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If you're a fan of this show, this name might be familiar to you.

Adolfo Constantzo.

At the height of his influence, Adolfo de Jesus Constantzo conducted human sacrifices,

ripping the hearts out of his victims while they were still beating.

His followers, the Narcos Satanists, believed his magical rituals protected them from both

the police and rival drug dealers.

In the late 80s, he amassed incredible wealth and power on the US-Mexico border.

But the truth, the one he would never admit, is that nearly all of his authority came

to him courtesy of a woman.

Not that Sarah Aldrede ever realized just how important she truly was.

In her mind, her story was just about a college student who fell for a boy and let herself

be seduced by the usual things, good looks, full wallets, and ritual blood magics.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and this is serial killers, a Spotify podcast.

You can find us here every Monday.

Today, we're taking a look at Sarah Aldrede, known to her followers as Lamadrina.

We'll see how Sarah was targeted by a charming cult leader with deadly ambition.

One watch as the group spills blood and sacrifices humans, and then see how it all comes crashing

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