In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the true story of Sean Sellers—America’s so-called “Satanist Killer.”

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https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/98-8804

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sellers-sean.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175220/http://www.ccadp.org/seansellers.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-05-mn-4867-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/us/oklahoma-executes-man-for-slayings-committed-at-16.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-executes-bornagain-killer-1068540.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Sellers

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1003599

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/sean-sellers

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/sean-sellers-29-executed-by-lethal-injection/article_95efed6e-9b8e-5fc7-bcfd-3df6f8f5c5cd.html

https://www.apnews.com/general-news-65c8f6c0fc5c80bc17b7c1d5fbc7ee1e

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In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the true story of Sean Sellers—America’s so-called “Satanist Killer.”

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https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/98-8804

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sellers-sean.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175220/http://www.ccadp.org/seansellers.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-05-mn-4867-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/us/oklahoma-executes-man-for-slayings-committed-at-16.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-executes-bornagain-killer-1068540.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Sellers

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1003599

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/sean-sellers

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/sean-sellers-29-executed-by-lethal-injection/article_95efed6e-9b8e-5fc7-bcfd-3df6f8f5c5cd.html

https://www.apnews.com/general-news-65c8f6c0fc5c80bc17b7c1d5fbc7ee1e

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In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have left a community divided and afraid. This is the story of Piha — a place where beauty hides danger, and people disappear.

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https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/black-coast-vanishings

https://www.hauntedauckland.com/site/piha-beach-hauntings/

https://justwatch.com/nz/tv-show/the-black-coast-vanishings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Iraena_Asher

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/cherie-vousden-missing-person-piha-2012/

https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/05/black-coast-vanishings/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-coast-vanishings-why-do-people-go-missing-in-piha/6G7WAVU2W5EVDK2AGT2AIKQZSM/

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In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have left a community divided and afraid. This is the story of Piha — a place where beauty hides danger, and people disappear.

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https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/black-coast-vanishings

https://www.hauntedauckland.com/site/piha-beach-hauntings/

https://justwatch.com/nz/tv-show/the-black-coast-vanishings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Iraena_Asher

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/cherie-vousden-missing-person-piha-2012/

https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/05/black-coast-vanishings/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-coast-vanishings-why-do-people-go-missing-in-piha/6G7WAVU2W5EVDK2AGT2AIKQZSM/

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In 1976, the small town of Circleville, Ohio began receiving anonymous letters - threatening, accusing, and frightening in their knowledge of the private lives of the community. Over the next two decades, the mysterious writer exposed secrets, predicted tragedies, and turned neighbour against neighbour. When a deadly trap was discovered and a man went to prison, the letters continued, raising the question: was the real author ever caught? This is the story of the Circleville Letters - a case where fear arrived not in the night, but in the mail.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-circleville-letters/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/poison-pen-murder/

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In November 1928, a quiet Pennsylvania farming community was shaken to its core when a respected local man was brutally murdered in his own home—stabbed, beaten, and set on fire. His killers claimed he was a witch, casting spells that had cursed their lives. What followed was a chilling descent into superstition, folk magic, and fear — a murder born not of greed or hatred, but of a deep belief in hexes, curses, and dark rural lore. This is the story of the Hex Hollow Witch Murder.

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https://www.thesquonkandthehag.com

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