There was nothing I could do, she said. If it werent for them and my husband, I wouldnt have been able to do it., He was sentenced to two life sentences in prison. At her sentencing, Mack expressed remorse. At his trial, she even said that she was made to tape an 8-year old undressing as well at least twice. However, there are no further updates on her present situation, and she could not be placed on social media either. Charges would be eventually filed against Perez for the rapes, but the case was dismissed when Perez was found dead in Mexico. In 2007, about 30 members of the group holed up in a cave in Russia's Penza region. They were living an extravagant lifestyle with lots of material possession at their disposal. Perez was found guilty in February 2015 of fraud, child exploitation, rape and first-degree murder. There was a swimming pool and multiple houses on the propertyas well. Mack was also fined $20,000 and willhave to do 1,000 hours of community service as part of her sentence, CBS New Yorkreported. Perez was charged with 28 felonies. The outlet noted that the Kansas Bureau of Investigations sex offender registry showed Perezs victims range in age from 8 to 16. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Castro then told her that he would bend time so that she would not be there, but would be there as it happened. He also forced Emilys older sister, Sarah into the same sexual perversions. Although Detective Goodwyn was unable to find any record of Lou Castro, even a birth certificate, he was able to unravel the financial dealings of the group. As the twos relationship deepened Sarah shared with Daniel about all of the group members deaths along with the group expectation that they serve Castro, but most importantly that the group was supported financially by the life insurance payouts they had received over the years. Investigators found 48 bodies inside. The investigation into Daniel Perez centered around what investigators called his unexplained wealth, according to The Wichita Eagle. Three years later, Patricia's husband Brian was killed in a similarly unusual incident while working in an auto body shop. In addition to providing Perez with a steady income, his predictions of the deaths helped convince his followers that he was a prophet. The stories behind these cults' origins, leaders and demises are riveting and often disturbing. Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, was sentenced to life in prison for murder and the rape of children in his cult, known as the Angel's Landing commune. Two years later a local family of four, the Wagners, are arrested and charged with the crimes. Life atAngels Landing took a dark turn after a few months, however. 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. 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. More than 900 people died at Jonestown. In fact, most of his other crimes also took place on Angels Landing. As reported by Oxygen, the woman, who was like a second mother to Sara, slipped and fell in the compound's pool and drowned. Here, members sing before sitting down for lunch at their Los Angeles headquarters in February 1971. [Perez] was now known for two things: Money no one could explain and the death of Patricia Hughes, Sedgwick County Sheriffs Offices Detective Ron Goodwyn told Oxygen. I remember saying, 'Am I fixed now?'. About every two and a half years, bankaccountbalances would get low in the makeshift family, then someone would die, Goodwyn said. / CBS NEWS. Ron Goodwyn, a Wichita Narcotics Detective, had been investigating Lou Castro and his group in 2003; the year Trish died. As U.S. media began to scrutinize the group, they fled to Guyana, where they created a settlement called Jonestown. In 1993, the ATF and Texas National Guard raided the Waco compound. Now they preach that they are in a war of good versus evil. Sara McGrath is thankful she has been able to move on with her life after surviving a cult. They asked Lou if he could look at them and tell them if he had seen any of them around. Soon after, new more expensive vehicles showed up on the driveway. Jennifer had sold Castro and his group property in Missouri when they had stayed there only a short time in 2001. Here, attorneys representing Raniere prepare to hold a news conference after he was arrested on sex trafficking charges in March 2018. Five drug smugglers were arrested in connection with the murders. Goodwyn began working with federal agents and found the identity Perez was likely about to inhabit next, in Tennessee. Both deaths were predicted by Daniel Perez. The group didnt stay there long and within a few months moved to Wichita, Kansas. Even after he was sentenced, I was a bit scared., KIM KARDASHIAN DETAILS HER NEW DOC, SAYS SHE'S NOT WORRIED ABOUT JUSTICE REFORM CRITICS, Daniel Perez also went by Lou Castro. Many victims had been poisoned. Investigators in Sedgwick County, Kansas learned that Lou Perez and the Angels Landing commune was tied to six deaths which were ruled accidental. Angel's Landing. DETECTIVE RECALLS MEETING TRUCK STOP KILLER BRUCE MENDENHALL IN DEADLY RECALL: THERES EVIL OUT THERE. 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. Perez told commune members that she had slipped and fallen into the pool. For 15 years, Daniel Perez a self-described "seer" who claimed to be a 1,000-year-old angel led a traveling group of mostly women from state to state. The various group members would tell the jury about the control that Perez/Castro had over the group. He left the care of his daughter to Hutson, who died in a traffic accident in 2008. Would love your thoughts, please comment. There was nothing I could do, she said I remember saying, Am I fixed now?'. Years later, details surrounding her death surfaced when one of the girls in the cult brought them to police, even though Castro had initially persuaded her to lie for him. There, he would murder at least one of his followers and repeatedly rape children on his commune. This came to fruition in June 2003 when Patricia Hughes, who lived on the property, died. "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. 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. When Sara was in her mid-teens and Emily was around 11, their mother brought them into Perezs family. According to her interview with Oxygen, Sara did not like Perez at all, but her mom was convinced he was an angel and was able to predict death. Daniel Perez testified in his defense along with three other witnesses. It's unclear how many members the group still has. Daniel reported all of this to the FBI in January 2010. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. He and his family were among the dead. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. An investigation, that would end up lasting for 9 years, made the authorities suspicious since he did not have a job but was swimming in luxury items. Unfortunately for his followers, there was more to his scheme than that. Castro told Sarah that he would meet up with her at a local car dealership and to go ahead without him. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. His useful 2021 return (.250-84-20-60) is still in the reasonable range of outcomes. I dont think [cults] are common, McGrath said. Jim had a private pilots license and had taken them up one day never to return. The commune leader is accused of killing Hughes, whose 2003 death was initially believed to be an. Unfortunately, the lab would be unable to get a good print off of anything the detective had collected. When she went to court to testify against her abuser, Sara was terrified. 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). Goodwyn found a disturbing pattern of expensive life insurance policies being taken out on people in Perez's circle, then cashed in by members. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Cults have made headlines around the world for many years and continue to fascinate in documentaries and popular podcasts. The cult attracted young, elite universitystudents and graduates who believed that the apocalypse was near and that they would be the only ones to survive. left that the family moved on to South Dakota. Emilys sister, Sarah did not move with the group as she was living on her own outside of Angels Landing. His death benefit was paid out to K.L. What he found was that every two and a half years or so the balances would be significantly low, sometimes with only a few thousand dollars. As reported by Oxygen, Sara did not feel comfortable around Daniel Perez. It earned the nickname cowtown as it was where cowboys would bring their livestock up from Texas to the railroads. with her own life if she didnt in his words, step up.. However, her mother seemed to be enthralled with the self-proclaimed angel and believed he had their best interests in mind. With the help of the district attorney and his assistant, I was able to do it. She said she did not. pic.twitter.com/aps7CzzYu8, Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) August 6, 2020. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. It is also the place where he drowned Patricia Hughes to collect on her life insurance money. NXIVM founder Keith Raniere was accused of running an abusive sex cult through his Albany-based seminar company. McGrath admitted she was too scared to tell anyone what had happened to her. K.L. If it werent for them and my husband, I wouldnt have been able to do it.. once again received a payout from Jennifers life insurance policy. The two would have a child, Angelica in December 2004. Daniel Perez sits in a Sedgwick County courtroom during the first day of his murder trial on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 in Wichita, Kan. Perez, 55, is charged with first-degree premeditated. Listen to the story of how one man conned his way to a lifestyle of leisure by convincing others that he alone had the power to bring them back to life. After his time here, Perez moved out to Tennessee to live in a colonial-style mansion with his fianc and their daughter. Upon settling, Trish took out a $1 million insurance policy on her life that included an accidental death rider. In the beginning, it was like a huge support system and everybody was close, she said. What followed was a years-long investigation,which was difficult becauseGoodwyn didn't have police reports,official victimsorknow Perez'strue identity. While other 10-year-olds were riding bikes or playing with dolls, I was laying naked in a bed with a pillow over my head, just waiting for it to be over. Jennifer would die in a car accident when she ran into a fully loaded hauling truck and was killed instantly. She felt an innate bond with him. Berg also encouraged sex with children. Authorities found the corpses lying in bunk beds, covered by a purple cloths. The Angels Landing commune was a house on a 20-acre plot of land in a rural area north of Wichita, in the 9500 block of North Oliver, near Valley Center and Kechi, The Wichita Eagle reported. On the stand, he denied having any sort of magical powers and contended the sex was always consensual. Once recovered he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. Cody would stay behind with his father, but K.L. But the big break came when a girl told investigators she was 11 years old when Perez told her to give authorities a made-up story about Hughes demise. An investigation revealed that the group moved from state to state, The Wichita Eagle reported. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The Order of the Solar Temple was formed in 1984 by Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret. 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. Was he clairvoyant? Case of Kansas cult killer and rapist Daniel Perez, AKA Lou Castro, to be featured on TV https://t.co/In25MdYhcb, kansasdotcom (@kansasdotcom) March 6, 2020. K.L. Castro was never named as a beneficiary or named in any of the policies. In 1994, a man who spoke against the cult was killed in his home, along with his wife and baby. She was also the first African American to attend the Oscars. Then, in 1995, a Solar Temple building in the Swiss Alps was found burned down with 16 bodies inside. She would also tell him that Lou had raped her from the age of 17 until she was 24. Among those was Hughes husband, Brian. Then someone would die and the insurance payout would replenish the accounts. 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. He collected more than $1 million in life insurance payouts from Hughes death alone. I wasnt sure that I was going to be able to do it. that he had magical powers. 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.". (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher). By the time police tracked him down, they found Constanzo and another follower both fatally shot. When they looked at bank surveillance tapes they could see him on film and knew they had him committing bank fraud. Updated on: June 30, 2021 / 3:56 PM And the FBI contacted them back.. In fact, most of his other crimes also took place on Angel's Landing. In 2004, the couple began living together and they eventually married. My mom had a journal and she had written how she felt she needed to protect Lou -- or Daniel, McGrath reflected. Sedgwick County/Kansas Department of Corrections 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. Oxygen reports FBI agents discovered the man calling himself Lou Castro was actually David Perez. Then they deported him to Mexico. The Branch Davidians originated in 1955 from a schism among the Shepherd's Rod/Davidians, which stemmed from Seventh-Day Adventist teachings. named the co-beneficiary. The Manson Family was a commune and cult created by Charles Manson in California in the 1960s. In 2006, her husband Brian Hughes was killed when a carjack failed and he was crushed. One of the survivors, Sara, told Oxygenin 2020 that when Perez raped her repeatedly, he would say he was fixing her. All rights reserved. Daniel Perez had been living there when he met Trish Gomez. In interviews she granted for "Wild Wild Country," she largely spoke kindly of Rajneesh, who died in 1990. The group moved from state to state, making it difficult to track Lou Castro and his crimes. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report. 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. The episode ofDateline,titled Angels & Demons, features interviews with Daniel Perez, commune members Sara and Emily as well as with Detective Ron Goodwyn and more. Daniel Perez and his followers lived on a 20-acre compound, near Valley Center and Kechi, which contained several residential buildings and a swimming pool. Here, a soldier views the burned remains. Legal Statement. InFebruary2015,he was convicted on all counts and sentenced to 80 years in prison. Daniel Perez was back in Corpus Christi, Texas, but had assumed the new identity of Lou Castro. The investigation continued into March 2011 with authorities interviewing Sarah and Emily on several occasions. For the next 20 years, the group lived in various camps in Southern California and took on new followers. Perez led a cult that lived at Angels Landing, a 20-acre property in the 9500 block of North Oliver in a rural area north of Wichita, near Valley Center and Kechi. They led to millions of dollars in life insurance payouts. 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. Friday night's Dateline delves into the world of self-proclaimed psychic and seer Daniel Perez, who was convicted this year in the 2003 murder of one of his followers. (Photo courtesy of Oxygen. They changed their surname from Bottom to Phoenix, signaling their new beginning, and moved from Venezuela to the United States. Castro had gone into a restaurant to have a meal with someone and when he left Detective Goodwyn collected Castros water glass and silverware. Ron Lafferty was convicted of murdering his brother's wife and her toddler in 1984. Dateline explores those crimes that have taken the country by a storm. McGrath said she was terrified when she came face-to-face with Perez in court to testify. He was found guilty on all counts on June 19, 2019. 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. Actress Rose McGowan was also born into Children of God. Lou Castro seemed to meet all of the groups needs. On April 19, federal agents launched tear gas to try to force people out. Sara and her younger sister Emily were barely teenagers when their mother, Jennifer Huston, packed their bags up and moved into Angels Landing in Kansas to be a part of Daniel Perezs cult. They told police they thought the human sacrifices would protect their drug smuggling operations. Things somewhat took a turn for the better when she met her boyfriend Daniel McGrath. Insurance salesman Bill Hatton confirmed Daniel Perez collected $2 million from the death of Patricia Hughes alone. But it didnt take long for things to turn.. Koresh kept "spiritual wives," some of whom were underage. He claimed that the women of the group held the money and had the final say in all matters. Considering that Perez had convinced his followers that he was actually an angel who had existed for many decades, the property was aptly named. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. It was after K.L. Unsanitary practices is an example of a Class III offense, the state Department of Corrections said. Authorities spent nine years investigating Perez. Noor Malhotra August 7, 2020 Sara and her younger sister Emily were barely teenagers when their mother, Jennifer Huston, packed their bags up and moved into Angel's Landing in Kansas to be a part of Daniel Perez's cult. 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. K.L. According to both Emily and Sarah, Trish was like a second mother to them. He was sentenced to life in prison. Prior to his arrest and conviction, Perez was the cult leader of a Wichita, Kansas, group called Angel's Landing. Warning: Some images in this gallery are graphic in nature. Sara McGrath was brought into Perez's family by her mom, a real estate agent who first helped Lou Castro find the right property when he came to town. Tonight on NBC'sDateline NBC,Dennis Murphy interviews cult leader Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, who told his followers at Angel's Landing that he was a 1,000-year-old angel who could see the future. Powered by. According to the reports, eye witness statements reported that there was no way Jennifer didnt see she was heading straight into the oncoming truck. Patricia's husband, Brian, became severely depressed and began talking with Perez more, Sara said. For years, this place would serve as the home for the makeshift family that Perez had created. By this time, Sarah was 24 and on her own for the first time. ), TED BUNDYS EX-GIRLFRIEND RECALLS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SERIAL KILLER IN DOC: I WAS DEVASTATED. Sara became even more concerned when some of Perez's more disturbing predictions came true. Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born into the Children of God. The Wichita Eagle noted that the Kansas Bureau of Investigations sex offender registry showed Perez raped girls ranging in age from 8 to 16. Sara found solace in the arms of the man who would become her husband, Daniel McGrath. By the 1970s, the group had communes around the country and outposts overseas. Castro had gotten the girls and others to believe that he was over a hundred years old and his body was often inhabited by one of three angels Arthur, Daniel, and Amber, who was the angel of death. [Perez] was telling him, One day youll get your chance to go to the other side,' she said. In the beginning, things were all fine and dandy. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. 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. s home and arrested him. (Photo courtesy of Oxygen), EX-JEHOVAHS WITNESS RECOUNTS SEXUAL ABUSE IN DOC, ORGANIZATION DENIES TRYING TO COVER IT UP. He was finally . The raid led to a shootout that left four agents dead, followed by a 51-daystandoffwith the FBI. They said they would commit suicide if authorities intervened. The two had dated for a while, but ultimately remained friends. Lou Castro Told His Followers He Was A 1,000-Year-Old Angel. Insurance salesman Bill Hatton confirmed Daniel Perez collected $2 million from the death of Patricia Hughes alone. She initially pleaded not guilty. He also had a camera placed in the bathroom to watch her change. By this time, Castro had caused a wedge between her and her sister. 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 Angel's Landing. Former cult member Sara McGrath, who lived with Angel's Landing leader Daniel Perez, recounts the untimely death of her mother By Alyssa Ray May 01, 2020 10:00 AM Tags Oxygen A series of. As 2000 approached, the group prepared for the end. The Angels Landing cult was not housed in just one place. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Here, members of the cult stand by a table filled with satanic cult items. However, Daniel Perez was a United States citizen. I think that my situation was very uncommon. He ran the Angel's Landing Commune back in the early 2000s where he would manipulate and murder to help finance his lavish lifestyle. Angel's Landing Commune was an innocuous plot of land in a rural area near Wichita, Kansas where a now-convicted rapist and murderer, Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, held power over a cult. Sedgwick County/Kansas Department of Corrections. [Perez] is either very unlucky,with close friends dying, or he's involved in some way in making it happen, he told producers. The leaders planned a big party at a secluded church. Kidnapping Survivor Abby Hernandez Reveals How She Never Lost Hope. Friday on #Dateline at 9/8c pic.twitter.com/GCQ8EC18Cg, Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) August 5, 2020. By 1978, the population there had swelled to about 900. He allegedly collected over $1 million in insurance payouts following her death. After guests arrived, the venue burst into flames. As they had few resources, they contacted the FBI for assistance with the investigation. She told them how she was made to wait in an office nearby with her the infant daughter of the deceased. It was in South Dakota that Trish met Brian Hughes and they soon started dating and would ultimately marry. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. The problem was that some of them ended up dying in tragic accidents leaving behind large insurance policies. Angel's Landing was a 20-acre property in Wichita, Kansas. The newly engaged couple, along with Monas daughter Lindsey went missing when the plan they had been on disappeared. In Sarahs mind, she would do anything to protect her dad so she kept quiet about the abuse. The murder victim, Patricia Hughes, was a 26-year-old wife and mother who lived at Angels Landing. If you wish to learn more about the location where the members of the cult lived, then keep on reading. There was a sense of urgency since it was getting to the 2 year mark. Let's start with one you might not have heard about. The 35-year-old has come forward to share her harrowing experience on Oxygens newest docuseries titled Deadly Cults, which recounts the horrific homicide cases involving cult leaders who executed manipulative control to sway unsuspecting followers. Here, locals and relatives of the cult victims wait in a Ugandan church compound during a mass burial in 2000. Over the years Castro would spend upwards of a million and a half dollars on lavish vehicles for the group. He didn't appear to work, and local law enforcement couldntfindapaper trail on the man calling himself Lou Castro.. Angels Landing was the location where Daniel Perezs cult was housed. Not to be deterred, Castro and Trish repeatedly visited the insurance agency while the search for the downed plane continued. She was eight months pregnant. Authorities were further frustrated because they could not confirm the true identity of the man who called himself Lou Castro. As reported by The Wichita Eagle, he was subsequently sentenced to two terms of life in prison. Mack was arrested and indicted on federal charges, including sex trafficking. Thankfully, Perez was sent to jail for . After that Castro started to get nervous telling Sarah that they were trying to get him. Lou took off to look at houses in Tennessee. He is currently being housed at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Legal Statement. I dont think its a very common thing. Leaders even discouraged talking to avoid breaking the Ninth Commandment, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.". The dynamic in Angels Landing was Lou Castro was the boss with Trish being second in command. Market data provided by Factset. Perez, now 62, is behind. However, there was little information linking Perez to the deaths. His investigation was because Castro had drawn attention to himself with his parties and unexplained wealth. Sara was 17 when she was introduced to the cult and to Perez. They believed him. Tragically, Brian was killed in what would be ruled an accident in South Dakota. Authorities said Perez fled to Tennessee to avoid questioning about his followers' suspicious deaths. But when police received new witness testimony, they arrested Perez on suspicion of murder. A detective sifted through his trash and followed him to a local restaurant in hopes that he could find a fingerprint. He convinced his communal. While in South Dakota, Castro, Trish, and Mona had met with an insurance salesman. My mom just kind of accepted all of these whimsical things that he would tell her. What Detective Goodwyn theorized was that instead of dealing drugs to afford their lifestyle Castro had talked people into taking out large life insurance policies and then indoctrinating them into killing themselves. He is required to register for life even though he is serving a life sentence for his crimes. Emily was 10-years-old at the time. Heoncetailed him to a restaurant and tried unsuccessfully several times to get his prints, but the cult leader proved elusive. It is just that he serve the maximum sentence., The district attorney, Marc Bennett, agreed, calling Perez a puppet master., READ NEXT: Kidnapping Survivor Abby Hernandez Reveals How She Never Lost Hope, Angels Landing Survivors Open Up About Escaping The Deadly Cult, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Both Emily and Sarah being young and impressionable believed what the adults were telling them. The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God was a breakaway movement from the Roman Catholic Church founded in Uganda in the 1980s. Daniel Perez, who used aliases including Lou Castro while he lived in Kansas and other states, is facing trial this week in Sedgwick County District Court on 37 charges, including first-degree. 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