The group didnt stay there long and within a few months moved to Wichita, Kansas. He left the care of his daughter to Hutson, who died in a traffic accident in 2008. According to the reports, eye witness statements reported that there was no way Jennifer didnt see she was heading straight into the oncoming truck. His investigation was because Castro had drawn attention to himself with his parties and unexplained wealth. First, there were the fancy cars most of the vehicles on the property were worth more than $40,000, according to theWichita Eagle. First, there were the fancy cars most of the vehicles on the property were worth more than $40,000, according to the Wichita Eagle. Soon both Detective Goodwyn and Jon Sullivan of the FBI interviewed Daniel about what he had reported. Indian mystic Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh attracted followers by the thousands in the 1970s. Emily tried to get her out but was unable to. Jim had a private pilots license and had taken them up one day never to return. The following March, Raniere faced new charges of exploiting a child and possessing child pornography. On April 21, 2010, authorities arrested Perez at his new home in Tennessee after learning about what had been going on at Angels Landing in the past years through interviews with members of the commune. Sara McGrath said she was too scared to come forward with her story. Angel's Landing. This "angel," however, wasactually namedDaniel Perez, and was found guilty in February 2015 of fraud, child exploitation, rape and first-degree murder. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. The rapes continued even after the family moved. He had convinced the group that he needed someone "pure" to share his bed as he was a "seer" and needed a young female virgin to take care of him or he would die. There was a sense of urgency since it was getting to the 2 year mark. For years, this place would serve as the home for the makeshift family that Perez had created. I guess he appeared innocent or as someone who cared too much. He preached a "religious-less religion" that embraced sexual liberation. Famous celebrities from Wichita include actress Kristie Alley, Don Johnson, and Hattie McDaniel, who was the first African American to win an Oscar for her role in Gone With the Wind. Daniel Perezs cult was motivated by greed, investigators learned. The small group continued to live at Angels Landing after Trishs death. Sara didn't like Perez at all, she told producers, but her mom felt a bond with him and was convinced he was anangel, who could tell you when you were going to die. The evidence conclusively shows that Mr. Perez used people as mere objects to fulfill his desire for money, sex and a lavish lifestyle, Bribiesca said. There was a swimming pool and multiple houses on the propertyas well. Cults have made headlines around the world for many years and continue to fascinate in documentaries and popular podcasts. 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. She told them how she was made to wait in an office nearby with her the infant daughter of the deceased. He eventually attracted several thousand followers. He claimed that he could make it rain, or see someones past, present, and future lives and could communicate with the other side.. He also claimed he could predict when someone would die. Aum Shinrikyo was a Japanese doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. Sara was 17 when she was introduced to the cult and to Perez. It was on March 2, 2006, that Brian left Angels Landing to visit South Dakota. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Ron Lafferty was convicted of murdering his brother's wife and her toddler in 1984. [Perez] is either very unlucky, with close friends dying, or hes involved in some way in making it happen, Sedgwick County Sheriffs Offices Detective Ron Goodwyn told Oxygen. Their mother believed that he was an angel who could predict peoples death. pic.twitter.com/aps7CzzYu8, Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) August 6, 2020. This photo shows the Phoenix family in 1983. Daniel U. Perez, who went by the name Lou Castro, was the leader of a commune living there. 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. At one point, Castro would give the local police department $19,000 to go towards a new police vehicle. In 2015, Sara told Fox News what it was like to survive a cult, talking specifically about the types of trauma she endured. Datelines Angels and Demons episode discusses their trials and tribulations, and their lives after losing their mother in the commune. The community attracted American and international followers, some of whom left families and high-paying jobs to meditate at the feet of Rajneesh. In addition to providing Perez with a steady income, his predictions of the deaths helped convince his followers that he was a prophet. Angel's Landing was a 20-acre property in Wichita, Kansas. 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. Before Trishs death, the group owned two Corvettes and several SUVs. Wasco residents were frustrated by the cult members, known as Rajneeshees, to begin with, but tensions rose when the Rajneeshees attempted to take over the government of the nearby town of Antelope. In Goodwyns mind, he believed that Lou Castro had influenced Jennifer to commit suicide. Castro then told her that he would bend time so that she would not be there, but would be there as it happened. He was sentenced to two terms of life in prison and will not be eligible for parole until 2095. With the help of the district attorney and his assistant, I was able to do it. He was sentenced to life in prison. Sara McGrath is thankful she has been able to move on with her life after surviving a cult. Applewhite plus 38 other people between the ages of 26 and 72 died in three groups over three days. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! 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. She also said she was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and Marilyn Monroe. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Through interviews with Sara, her younger sister and other members of the commune, they uncovered Perez's shocking methods of manipulation and abuse and he was charged with 28 felonies. My mom had a journal and she had written how she felt she needed to protect Lou -- or Daniel, McGrath reflected. At the time, there were many vehicles on the property worth more than $40,000 each as well as a swimming pool and multiple houses. I wasnt sure that I was going to be able to do it. Then, in 1995, a Solar Temple building in the Swiss Alps was found burned down with 16 bodies inside. Although the siblings have suffered humungously because of the criminal Daniel Perez, they feel that they should be the light that counters his darkness. They told police they thought the human sacrifices would protect their drug smuggling operations. WhenMcGrath realized some of what was going on in his girlfriend's makeshift family, he sent an email to the FBI through their websitein 2010. He is required to register for life even though he is serving a life sentence for his crimes. age 17. Daniel Perez was arrested in 2010 on 28 charges after relocating to Tennessee. Daniel Perez takes the stand in his trial. The leaders planned a big party at a secluded church. There, he would murder at least one of his followers and repeatedly rape children on his commune. It is also the place where he drowned Patricia Hughes to collect on her life insurance money. All rights reserved. When they looked at bank surveillance tapes they could see him on film and knew they had him committing bank fraud. By 1978, the population there had swelled to about 900. 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. Other members of the cult are still in prison. Tonight on NBCsDateline NBC, correspondent Dennis Murphy looks into the case of Angels Landing and cult leader Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, who told his followers he was a centuries-year-old angel who could see the future, predict their deaths and heal their injuries. There was nothing I could do, she said, of the nearly seven years of sexual abuse she suffered at Perez's hand. 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. He also forced Emilys older sister, Sarah into the same sexual perversions. Heoncetailed him to a restaurant and tried unsuccessfully several times to get his prints, but the cult leader proved elusive. pic.twitter.com/LsUYdFja74, Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) August 7, 2020. Hughes death was ruled accidentalat first. He had become depressed and was talking to Perez more often, Sara told Oxygen. Lafferty was sent to Utah's death row; he died there in November 2019. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. And more horrors occurred behind closed doors. Insurance salesman Bill Hatton confirmed Daniel Perez collected $2 million from the death of Patricia Hughes alone. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. She would also disclose that one day Lou had sat her and her sister, Emily down and told them that it was time for their mother to die. His current whereabouts are unknown. They are one count first-degree murder, eight counts of rape, seven counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, three of aggravated assault, one of sexual exploitation of a child, and eight of making false information. She felt an innate bond with him. But there was a catch. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. The third parcel was purchased and built upon completing what looked like a compound due to the homes placements. By the time police tracked him down, they found Constanzo and another follower both fatally shot. Castro was always present when these policies were taken out and had directed who would be taking policies, how much the policies would be for, and who would be named the beneficiaries. She said she did not. Some people who were born into the group later killed themselves, including one of Berg's sons, who first killed his nanny. In August 2003, Trishs death benefit was paid out to her husband Brian. Powered by. For the next 20 years, the group lived in various camps in Southern California and took on new followers. He didn't appear to work, and local law enforcement couldntfindapaper trail on the man calling himself Lou Castro.. PatriciaHughes,whowas like a second mother to the girls,had slipped and fallen in the pool. Daniel Perez, AKA Lou Castro. My mom just kind of accepted all of these whimsical things that he would tell her. He also had a camera placed in the bathroom to watch her change. Brian was a diesel mechanic and from those that knew him, he was always safety conscious when working under vehicles. The sisters are trying their hardest to move past the massive abuse they have faced at his hands. Perez, also known by the name Lou Castro and many other names, convinced his followers he had magical powers. Mack was also fined $20,000 and willhave to do 1,000 hours of community service as part of her sentence, CBS New Yorkreported. InFebruary2015,he was convicted on all counts and sentenced to 80 years in prison. Three years later, Patricia's husband Brian was killed in a similarly unusual incident while working in an auto body shop. "Deadly Cults" airs Sunday, May 3 at 7 p.m. on Oxygen. 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. Angel's Landing Cult Mar 6 2022 Length: 1 hr and 1 min Podcast Listen for free View show details Summary Lou Castro (aka Daniel Perez, master manipulator) was a man who seemed to have this ability to draw families to him and convince them of the seemingly impossible. Unsanitary practices is an example of a Class III offense, the state Department of Corrections said. Two weeks after their conversation, Castro told Emily that it was time. His charges included rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and murder. He is currently being housed at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Later, Jones had his followers kill themselves by drinking a cyanide-laced drink. As they had few resources, they contacted the FBI for assistance with the investigation. (Photo courtesy of Oxygen), EX-JEHOVAHS WITNESS RECOUNTS SEXUAL ABUSE IN DOC, ORGANIZATION DENIES TRYING TO COVER IT UP. In 2001, there was a plane crash that killed a group member, her boyfriend, and her 12-year-old daughter. Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for May 1, Kansas Bureau of Investigations sex offender registry, Jay Leno shows off 'new face' after suffering third-degree burns, Kylie Jenners ex Travis Scott nightclub incident: New York police investigating alleged bar brawl, Ricou Browning, 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' star, dead at 93, 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant scolded by Pat Sajak, ripped apart by fans, Jillian Michaels suffered a spinal injury in secret that left her crawling due to pain, 'Friends' star Courteney Cox almost left Hollywood in the '80s, father told her it was 'time to pack it in'. 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. Not to be deterred, Castro and Trish repeatedly visited the insurance agency while the search for the downed plane continued. He was very charismatic and quite the talker. Sara McGrath with her mother during happier times. named the co-beneficiary. He had convinced the group that he needed someone pure to share his bed as he was a seer and needed a young female virgin to take care of him or he would die. (Photo courtesy of Oxygen. Judge Joseph Bribiesca ordered that Perez would serve his sentences consecutively, making it so Perez will not be eligible for parole until he is 120 years old. He convinced his communal. However, there was little information linking Perez to the deaths. Daniel Perez was back in Corpus Christi, Texas, but had assumed the new identity of Lou Castro. 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. Due to there being no updates in the news since the report, and a lack of social media accounts, we are not exactly sure about her whereabouts today. When he died his assets and policies were paid out to various people he had been living with at Angels Landing. Kansas Department of CorrectionsDaniel Perez Prison Record. Insurance salesman Bill Hatton confirmed Daniel Perez collected $2 million from the death of Patricia Hughes alone. From that search, investigators discovered 11 firearms, 2 wallets that contained identification for Lou Castro and Joe Venegas along with a social security card and birth certificate for Joe Venegas. Was he clairvoyant? Lafferty, a member of a renegade polygamist cult called the "School of Prophets," killed the woman because of her opposition to plural marriage. Authorities were further frustrated because they could not confirm the true identity of the man who called himself Lou Castro. Jennifer would end up divorcing her husband and moving her and the girls to Wichita, Kansas in June 2001. However, Daniel Perez was not dead. Hernandez might need to play every day for Boston, and Fenway Park remains a soft landing. Having put the pedophile behind bars, the 35-year has somewhat moved on with her life, fortunately, and became Mrs. Sara McGrath. The story of the rural Kansas compound, its survivors and Daniel Perez is being told on a new episode of Dateline, which originally aired on NBC Friday, August 7, 2020 at 9/8C. [Perez] was telling him, One day youll get your chance to go to the other side,' she said. McGrath said she and her family joined the commune after Perez met her mother, Jennifer Hutson, a Wichita real estate agent who sold him a house, in 2001. Among those was Hughes husband, Brian. 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. What is Angel's Landing? In court Friday, the 23-year-old woman who is the key witness told jurors that about a week before Hughes died, Perez foretold her death. The group broke off from the Russian Orthodox church. The Angels Landing cult was not housed in just one place. David Koresh began leading the group in 1987, abandoning many of the original teachings and adopting the belief that the end of the world was near. With the help of the district attorney and his assistant, I was able to do it. Perez was found guilty in February 2015 of fraud, child exploitation, rape and first-degree murder. Perez, also known by the name Lou Castro and many other names, convinced his followers he had magical powers. Would love your thoughts, please comment. He did not appear to have any employment records, and they had no proof of his existence before he appeared in Wichita looking to purchase property. No one was killed, but at least 700 people were poisoned in an effort to influence a local election. The Netflix documentary "Wild Wild Country" showed followers wearing only red and worshipping the mysteriously wealthy leader, even when he stopped speaking for a prolonged period. The witness, who was 11 at the time of the crime, was told to wait in an office nearby with Patricia's daughter for 20 minutes . Before Raniere's arrest, in 2017, a New York Times expos accused NXIVM of fronting a cult called "DOS" or "The Vow." Considering that Perez had convinced his followers that he was actually an angel who had existed for many decades, the property was aptly named. Castro and Trish attempted to cash in Monas policy, but the insurance company would not release the money since Monas body had not been recovered. The cult was never banned in Japan, and lives on in offshoots including Aleph and Hikari no Wa, which have an estimated 1,500 followers today. 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. I think that my situation was very uncommon. Would love your thoughts, please comment. The girl claimed she had actually heard a splash and scream before seeing Perez drenched and out of breath. An addition to the small group was Jennifer Hutson. In 2015, Daniel Perez, who was also known as Lou Castro, was found guilty on dozens of criminal counts, including sex crimes and murder. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Angels 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. Emily would tell investigators about Trishs drowning and that would end up being enough to put Castro away. 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. However, her mother seemed to be enthralled with the self-proclaimed angel and believed he had their best interests in mind. He denied the charges after his March 2018 arrest, but a judge ordered him held without bailuntil trial. Patricia's husband, Brian, became severely depressed and began talking with Perez more, Sara said. There was something about that Lou Castro guy #Dateline tonight at 9/8c. The outlet noted that the Kansas Bureau of Investigations sex offender registry showed Perezs victims range in age from 8 to 16. Let's start with one you might not have heard about. I was 10 when my childhood was over, one witness said during his sentencing hearing. In September 2008, Saras mother died in a car accident, and Sara found her future husband, Daniel McGrath. Perez was found guilty on 28 charges, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. Jones taught a blend of Christianity, socialism and communism, with an emphasis on racial equality. In 2006, her husband Brian Hughes was killed when a carjack failed and he was crushed. Unfortunately, the lab would be unable to get a good print off of anything the detective had collected. The man had a clandestine past and had evaded law enforcement on multiple occasions before, and it was no wonder that suspicious activity would take place in the house. Thirteen members of the group received death sentences. As reported by Daily Mail, Daniel Perez was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2010. In June 2003, a woman named Patricia Hughes died in a freak accident. Here, members of the cult stand by a table filled with satanic cult items. Here, locals and relatives of the cult victims wait in a Ugandan church compound during a mass burial in 2000. The two are closer than ever with each other and their father. There was nothing I could do, she said. Daniel Perez, purported seer and leader of a former compound known as Angels Landing, will spend the rest of his life in prison. There was nothing I could do, she said I remember saying, Am I fixed now?'. Daniel U. Perez has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Patricia Hughes. The outlet shared that in 2015 Perez was handed two life sentences, plus 406 months with no possibility of parole for 80 years. At the time, there were. If it werent for them and my husband, I wouldnt have been able to do it.. According to the outlet, six purported accidental deaths over seven years led to millions of dollars in life insurance payouts. Sara McGrath said that in the beginning, Angel's Landing offered a support system -- until things quickly turned. His death benefit was paid out to K.L. Although he claimed he was simply trying to "fix" her, she knew it was wrong. To establish his alibi, Perez drove out to a dealership and instructed the girl to go to the pool after 20 minutes and call 911. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Angels Landing is one of the most popular destinations in Zion National Park. In that time, Perez had one disciplinary violation, according to his prison record. They occurred within a seven-year time span. The raid led to a shootout that left four agents dead, followed by a 51-daystandoffwith the FBI. Though Sara had a bad feeling after their first interaction, she was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt due to her mother. Carlson was known to her followers as "Mother God" and claimed to be able to cure cancer and communicate with angels. Updated on: June 30, 2021 / 3:56 PM Though initially from Texas, Perez settled down here in Kansas with his followers. Tragedy soon struck Jim and Mona. . Sara McGrath said Daniel Perez began sexually abusing her within weeks of their arrival at the compound. Prosecutors said at Perezs trial that he aimed to use life insurance proceeds from the deaths of his followers to live a lavish lifestyle, The Wichita Eagle reported. Leaders even discouraged talking to avoid breaking the Ninth Commandment, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.". The investigation continued into March 2011 with authorities interviewing Sarah and Emily on several occasions. Perez was 46-years-old at this time. Trish would tell others that when he was young Castro had died and when he came back he had these powers. The case of Daniel U. Perez is explored on Oxygen's 'Deadly Cults' true-crime docuseries. In an interview with Oxygen, Sara McGrath said her mother, a real estate agent who helped Perez find and purchase the land, was one of the first members of his new cult. 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 Cult Leader Lou Castro Was Sentenced to Life in Prison, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. On September 5, 2018, officials said he violated a published order, considered a class 3 offense, which is the least serious type of offense, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. I remember saying, Am I fixed now?'. Market data provided by Factset. Daniel Perez claimed to be some sort of angel. had initially stayed behind with Emily and Nichole so that they could finish up school, but the three eventually joined the group in Tennessee in June of 2009. They all moved into a home purchased in K.L. On April 8, 2019, Allison Mack appeared in a Brooklyn federal court to enter a guilty plea for two racketeering charges in connection with her involvement with the NXIVM cult. He was found guilty on all counts on June 19, 2019. In the early 2000s, a man named Lou Castro set up camp in a sprawling area outside Wichita, Kansas. More than 900 people died at Jonestown. Many victims had been poisoned. After guests arrived, the venue burst into flames. 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. The fix her part of his plan was to have sex with her on an ongoing basis. McGrath said she was terrified when she came face-to-face with Perez in court to testify. He, much like the authorities, found it odd that everything Daniel touched turned to ash eventually. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. (Photo courtesy of Oxygen. She was a wife and mother who lived and died at Angels Landing, The Wichita Eagle reported. It was in Angel's Landing that Emily had moved into the master bedroom with Daniel Perez. only stayed for two weeks before returning to North Dakota to finish school. Kuznetsov, who was not with them, had told them to wait there for the end of the world, which he thought was coming in 2008. He even threatened to kill Emily and Sarahs father and K.L. Emilys sister, Sarah did not move with the group as she was living on her own outside of Angels Landing. I did not reach out and talk to anybody about it, she said. He was recently arrested for. Sara told Dateline and Oxygen that Perez regularly raped her and said that she remembered asking him after years of sexual abuse if she was fixed, since that was one of his excuses for doing what he did. 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