We’re talking horrifying cults! First, we visit The Order of the Solar Temple with Knights Templar fanatics Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret, culminating in the ritualistic deaths of 74 of the Order’s members around the world in the 1990s. Next, we look a little closer to home at Angel’s Landing leader Daniel Perez (aka Lou Castro) and his 2015 convictions for first-degree murder, child exploitation, sex crimes, and fraud.

Sources used in today's episode include:

• https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/did-grace-kelly-have-links-with-a-secret-cult-1727691
• https://wrldrels.org/2016/10/08/order-of-the-solar-temple/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Order-of-the-Solar-Temple
• https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/video-the-1994-solar-temple-cult-deaths-in-switzerland/40878686
• https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/news/local/2015/05/09/columbia-s-brush-with-agent/25703906007/
• https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/crime-news/lou-castro-daniel-perez-angel-landing-cult-sara-mcgrath
• https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/08/angels-landing-commune/

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