Akron, Ohio
Felonious Assault Board
Detective: Andrew Kasarda
Jurisdiction: Akron, Ohio
Victim: Susan
, female, white, age 37; married, mother of two children
Statement of Facts:
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Two adult males and one adult female entered the victim’s residence. The victim reported being burned with acid, cut, and subjected to ritualistic consumption of blood from a wound above the pubic area.
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Follow-up psychiatric evaluation identified the victim as “Sue,” confined to a psychiatric ward at
. She displays multiple personality disorder (MPD), with 125 distinct personality switches reportedly related to abuse by her parents and grandparents, who were alleged to be members of a Satanist family.
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Sue provided names, times, and vague locations of alleged abuse, including judges, attorneys, policemen, and other prominent individuals. She was permitted to leave the hospital only when accompanied by therapist Dr. Grace.
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Sue described ritual practices involving human remains being destroyed in wood chippers at abandoned mines. Ohio Bureau of Natural Resources closed and cemented these sites for safety, prohibiting access.
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FBI assistance in Quantico, Virginia, was consulted regarding the alleged Satanist activity. Officers recommended review of "Red Dragon" rituals (See Appendix V).
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Investigation of individuals named by Sue included a minister (
) of a small local church. Upon contacting the minister and presenting him to Sue under a false name, she expressed that she did not feel safe.
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Sue was discharged to her home with her husband and children. Her husband
indicated he was not affiliated with Satanism and would monitor her.
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The victim reported injuries consistent with her account of ritual abuse. A watch was placed on her home. Sgt.
considered the possibility that the injuries were self-inflicted.
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Psychiatric and hospital staff confirmed Sue’s belief in ritual abuse but were unable to substantiate any criminal activity in the area.
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Locations provided by Sue were surveyed. A triangular, pyramid-shaped site in southern Ohio, covered with vines, with a firepit and a Christmas tree not native to the area, was documented with photographs. Observations included a hitching post allegedly used for sexual assault.
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A second location described by Sue, an abandoned house next to a cornfield (
), was observed; she claimed it was the site of human sacrifices. On return visits, the house had been destroyed by fire and bulldozed. Bones found in the cornfield were determined to be porcine, not human.
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Sue alleged continued threats, abductions, and ritual abuse by Satanists targeting her and her family. Investigations of the husband indicated he was unaware or dismissive of these claims.
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Psychiatric input indicated that some of Sue’s injuries may have been self-inflicted by alternate personalities, activated by internal triggers. Arrest probability was assessed as low.
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Following discharge, Sue remained under therapy; her family engaged in counseling.
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On February 4, 1991, the victim’s therapist reported that Sue had died at her home. The coroner conducted an investigation and ruled the manner of death as natural, attributing it to an electrolyte imbalance caused by self-administered laxatives and enemas. Subsequent laboratory analysis of vitreous humor indicated potassium levels higher than initially measured, though not to a degree requiring revision of the cause or manner of death. The coroner maintained the original ruling, consistent with Ohio law and standard forensic practice.
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Sue’s journals were submitted to the coroner’s investigators for review with the purpose for reviewing what substances, if any, she may have ingested.
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Sue’s journal entries referenced alter personalities and Satanist rituals in observance of Lucifuge Rofocale.