RedHanded Episode 155 - 'Repent or Die': Panama's Jungle Death Cult
Jul 9, 2020
Police trek into a remote Panamanian jungle and uncover a hidden makeshift church with terrifying rituals. Listeners hear about mass graves, decapitated victims, and survivors who escaped brutal exorcisms. Discussion covers how poverty, state neglect, and imported religious influence can enable violent sects. The story examines local vulnerability and the fallout for a traumatized community.
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Hidden Jungle Church Revealed Violent Rituals
- Police entered Alto Terón after three seriously injured villagers reached hospital describing ritual abuse.
- The hidden church read Iglesias de Dios Fuente de Salvación and was obscured by plants, signaling deliberate secrecy before discovery.
Captives Beaten While Pregnant Women Lay On Stage
- Sruti describes the police finding captives being beaten while sect members screamed accept the word of God and repent or die.
- On a stage two bound pregnant women lay beside a slaughtered goat and an open Bible at Revelation, highlighting ritualistic theatricality.
Mass Grave Shows Ritualized Child Murders
- Police found a mass grave with seven decapitated victims including a pregnant woman and five children aged 1 to 11.
- The brutality (decapitation, burned feet/faces) showed murders were part of prolonged ceremonial torture, not spontaneous violence.