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Episode 237 - The Satanic Panic: The Murder of Betty Ann Sullivan - Part 1

Mar 17, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Night Of The Fire And Gruesome Discovery

  • Thomas Sullivan discovered the fire and could not find his family, then found his wife Betty's mutilated body in the basement.
  • Investigators also found satanic and occult books burned in the living room, which fueled local panic.
ANECDOTE

Tommy Found In Snow With Severe Wounds

  • The next morning neighbor found Tommy sitting in the snow with savage neck and wrist wounds, and only one set of human footprints leading from the woods.
  • A three-inch Boy Scouts knife was the only blade found and the same knife had been used on Betty.
INSIGHT

Demon Contract And Panic Escalation

  • A note in the crashed car described a contract between Tommy and "the greatest demon of hell" promising murder and suicide.
  • Police ruled the deaths a murder-suicide, and the case intensified the national satanic panic.
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