EP142: Voodoo, Black Magic and Murder

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06/27/22 • 50 min

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On September 19th, 2009, a cloud of unimaginable violence and darkness shrouded the city of Naples. It was a crime described as the worst of the worst - Mesac Damas had murdered his wife Guerline, and their five children.
After the killings, he fled to Haiti, where he was eventually captured. He confessed to the murders but blamed his mother-in-law for "voodooing his ass" and casting a bad spirit in him.
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Sources:
1) Accused killer Mesac Damas wants to represent himself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92VVwOyoFHw
2) Mesac Damas to judge: May my blood be upon your shoulders - https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/archive/2017/03/09/changed-man-confessed-family-killer-mesac-damas-claims-new-creature-christ/98973172/
3) A changed man? Confessed family killer Mesac Damas claims to be 'a new creature in Christ' - Naplesnews
4) State vs Mesac Damas
5) Mesac Damas sentenced to death after murdering family in 2009 brother -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGLX6RN9Fw

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Sources:
1) People v. Runge
2) Murderpedia, Paul Runge
3) CBS News: 2 Cases Dropped Against Serial Killer Paul Runge
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