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Tuesday October 28, 2003
Vampirism:
Celebrity cult of vampires can turn into real-life evil
Blood from a slit in his victim's throat trickled into a small cup. Allan Menzies raised the vessel to his lips. Convinced he was on the brink of immortality, the 22-year-old killer was attempting to fulfil a sick dream: to become a vampire.
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Wednesday October 22, 2003
Vampirism:
‘Vampire’ murderer loses appeal
A teenager found guilty of murdering his elderly neighbour and drinking her blood in a vampire ritual has lost a Court of Appeal bid to challenge his conviction.
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Friday October 17, 2003
Vampirism:
‘Vampire’ tormented vicar
A self-styled "vampire" who admitted in court he drank blood, has been found guilty of waging a campaign of harassment against a vicar and his family.
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Vampirism:
Self-styled vampire ‘drank blood’
A man accused of waging a campaign of harassment against a vicar and his family has told a jury he is a reincarnated vampire who has drunk blood.
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Wednesday September 24, 2003
Vampirism:
Vampire-cult trial denied
Vampire-cult leader Rod Ferrell, who pleaded guilty in the 1996 slayings of a Eustis couple, on Tuesday was denied his request for a new trial.
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Saturday September 13, 2003
Vampirism:
Fears of ‘vampire killer’ being freed
One of Queensland's most sadistic murderers – "vampire killer" Tracey Wigginton – has been transferred to a low-security prison farm on the Gold Coast, in a move that has sparked fears the next step could be freedom.
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Vampirism:
‘Lesbian vampire killer’ in low risk jail
Austalia's only known vampire killer has been transferred to a minimum security jail.
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Friday August 29, 2003
Vampirism:
Vampire-cult killer tells his side to judge
TAVARES -- Convicted murderer Rod Ferrell, the so-called vampire-cult leader who pleaded guilty in the slayings of a Eustis couple, presented his case for appeal to a judge Wednesday, saying his court-appointed defense team failed to explain that pleading guilty would lead to life behind bars.
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Wednesday August 27, 2003
Vampirism:
Vampire cult leader appeals life sentence
Vampire cult leader Rod Ferrell, who was sentenced to life in prison in the 1996 slaying of a Lake County couple, will be appealing his conviction today at a hearing in Tavares.
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Saturday May 17, 2003
Vampirism:
Vampire congress sinks teeth into question: Who was Dracula’s mother?
Reuters, May 16, 2003
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Tuesday April 8, 2003
Vampirism:
Romania feeds off Dracula’s blood and gore
Reuters, Apr. 7, 2003
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Wednesday March 5, 2003
Vampirism:
‘Vampire cult’ killer asks for new trial
Orlando Sentinel, Mar. 5, 2003
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Wednesday February 26, 2003
Vampirism:
Romanian church leaders say Dracula theme park hurts country’s image
Catholic News Service, Feb. 24, 2003
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Monday December 30, 2002
Vampirism:
A Fear of Vampires Can Mask a Fear of Something Much Worse
The New York Times, Dec. 30, 2002
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Monday September 2, 2002
Vampirism:
‘Vampire’ killer to appeal
Irish Examiner, Aug. 28, 2002
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Friday August 2, 2002
Vampirism:
Macabre death of elderly widow
BBC, Aug. 2, 2002
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Vampirism:
Teenager guilty of ‘vampire’ murder
BBC, Aug. 2, 2002
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Saturday December 19, 1998
Vampirism:
2nd Grand Jury frees Heather Wendorf
A Lake County grand jury on Friday once again declined to press charges against Heather Wendorf in the vampire cult slayings of her parents.
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Sunday December 1, 1996
Vampirism:
Vampire Cult quit playing games, facts, fantasy became blurred for teens
The line between fact and fantasy has faded for some of the slaying suspects who hung out at the Vampire Hotel. They began living in a different existence – a world peopled with humans who think they’re immortal and who have their own set of rules.
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Friday November 29, 1996
Vampirism:
Lake teen, 4 others arrested in Louisiana
The Kentucky teens were known to authorities as part of ‘The Vampire Clan,’ a cult group numbering about 30 who sliced their flesh and drank each other’s blood in bizarre ceremonies.
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Wednesday November 27, 1996
Vampirism:
5 teenagers sought in Lake double slaying
Assailants fatally bludgeoned the parents of two Eustis High School students late Monday, and investigators today are trying to figure out whether the couple’s missing daughter was involved.
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