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Ep. 273 — The “Satanic Cult” Murders You’ve Never Heard About, Pt. 1
Episode 273
Friday, 10 April, 2026

Send us Fan MailIn 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham murdered three people and wounded seven in a short crime spree that began at home and ended at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. His small Mississippi town soon found itself in the grip of the Satanic Panic. It wasn’t long before rumors were flying about Woodham’s friend, 18-year-old Grant Boyette and his supposed satanic cult, The Kroth. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Getting Down & Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List:https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2001/conv11206.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439843.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1439897.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCfQ8_tMSZ8 https://www.ms.gov/mdoc/inmate/Search/PrintDetails/R4682https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/17/making-mississippi-school-shooter/ https://time.com/archive/6731664/mississippi-gothic/ https://www.edweek.org/leadership/six-charged-as-conspirators-in-miss-high-school-slayings/1997/10 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-15-mn-42915-story.html https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/15/teen-led-satanic-cult-that-plotted-murders/ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/05/25/luke-woodham-wants-parole/32625191/ https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/juvenile-life-without-parole https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1378466.html https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep543/usrep543551/usrep543551.pdf https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/types-of-crime/school-violence/luke-woodham/ https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/biases-and-vulnerabilities/juveniles/executions-of-juveniles-since-1976 https://www.wlbt.com/video/2019/02/18/luke-woodham-makes-initial-court-appearance/ https://www.justinsledge.com/faq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgmPQGWn8pI https://www.deseret.com/2000/2/11/19490370/man-sentenced-in-school-deaths/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/05/12/Accused-Miss-shooting-mastermind-free/3375894945600/ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/nation-world/1997/10/12/death-satanism-talk-all-around/50591395007/ https://www.cnn.com/US/9806/04/woodham.trial.pm/ https://time.com/archive/6733068/of-arms-and-the-boy/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/15/teen-accused-of-leading-deadly-satanic-cult/ https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/judge-drops-conspiracy-charges-mississippi-school-shooting-cases/07/23/1998/snoadmin/ https://www.pewresearch.org/2006/09/13/the-devils-new-playground-the-shopping-mall/