formations, and a coffin-shaped outline in branches.Whispers spread fast through Union County: witc...
2025-11-2517 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The Three GirlsThe Devil and the Three Girls | Ritual Rewind PodcastOn a warm June night in 2000, in the quiet mountain town of Chiavenna, Italy, a nun received a desperate call for help. Hours later, Sister Maria Laura Mainetti was found brutally murdered — stabbed 19 times, her hands still clutching the hair of her attackers. When police discovered who was responsible, the truth stunned the nation: three teenage girls — her former students — had lured her into a trap, claiming to offer her as a sacrifice to Satan.What drove three ordinary girls from middle-class families to commit a crime...
2025-11-1118 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The HereticIn 1980, on the eve of Easter, Sister Margaret Ann Pahl was found murdered inside the chapel of Mercy Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. The brutality of the crime shocked even seasoned investigators — her body arranged in what appeared to be a desecrated ritual, an inverted cross carved into her flesh.At the center of the mystery stood a quiet hospital chaplain: Father Gerald Robinson. For decades, whispers of ritual abuse, satanic ceremonies, and a secret Catholic cabal haunted Toledo. But when new witnesses came forward — nuns who claimed to have survived ritualistic torture at the hands of priests — the ol...
2025-10-2818 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The False ProphetIn the quiet farmlands of Ohio, 1985, the devil was said to walk among them. Sheriff James Telb believed he had uncovered a vast Satanic network — one that stretched across churches, daycares, and police stations. He spoke of hundreds of cultists, blood rituals, and children taken in the night. Television cameras descended. Paranoia ignited. Neighbors turned on neighbors. But when the sheriff ordered his men to dig — no bodies were found. No cult. No proof. Just a trail of ruined lives, false confessions, and a town swallowed whole by hysteria. This is the story of how fear became evid...
2025-10-1422 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The Godfather: Part 2Spring Break 1989. Thousands of college students flood the Mexican border town of Matamoros for nights of partying and cheap drinks. Among them is Mark Kilroy, a 21-year-old pre-med student from Texas. But by morning… Mark has vanished without a trace.What begins as a missing person case soon unravels into one of the most shocking true crime stories of the 1980s — a narco-satanist cult, ritual human sacrifice, and a manhunt that would end in bloodshed in Mexico City. In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we uncover:🔸 Mark Kilroy’s abduction during spring break
2025-10-0716 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The Godfather: Part 1Before the world knew his name, Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo was initiated beneath a sacred Ceiba tree—crowned with leaves to lure spirits into his mind. He would rise from this ritual to become El Padrino, the Godfather of a deadly cult that mixed Palo Mayombe, drug trafficking, and ritual human sacrifice on the Mexican border.Constanzo and his high priestess Sara Aldrete built a following that believed they were untouchable—until a horrific spring break kidnapping shattered their illusion of power.🎧 In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we uncover: 🔸 The dark roots...
2025-09-3016 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The MagicianBefore NASA reached the stars, one man tried to summon demons. 🚀🔥 Jack Parsons — rocket engineer, co-founder of JPL, and devoted occultist — lived a double life of science and sorcery. From building the foundations of American space exploration to invoking Aleister Crowley’s Thelema and sex magic rituals, Parsons’ story is stranger than fiction. On June 17, 1952, an explosion ripped through his Pasadena home, ending his life in mystery and fire. Was it an accident, sabotage, or something darker? In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we dive into: 🔹 Jack Parsons’ role in founding NASA’s Jet...
2025-09-2316 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The AvengerIn this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we revisit one of the darkest chapters in New England crime history: The Fall River Murders. Between 1979 and 1980, three young women—Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden—were brutally killed in what police believed were satanic ritual murders tied to cult activity in Fall River, Massachusetts.We explore the chilling stories of Carl Drew, a violent pimp branded as “Satan’s Avenger,” and Robin Murphy, whose shocking testimony led to Drew’s life sentence—but was later recanted. Were these truly the acts of a satanic cult, or the result of mani...
2025-09-1619 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The Acid KingIn the summer of 1984, Ricky Kasso—known as The Acid King—led three friends into the Aztakea Woods of Northport, Long Island. By the end of the night, one teenager, Gary Lauwers, would be brutally murdered in what many believed was a ritual sacrifice to Satan.This chilling case sparked headlines across the nation, fueled the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, and cemented Ricky Kasso as a dark legend in true crime history. But was this truly the work of a devil-worshipping cult—or just a drug-fueled act of violence twisted by fear, media, and myth?Join...
2025-09-0916 min
The Ritual RewindThe Devil and The BankerIn the late 1980s, Omaha, Nebraska was rocked by one of the most disturbing scandals in American history: the Franklin child sex ring. At the center was Larry King Jr., a rising Republican star, who allegedly ran a nationwide network of child exploitation, trafficking children across state lines and involving some of the most powerful figures in politics, business, and law enforcement.This episode of Ritual Rewind explores the horrifying testimonies of survivors, the failed investigations, and mysterious deaths of key figures, the alleged connections to high-profile politicians, and ritual abuse.Was this a real...
2025-09-0125 min