Friday the 13th has long been feared as a day cursed by superstition, betrayal, and death. From biblical lore and Norse mythology to modern horror cinema, the date has carried an aura of dread for centuries. But on one Friday the 13th in July 1990, that fear became horrifyingly real in the quiet town of Panhandle, Texas.

In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we explore the chilling murder spree of Kenneth Glenn Milner, a troubled 19-year-old who believed the date held supernatural power — and that violence could secure him a place beside Satan himself. Obsessed with horror films, serial killers, and occult texts like the Necronomicon, Milner meticulously planned a night of ritualistic violence meant to end in his own death. What unfolded instead was a trail of bloodshed, terror, and unanswered ques ...