Crime & Justice

Satanic Panic Strikes After Gory Florida Murders

Hustle in the Hedgerow

There’s only thin evidence that a triple-homicide with slit throats was related to witchcraft, but police and the media are acting like the devil has landed.

Jay Michaelson
Jay Michaelson
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Jay Michaelson

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