Episode 17

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21st Jan 2025

[TRUE CRIME] S3E17 - Fallen Angel - The Cult Called Angels Landing

What happens when an "angel" brings darkness instead of light?

 

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This episode of Beach House 34 dives into the chilling story of Lou Castro, a self-proclaimed angel whose promises of protection and supernatural powers lay behind a web of lies, manipulation, and tragedy.

 

Set on a 20-acre property near Wichita, Kansas, known as Angel’s Landing, Castro created a close-knit group that seemed idyllic—until mysterious deaths began surrounding them. Gossip, a seasoned detective and a perpetrator who covered his tracks, it would take years to expose what was happening within the group, and when it was, it was horrifying

 

🎙️ In "Fallen Angel," discover:

✅ How Lou Castro used cult-like tactics to control his followers.

✅ The suspicious deaths tied to Angel’s Landing.

✅ The years-long investigation that unraveled his lies.

✅ The shocking crimes that led to his conviction.

 

00:31 Introduction

03:12 Lou Castro

04:11 How It Started

11:23 Red Flags

20:33 Suspicious Detective

23:27 911 Call

30:47 Another Tragedy

35:07 The Unlikely Hero

37:43 The Arrest

39:18 The Trial

40:52 The Verdict

41:36 Survivors

42:49 What's Next on BH34?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources

  • https://casetext.com/case/state-v-perez-563/
  • https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/crime-news/lou-castro-daniel-perez-angel-landing-cult-sara-mcgrath
  • https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/season-2/episode-2/videos/members-of-the-angels-landing-cult-lived-an-extravagant
  • https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-wichita-eagle/22667/
  • https://thecinemaholic.com/sara-and-emily/
  • https://www.grunge.com/478211/the-messed-up-truth-about-cult-leader-daniel-perez/
  • https://www.dailycrime.com/daniel-perez-aka-lou-castro-was-a-serial-rapist-and-murder-id-investigates-the-kansas-cult-killer/
  • https://www.culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/35322-case-of-kansas-cult-killer-and-rapist-daniel-perez-aka-lou-castro-featured-on-tv.html
  • https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article11501540.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20210515092743/https://www.foxnews.com/us/commune-leader-ordered-to-trial-in-kan-death-case
  • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/daniel-perez-kansas-commune-leader-trial-patricia-hughes-death_n_1580430.html
  • http://www.cbsnews.com/news/self-styled-seer-faces-murder-trial-for-death-he-foretold/
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