Blame it on Satan.

During the 80s and 90s, that was the reasoning applied to so many murders, whether the evidence

was rock solid or shaky at best.

Satanic rituals are real.

The murders are real, but trusting that Satan was the real reason behind every crime

he's been blamed for, that's where the suspicion comes in.

Let's look at the West Memphis 3 case, three men accused of murder by a system that

had Satanic panic on the brain.

It makes you wonder, is the devil an easy way to a conviction?

Is Satan just an excuse for these killers to use?

This countdown is specially number one, we'll have you questioning everything.

Hey all you weirdos, welcome to Crime Countdown, a Spotify original from Parkast.

I'm Ash and I'm Elena.

Every week we'll highlight ten fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling

crimes, all picked by the Parkast Research Gods.

This episode we're counting down the top ten suspicious occult crimes.

We have covered on morbid so many cases where it seems like it happens like once a week

where there was either a presumed Satanic element or just a blatant ploy by the killer

to take some blame off of themselves.

100%.

And of course, I immediately think of the West Memphis 3 because it's just, I'm like

super passionate about that case, but it's the one that's so blatant.

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