Adolfo Constanzo and the Matamoros Cult

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In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we discuss the life of Adolfo Constanzo and the Matamoros Cult. Some people call this case the Los Narcos-Satanicos, the Matamoros Cult, the murder of Mark Kilroy, the El Padrino, the Adolfo Constanzo Case... But, no matter what you call it, it’s a lot of information about a deadly cult from Mexico that sacrificed victims for drug smuggling powers all while believing in a dark magic. 

Our sources for this weeks episodes:

• https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-work-of-the-devil/ 

• https://nypost.com/2023/03/07/mexican-city-where-americans-were-kidnapped-has-violent-cult-history/ 

• https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1775&context=leg_etd

• https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/matamoros-a-mexican-city-with-a-violent-grisly-cult-history/

• https://popnpizza.substack.com/p/the-matamoros-cult-killings

• https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-magic-voodoo-and-murder-occurs-at-rancho-santa-elena

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/03/09/matamoros-mexico-kidnapping-mark-kilroy/

• https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/us/kidnapped-americans-mexico-interview/index.html

• Book: Across the Border: True Story of Satanic Cult Killings in Matamoros, Mexico by Gary Provost

• Book: Cauldron of Blood: The Matamoros Cult Killings by Jim Schutze

• Documentary: Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

• DocuSeries: Deadly Cults, S1E4

• DocuSeries: Most Evil, S2E10