Episode notes
In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we revisit one of the darkest chapters in New England crime history: The Fall River Murders. Between 1979 and 1980, three young women—Doreen Levesque, Barbara Raposa, and Karen Marsden—were brutally killed in what police believed were satanic ritual murders tied to cult activity in Fall River, Massachusetts.
We explore the chilling stories of Carl Drew, a violent pimp branded as “Satan’s Avenger,” and Robin Murphy, whose shocking testimony led to Drew’s life sentence—but was later recanted. Were these truly the acts of a satanic cult, or the result of manipulation, fear, and flawed investigations during the height of the satanic panic?
From the haunted backdrop of the Bridgewater Triangle to courtroom battles that still spark debate, this case remains one of America’s most disturbing—and controver ...