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PERUGIA BLOOD CASE (4#) -

Some Background and Context -

# The Beasts of Satan were a heavy metal band and malefic cult in northern Italy. Members of the group committed ritual murders over the course of several years.

a leaked notebook appeared to link the young suspects to devil worship. It contained grisly entries such as "blood and death, blood raining down, blood bathing all my body, blood thirsty for blood" and "crush those who are our friends, or who would like to be but aren't up to it, crush them then laugh."

# *Meanwhile, Italian police are investigating the possibility that the Beasts of Satan - all four of whom have been arrested on suspicion of murder - were "just following orders" given by an anonymous band of Satanists in their late 20s or early 30s... * [Seattle Stranger]

# "Priests are to work alongside Italian
police officers to tackle a rising tide of
crimes linked to devil worship." [Nick Pisa]

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