The Devil and the Sibling Satanists | The Ritual Rewind

In 1998, the tail end of the Satanic Panic came alive in the suburbs of Wollongong, Australia, when a series of brutal murders shocked an entire community. The victims were mutilated, occult symbols were left behind, and investigators were forced to confront a horrifying question: was this a ritual killing — or something even darker?

On June 13, 1998, 59-year-old shopkeeper David O’Hearn was discovered brutally murdered inside his home. His killer left behind a chilling message written in blood — the word “Satan,” an inverted cross, and a pentagram. Just weeks later, former Wollongong mayor and politician Frank Arkell was murdered in a similarly violent attack.

The investigation would eventually lead police to siblings Mark and Belinda Van Krevel, two individuals whose live ...