A Case of Disturbing Ritual Murder

[hermantheshocker]

Unfortunately, there was no info with this case other than the captions and that it is from France.

Probably the most controversial crime allegedly committed for occult purposes is murder perpetrated for spiritual reasons and sometimes as a human sacrifice. Sacrificing a human being has occurred in almost every culture throughout history and contemporary incidents have been documented. Currently, both Palo Mayombe practitioners and Satanists are often linked to human sacrifice. There is evidence that juvenile and young adult Satanists who have become true believers commit murder for sacrificial reasons required of their spiritual beliefs.


Fig.1 Although ritual murders initially appear similar, there are important forensic differences between murders committed for sacred versus secular motivations.


Fig.2 In sacred ritual murder (sacrifice) mutilation always occurs while the victim is alive and the cause of death is typically from injuries acquired during torture.

Forensic evidence unique to ritual murder, however, these examples may not in isolation be indications of ritual murder

• Location and position of the body.
• Missing body parts.
• Cannibalism or absence of blood in the victim or at the scene.
• Decapitation/mutilation or removal of specific organs (head, heart, tongue, tibia, eyes, fingers).
• Location of stab wounds or cuts.
• Branding iron or burn marks.
• Wax, powders, oils on or around the body or crime-scene area.
• Human or animal feces consumed or found on the victim.
• Indications of bloodletting.
• Stomach contents analyzed for urine, drugs, wine, potions.
• Any sign of semen on or in the cadaver.
• Evidence that the hands or feet have been tied or shackled.
• Any jewelry, charms, amulets, stones, on, near, or inserted in the cadaver.

Human sacrifice entails the killing of humans or the use of the flesh, blood, or bones of the human body for ritual purposes. This has been a widespread and complex phenomenon throughout history. The significant ideology behind the sacrificial ritual is that blood consists of life-force energy constituting the highest offering to the gods or ancestors. In specific occult worship, bloodletting or imbibing blood from a victim represents the assimilation of raw power.

Additionally, the longer a victim is tortured and the pain is prolonged, the more life energy/power is emitted. In this manner ritual torture, cannibalism, and eventually ritual homicide are contemporary acts of human sacrifice and for the perpetrator it is a sacred communion meal in which the power of life is assimilated and regenerated. Ritual murder becomes a method of achieving immortality and/or becoming a god by unifying the divine and the mortal. The theology of many contemporary occult groups describes their most sacred rituals in sacrificial terms and they have specific rituals and degrees of initiation that culminate in achieving some level above humans, such as godlike or superior beings.


Fig.3 In this example of secular ritual murder, the mutilation was postmortem and the cause of death was strangulation.


Fig.4 Postmortem cuts on buttocks, and drawings.

Currently, Palo Mayombe practitioners, satanists, vampires, disturbed individuals, and serial killers have been linked to ritual murders. Although sacrificial magical ideologies of various occult traditions have fundamental principles in common, the rites and theologies differ between religions and individual religious sects. Common goals include the acquisition of power to manipulate events that result in harm, healing, protection, or as a form of initiation, transformation, achieving knowledge, or the ultimate goal of self-deification. The least common motivation for human sacrifice and the one most people associate with Satanism is to draw down dark forces or entities.

Another important distinction when investigating ritualistic crimes is the difference between the motives of true believers and true criminals. True believers are religious practitioners who commit crimes because such acts fit into and/or are required by their particular belief system. These persons are involved in crime primarily because the ideology, rituals, and tenets of their beliefs require them to do so. Dabblers most often are true believers who are emulating a particular tradition or theology but are not yet experienced enough to conduct the ritual accurately and the crime scene reflects a lack of knowledge or skill involved in sacred rites.


Fig.5 Postmortem mutilation of legs and drawings.


Fig.6 Writings on the leg.

True criminals are persons who use the occult as an excuse to justify or rationalize their criminal behavior. They are committed not to the belief system but to the criminal action. True criminals are not as concerned about the accurate symbolism, place, date, or victim of the rituals and are not connected to any organized group or specific tradition; consequently, the symbolic evidence will be unique to that person.

Ritual murders committed by true criminals are individual secular (nonreligious) ritual acts and are often mistaken for sacrifice. Secular ritual murder is often the work of a lone offender and is typically attributed to a serial murderer. Ritual murder occurs when criminal conduct goes beyond the actions necessary to perpetrate the crime and some type of nonreligious ritual behavior is expressed in the form of a ‘‘signature’’ or ‘‘calling card.’’ The victim will be chosen according to the ritual need of the offender. Sexual assault, use of restraints, and depersonalization are often present. Forensics often include mutilation to the face and specific body parts, objects inserted into the victim’s body orifices, and sexual acts after the victim’s death. Body parts or other souvenirs such as personal items may be missing from the scene. The purpose of the ritual often fulfills a personal spiritual and/or sexual needs of the offender. Offenders often make up their own belief system and perpetrate criminal activity that conforms to that ideology.

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[SimoneFlen']

Oooh I forgot about this one, great that you've posted it, thank you.

[Killgaad]

The pope did it.

[trean362]

nasty

[Brainplague]

I'm so old. Reminds me of the "Satanic Panic" in the 1980s & 1990s.

[swegore1986]

Top notch. As always

[K53]

Sadly, this victim must have gotten involved with the wrong crowd

[Vixənn]

"The significant ideology behind the sacrificial ritual is that blood consists of life-force energy constituting the highest offering to the gods or ancestors. In specific occult worship, bloodletting or imbibing blood from a victim represents the assimilation of raw power. Additionally, the longer a victim is tortured and the pain is prolonged, the more life energy/power is emitted."

that sounds a lot like adrenochrome.

[wickedlara]

It must be one of those low gods to offer such a fat ugly sacrifice.

[Cathedral]

I'm thinking that as I look at AP footage of most of the athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics.