Kidnapping Survivor Abby Hernandez Reveals How She Never Lost Hope. While police do not believe that there was any foul play associated with Carlson's death, seven members of the group were arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse and two counts of child abuse. Sara was 17 when she was introduced to the cult and to Perez. He also claimed he could predict when someone would die. At his trial, she even said that she was made to tape an 8-year old undressing as well at least twice. Both deaths were predicted by Daniel Perez. In 2015, Sara told Fox News what it was like to survive a cult, talking specifically about the types of trauma she endured. In the early 1970s, Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles renamed themselves Bo and Peep and took a road trip across the U.S., assembling a group they called "the crew.". You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Their mother believed that he was an angel who could predict peoples death. According to affidavits taken by the Saguache County Sheriff's Office, the group was brainwashing people and stealing their money. Perez, who will be sentenced March 24, is facing imprisonment for possibly the rest of his life. In June 2003, a woman named Patricia Hughes died in a freak accident. He allegedly collected over $1 million in insurance payouts following her death. He collected more than $1 million in life insurance payouts from Hughes death alone. Datelines Angels and Demons episode discusses their trials and tribulations, and their lives after losing their mother in the commune. Market data provided by Factset. Jones taught a blend of Christianity, socialism and communism, with an emphasis on racial equality. In court Friday, the 23-year-old woman who is the key witness told jurors that about a week before Hughes died, Perez foretold her death. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. She, as per the Dateline episode, was a paralegal in South Carolina, with hopes and ambitions of becoming a lawyer. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher, Dianna Whitley/Shooting Star/Getty Images, released from jail on personal recognizance bonds, Berg was advocating for child-adult sexual relations, The first seven, including leader Shoko Asahara, were hanged. According to Oxygen, police first began to be suspicious of Perez in 2003 when he was living with a small group of people on a 20-acre property called Angels Landing. "I made choices I will forever regret," she said, telling the judge she was filled with "remorse and guilt.". I did not reach out and talk to anybody about it, she said. moved to Lees Summit, Missouri. She said she did not. Would love your thoughts, please comment. The problem was that some of them ended up dying in tragic accidents leaving behind large insurance policies. I remember saying, Am I fixed now?'. Lou Castro was a man with a shadowy past who somehow convinceda number ofpeople that he was an angel,could heal the sick and see into the future. The witnesses testified to the groups transient movements over a 15-year period that included a number of states (Texas, South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, and Mexico). His extreme spending didnt seem to stop with just the small group at Angels Landing. Earlier this year, commune members Sara McGrath and her sister Emily opened up about what it was like to live in the cult and talked about Lou Perez, who was regularly raping Sara for years under the guise of fixing her. Commune members also report that he told the members that he needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. The movement still has followers in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Turns out his real name is Daniel Perez, and people formerly in his cult have since told tales of rape, sexual abuse, and murder. Angels Landing was the location where Daniel Perezs cult was housed. Through their investigation and Daniels tip, they found out that Castro had assumed a new identity Joe Venegas and was now residing in Columbia, Tennessee. The man had a clandestine past and had evaded law enforcement on multiple occasions before, and it was no wonder that suspicious activity would take place in the house. This led to the big break in the case. By this time, Sarah was 24 and on her own for the first time. Some were shot, some were found with bags over their heads and some had been injected with tranquilizers. That is when he came across an obituary for Mona, Jim, and Lindsey that had Lou Castros name attached to it. Daniel Perez was arrested in 2010 on 28 charges after relocating to Tennessee. In the summer of 2001, Trish, Brian, and their newborn daughter, Nicole along with Castro and K.L. The deadly and devastating secrets of this traveling commune will come tumbling out, Friday on #Dateline at 9/8c. had initially stayed behind with Emily and Nichole so that they could finish up school, but the three eventually joined the group in Tennessee in June of 2009. Perez told his followers that he needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. Jon Sullivan, it turns out, had been investigating Castro since 2007. Though Sara had a bad feeling after their first interaction, she was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt due to her mother. One of the survivors, Sara, told Oxygenin 2020 that when Perez raped her repeatedly, he would say he was fixing her. Castro told a friend, Phillip Young, that he didnt think that Brian would be returning to the group. Castro told Emily to take Nicole into a nearby pool house and not come out. Thirteen hikers have fallen and died from Angels Landing, or the trail to it, since 2000, according to records compiled by FOX 13. However, there are no further updates on her present situation, and she could not be placed on social media either. The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ was founded by Jim Jones in Indiana in 1955. Prosecutors said at Perezs trial that he aimed to use life insurance proceeds from the deaths of his followers to live a lavish lifestyle, The Wichita Eagle reported. First, there were the fancy cars most of the vehicles on the property were worth more than $40,000, according to theWichita Eagle. Powered by. However, Daniel Perez was a United States citizen. Once recovered he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. I wasnt sure that I was going to be able to do it. The case of Kansas cult killer Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, is being explored on Sunday. He was recently arrested for. Wichita, Kansas is located on the Great Plains and began as a trading post up the Chisholm Trail back in the 1860s. would soon join the group in Wichita. If theres one message McGrath hopes viewers will get from experience is that cults can find ways to entrap people without them even realizing it. It was on March 2, 2006, that Brian left Angels Landing to visit South Dakota. Lou Castro Told His Followers He Was A 1,000-Year-Old Angel. According to the Wichita Eagle, Perez insisted to his followers he was a centuries-old angel who needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. The Netflix documentary "Wild Wild Country" showed followers wearing only red and worshipping the mysteriously wealthy leader, even when he stopped speaking for a prolonged period. Perez was found guilty on 28 charges, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. Applewhite plus 38 other people between the ages of 26 and 72 died in three groups over three days. In 2006, her husband Brian Hughes was killed when a carjack failed and he was crushed. The charges include rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and murder. The trial took place in February 2015 and several witnesses from the group testified for the prosecution including Daniel, K.L., Emily, Cody, Michelle, Marilynn, David, Megan, Sarah, C.C., and C.C. In the early 2000s, a man named Lou Castro set up camp in a sprawling area outside Wichita, Kansas. She, like her sister, had faced abuse at his hands. Soon after, the compound erupted in a massive blaze. In Columbia, he tried to pass himself off as Joe Venegas, an alias he used to open the bank account after using the name Lou Castro and living on a 20-acre spread in Kansas known as "Angel's. As reported by Heavy, Perez has a job in the jail and has managed to stay out of trouble, except for a minor infraction involving "unsanitary practices. The case of Kansas cult killer Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, is being explored on Sunday. Several former members have alleged they were sexually assaulted and beaten as children. Within weeks after their first meeting, Sara, her sister Emily, and her mother moved to Angel's Landing and became part of Daniel Perez's toxic "family.". They also testified to the ongoing sexual violence by Daniel Perez and the deaths of six people connected with the group (Mona, Lindsey, Jim, Tricia, Jennifer, and Brian). "Smallville" actress Allison Mack (seen here) was subsequently accused of recruiting "DOS" slaves by convincing women they were joining a female empowerment group that would help them overcome weaknesses. McGrath was about 17 at the time. Police identified the arrested members as Ryan Kramer, Christopher Royer, Sarah Rudolph, Karin Raymond, Jason Castillo, John Robertson and Obdulia Franco. As reported by Columbia Daily Herald, authorities linked Daniel Perez to a total of six accidental deaths, for which Perez collected an estimated $4.2 million. LAS VEGAS SHOOTING SURVIVORS RECALL CHAOS AND TURMOIL OF HORRIFIC NIGHT, MEETING RESCUER, IN NEW DOCUMENTARY, Sara McGrath today. More than 900 people died at Jonestown. Oxygen reports authorities could not find any information about the man who called himself "Lou Castro." Daniel U. Perez, 55, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the 2003 drowning death of 26-year-old Patricia Hughes at Angels' Landing, the group's compound in the Wichita suburb . Daniel Perez didnt stay in Corpus Christi long and by the summer of 1996, he had moved to North Dakota. However, by the time Perezs trial rolled around charges had been amended to one count of first-degree premeditated murder; one count of sexual exploitation of a child; eight counts of rape; seven counts of aggravated criminal sodomy; three counts of aggravated sexual assault; and eight counts of making false information. Earlier this year, commune members Sara and Emily opened up about what it was like to live in the cult and talked about Lou Perez, who was regularly raping Sara for years under the guise of fixing her. Commune members also report that he told the members that he needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. Emily was the 11-year old who witnessed the crime and would eventually reveal to authorities the truth behind the murder of Patricia Hughes. Authorities found the corpses lying in bunk beds, covered by a purple cloths. Mack was also fined $20,000 and willhave to do 1,000 hours of community service as part of her sentence, CBS New Yorkreported. Sarah had gone to her mom to tell her what Lou said and Jennifer told her not to worry about it, but she had cause to worry. Sara McGrath said that in the beginning, Angel's Landing offered a support system -- until things quickly turned. This was about 2 years after Brians death and sure enough, the bank accounts were running low again when Jennifer died leaving behind a million-dollar policy. In Goodwyns mind, he believed that Lou Castro had influenced Jennifer to commit suicide. His death benefit was paid out to K.L. He also had a camera placed in the bathroom to watch her change. . While everyone inside Angel's Landing knew the suspected cult leader as Lou Castro, that had not always been his identity. There were also multiple houses built on the scene. We begin in Texas in the mid-1990s. PRINCE ANDREW ACCUSER VIRGINIA ROBERTS GIUFFRE TO STAR IN NETFLIX DOC ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Sara McGrath said that in the beginning, Angel's Landing offered a support system -- until things quickly turned. In the beginning, things were all fine and dandy. Around that time, some members warned American media of mass suicide rehearsals at Jonestown. The Order of the Solar Temple was formed in 1984 by Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret. Constanzo and Aldrete fled to Mexico City with three cult followers. It was during their relationship that Daniel Perez convinced K.L. Daniel Perez was convicted on all counts and sentenced to two life terms with a consecutive sentence of 80 years. Ron Goodwyn, a Wichita Narcotics Detective, had been investigating Lou Castro and his group in 2003; the year Trish died. Years later, the truth of the murder surfaced when one of the girls went back to police, even though Castro had initially convinced her to lie for him. There was nothing I could do, she said. He convinced members of the Angel's Landing commune - based in Kansas, the US - that he had magical powers, was hundreds of years old, could cure diseases and knew when people were about to die. There was nothing I could do, she said, of the nearly seven years of sexual abuse she suffered at Perez's hand. Would love your thoughts, please comment. They were living an extravagant lifestyle with lots of material possession at their disposal. It was after K.L. It is near Valley Center and Kechi. If it werent for them and my husband, I wouldnt have been able to do it.. It was during that same year that Jennifer began dating David Quiring who had joined the group in 2003. Castro/Venegas was taken into custody that day. When she went to court to testify against her abuser, Sara was terrified. On his way to his sentencing, he had been abducted by four uniformed men who beat him and left him for dead. 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Born Daniel Perez, the moniker was created only after he fled Texas. [Perez] is either very unlucky,with close friends dying, or he's involved in some way in making it happen, he told producers. Jim had a private pilots license and had taken them up one day never to return. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Investigators would later learn Hughes was collecting millions of dollars in life insurance payouts, and that six deaths ruled as accidents were connected to the cult. She told them how she was made to wait in an office nearby with her the infant daughter of the deceased. Castro told Sarah that he would meet up with her at a local car dealership and to go ahead without him. Here, attorneys representing Raniere prepare to hold a news conference after he was arrested on sex trafficking charges in March 2018. Emily told the couple that she was sad about Trish dying, but Trish assured her that she would eventually come back in a new healthier body. Some people who were born into the group later killed themselves, including one of Berg's sons, who first killed his nanny. You can move on and life can be good after a storm., The case of Daniel U. Perez is explored on Oxygen's 'Deadly Cults' true-crime docuseries. The property is huge and situated in the 9500 block of North Oliver in a rural area of Wichita, Kansas. pic.twitter.com/LsUYdFja74. According to the reports, eye witness statements reported that there was no way Jennifer didnt see she was heading straight into the oncoming truck. They were dressed in identical black shirts and sweatpants, new black-and-white Nike sneakers, and armbands reading "Heaven's Gate Away Team.". She initially pleaded not guilty. As reported by Oxygen, Sara did not feel comfortable around Daniel Perez. Leaders even discouraged talking to avoid breaking the Ninth Commandment, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.". Daniel Perez, AKA Lou Castro. He, three journalists and a cult defector were shot to death. Then they deported him to Mexico. They told police they thought the human sacrifices would protect their drug smuggling operations. An investigation revealed that the group moved from state to state, The Wichita Eagle reported. Daniel Perez led a commune which believed he could see into the future He was found guilty of killing a member in order to claim life insurance Jury also found Perez, 55, guilty of dozens of. Now they preach that they are in a war of good versus evil. At the time, there were. pic.twitter.com/aps7CzzYu8. He even threatened to kill Emily and Sarahs father and K.L. According to both Emily and Sarah, Trish was like a second mother to them. One day when Detective Goodwyn happened to come upon Castro driving down the road and he decided to follow him. Three years later, Patricia's husband Brian was killed in a similarly unusual incident while working in an auto body shop. In 2004, Brian, Jennifer, K.L., and another woman, Megan Harbert had taken life insurance policies out on their lives. "Deadly Cults" airs Sunday, May 3 at 7 p.m. on Oxygen. He wrote them a letter saying that he believed there were financial crimes going on as well as lots of abuse, she recalled. His parents, suspicious that the group was becoming something more insidious than a religious community, decided to separate from the group in 1977, when Joaquin was 3 years old. They said they would commit suicide if authorities intervened. Perez, now 62, is behind. But in the 1990s, authorities in Canada began investigating the group amid accusations of sexual misconduct, and people started to leave. Through interviews with Sara, her younger sister and other members of the commune, they uncovered Perez's shocking methods of manipulation and abuse and he was charged with 28 felonies. Daniel Perez, who also went by Lou Castro and many other names, traveled around the United States convincing people, mostly women, that he was a 1,000-year-old angel with magical powers. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, My mother was very thoughtful when it came to people so she felt like she somehow needed to protect Lou. Things somewhat took a turn for the better when she met her boyfriend Daniel McGrath. In September 2008, Detective Goodwyn was notified that Jennifer Hutson was killed in a car accident. In this photo, the body of one of the victims, actress Sharon Tate, is taken from her house in California in 1969. When the suspects were asked who murdered an American victim, Mark Kilroy, they named Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo, 26, the leader of the cult, and Sara Aldrete, a student at Texas Southmost College, known as "the witch.". In an interview with Oxygen, Sara McGrath said her mother, a real estate agent who helped Perez find and purchase the land, was one of the first members of his new cult. ), GREEN RIVER KILLER GARY RIDGWAY IS STILL HIDING MANY 'DARK SECRETS' DESPITE CONFESSION, SAYS PROSECUTOR IN DOCUMENTARY. ", The Messed Up Truth About Cult Leader Daniel Perez. The story of the rural Kansas compound, its survivors and Daniel Perez was told on an episode of Dateline that originally aired August 7, 2020, on NBC. For the next 20 years, the group lived in various camps in Southern California and took on new followers. There he met a 15-year-old girl, K.L., who believed that Perez was much younger than his actual age and the pair soon began a sexual relationship. Insurance salesman Bill Hatton confirmed Daniel Perez collected $2 million from the death of Patricia Hughes alone. To evade law enforcement, Perez would consistently be on the move, relocating constantly from one state to another. As reported by The Wichita Eagle, he was subsequently sentenced to two terms of life in prison. In 2003, 26-year-old Patricia Hughes, a follower, drowned atthe compound. He was found guilty on all counts on June 19, 2019. His current whereabouts are unknown. Although he did not have a job, he had money. All rights reserved. Sara McGrath said Daniel Perez began sexually abusing her within weeks of their arrival at the compound. Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, has been incarcerated at the Lansing County Department of Corrections since April 1, 2018. The raid led to a shootout that left four agents dead, followed by a 51-daystandoffwith the FBI. Debuting in 1992, it has discussed many cases that have left the audience shocked at the violence and atrocities. Lou Castro seemed to meet all of the groups needs. The girl told investigators that she was 11 years old when Perez told her to lie to police, saying Hughes had fallen and drowned in the pool. According to the outlet, six purported accidental deaths over seven years led to millions of dollars in life insurance payouts. once again received a payout from Jennifers life insurance policy. He was convicted of first-degree murder, eight counts of rape, eight other sex crimes, eight counts of making false writing and three counts of aggravated assault. (Photo courtesy of Oxygen. He collected more than $1 million in life insurance payouts from Hughes death alone. Jennifer had sold Castro and his group property in Missouri when they had stayed there only a short time in 2001. As 2000 approached, the group prepared for the end. The Branch Davidians originated in 1955 from a schism among the Shepherd's Rod/Davidians, which stemmed from Seventh-Day Adventist teachings. [Perez] was telling him, One day youll get your chance to go to the other side,' she said. But it didnt take long for things to turn.. They all moved into a home purchased in K.L. | Heavy.com, Watch Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Episode: Angels and Demons NBC.com. However, on investigating the money trail, the police discovered that he himself had not signed the papers for the property or for the multitude of luxury cars that he owned. Goodwyn began working with federal agents and found the identity Perez was likely about to inhabit next, in Tennessee. Daniel Perez was back in Corpus Christi, Texas, but had assumed the new identity of Lou Castro. The rapes continued even after the family moved. The Angels Landing cult was not housed in just one place. As reported by Oxygen, the woman, who was like a second mother to Sara, slipped and fell in the compound's pool and drowned. Daniel reported all of this to the FBI in January 2010. Tonight on NBC'sDateline NBC, correspondent Dennis Murphy looks into the case of Angel's Landing and cult leader Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro. In the beginning, it was like a huge support system and everybody was close, McGrath said. Kidnapping Survivor Abby Hernandez Reveals How She Never Lost Hope. Casto wasnt single for long as he had met a woman named Mona Griffith who happened to live in the same apartment complex as him at the time. The various group members would tell the jury about the control that Perez/Castro had over the group. Two years after Brian Hughes died, Sara McGrath's mother died in a suspicious car accident. They have said that while he had multiple chances to give up on them, he has become a pillar of support for them. Among the deaths was Hughes husband, Brian, who died in a freak accident at the auto body shop where he worked in March 2006. Law enforcement came to K.L. K.L. Kuznetsov (pictured here with followers) reportedly attempted suicide when his doomsday prophecy didn't come true. Sedgwick County Sheriff's OfficesDetective Ron Goodwyn had his eye on Perez already, and when he heard of 26-year-old Hughes's death, he took an active interest in finding out just what was happening atAngels Landing. Koresh kept "spiritual wives," some of whom were underage. Angels Landing Commune: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Castro then told her that he would bend time so that she would not be there, but would be there as it happened. My mom had a journal and she had written how she felt she needed to protect Lou -- or Daniel, McGrath reflected. But there was a catch. 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