While working on the real estate transaction Jennifer had spent a lot of time with Castro and soon their friendship developed into something more. It was three months into K.L. In fact, he would also consistently manipulate her into doing his bidding, as is evident with her involuntary participation in Patricias murder. [Perez] was telling him, One day youll get your chance to go to the other side,' she said. The episode ofDateline,titled Angels & Demons, features interviews with Daniel Perez, commune members Sara and Emily as well as with Detective Ron Goodwyn and more. Kuznetsov, who was not with them, had told them to wait there for the end of the world, which he thought was coming in 2008. It is just that he serve the maximum sentence., The district attorney, Marc Bennett, agreed, calling Perez a puppet master., READ NEXT: Kidnapping Survivor Abby Hernandez Reveals How She Never Lost Hope, Angels Landing Survivors Open Up About Escaping The Deadly Cult, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The raid led to a shootout that left four agents dead, followed by a 51-daystandoffwith the FBI. The girl claimed she had actually heard a splash and scream before seeing Perez drenched and out of breath. I didnt realize I was in a cult until I had been out for a few years.. The Family International, also known as the Children of God, was founded in Huntington Beach, California, by David Brandt Berg in 1968. The Russian doomsday cult was founded by Pyotr Kuznetsov. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Lou Castro seemed to meet all of the groups needs. [Perez] is either very unlucky,with close friends dying, or he's involved in some way in making it happen, he told producers. She was dead. For years, this place would serve as the home for the makeshift family that Perez had created. There was something about that Lou Castro guy #Dateline tonight at 9/8c. When he found out what was going on, he sent an email to the FBI website in 2010. Trish, age 26, was pronounced dead with her cause of death being accidental drowning. It is also the place where he drowned Patricia Hughes to collect on her life insurance money. However, there was little information linking Perez to the deaths. His charges included rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and murder. His sex offender registry indicates he began abusing children in 2001, and the abuse spanned more than a decade, ending in 2015. The woman, 26-year-old. Among his victims was Patricia Hughes, 26. Sara McGrath with her mother during happier times. He collected more than $1 million in life insurance payouts from Hughes death alone. If theres one message McGrath hopes viewers will get from experience is that cults can find ways to entrap people without them even realizing it. Many victims had been poisoned. The couple still lives in Wichita, Kansas. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Kramer and Raymond were released from jail on personal recognizance bonds, with more hearings scheduled for later this month. It is the 20-acre property where Daniel Perez lived with his followers. / CBS NEWS. And more horrors occurred behind closed doors. Hughes death was initially ruled accidental. Noor Malhotra August 7, 2020 Sara and her younger sister Emily were barely teenagers when their mother, Jennifer Huston, packed their bags up and moved into Angel's Landing in Kansas to be a part of Daniel Perez's cult. In 2009, McGraths now-husband contacted the FBI. Emilys sister, Sarah did not move with the group as she was living on her own outside of Angels Landing. And the FBI contacted them back.. Authorities were further frustrated because they could not confirm the true identity of the man who called himself Lou Castro. . that he had magical powers. The cult, based on New Age spiritualism, drew followers in Switzerland, France, and Canada. DETECTIVE RECALLS MEETING TRUCK STOP KILLER BRUCE MENDENHALL IN DEADLY RECALL: THERES EVIL OUT THERE. Later Perez would state that he pled guilty to the charges and was given probation. did not know where Perez was living. Daniel Perez was back in Corpus Christi, Texas, but had assumed the new identity of Lou Castro. Nettles died of liver cancer in 1985, but Applewhite (seen here) continued to lead the group. She felt an innate bond with him. He also would tell her that if she told anyone he would kill her dad. When he died his assets and policies were paid out to various people he had been living with at Angels Landing. Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, has been incarcerated at the Lansing County Department of Corrections since April 1, 2018. One of the survivors, Sara, told Oxygen Perez raped her repeatedly, saying he was fixing her. The Order of the Solar Temple was formed in 1984 by Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret. Judge Joseph Bribiesca ordered that Perez would serve his sentences consecutively, making it so Perez will not be eligible for parole until he is 120 years old. According to the outlet, six purported accidental deaths over seven years led to millions of dollars in life insurance payouts. He wrote them a letter saying that he believed there were financial crimes going on as well as lots of abuse, she recalled. In 2003, 26-year-old Patricia Hughes, a follower, drowned atthe compound. Over the years Castro would spend upwards of a million and a half dollars on lavish vehicles for the group. Perez is also working a job in prison, according to his prison record. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. He even threatened to kill Emily and Sarahs father and K.L. Also on the properties were barn-like structures that housed the groups various vehicles and Castros large model airplane collection. In the course of investigation, detectives learned Perez funded his luxurious lifestyle with life insurance payouts from the deaths of his followers. Daniel Perez takes the stand in his trial. I wasnt sure that I was going to be able to do it. There was something about that Lou Castro guy #Dateline tonight at 9/8c. Castro told a friend, Phillip Young, that he didnt think that Brian would be returning to the group. The two along with Monas 14-year-old daughter Lindsey and son Cody moved in together. Emily tried to get her out but was unable to. Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, was sentenced to life in prison for murder and the rape of children in his cult, known as the Angels Landing commune. would soon join the group in Wichita. The trial took place in February 2015 and several witnesses from the group testified for the prosecution including Daniel, K.L., Emily, Cody, Michelle, Marilynn, David, Megan, Sarah, C.C., and C.C. Sheela fled to Switzerland, where she served time for her crimes, and later opened nursing homes. The story of the rural Kansas compound, its survivors and Daniel Perez was told on an episode of Dateline that originally aired August 7, 2020, on NBC. "Smallville" actress Allison Mack (seen here) was subsequently accused of recruiting "DOS" slaves by convincing women they were joining a female empowerment group that would help them overcome weaknesses. The group didnt stay there long and within a few months moved to Wichita, Kansas. Three other people connected to Heaven's Gate later committed suicide, bringing the cult's death toll to 42. To evade law enforcement, Perez would consistently be on the move, relocating constantly from one state to another. TV actress Allison Mack (center) was sentenced on June 30, 2021, to three years for her role in the alleged cult. Earlier this year, commune members Sara McGrath and her sister Emily opened up about what it was like to live in the cult and talked about Lou Perez, who was regularly raping Sara for years under the guise of fixing her. Commune members also report that he told the members that he needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. An investigation, that would end up lasting for 9 years, made the authorities suspicious since he did not have a job but was swimming in luxury items. The two would have a child, Angelica in December 2004. During her childhood, her family lived in Italy with other members of the group. Aldrete and the other follower were arrested on the spot. The various group members would tell the jury about the control that Perez/Castro had over the group. Updated on: June 30, 2021 / 3:56 PM Oxygen reports authorities could not find any information about the man who called himself "Lou Castro." The group referred to their collective as Angels Landing. The first house came with 10 acres of land was purchased by Trish. My mother was very thoughtful when it came to people so she felt like she somehow needed to protect Lou. Powered by. Then, in 1995, a Solar Temple building in the Swiss Alps was found burned down with 16 bodies inside. Earlier this year, commune members Sara and Emily opened up about what it was like to live in the cult and talked about Lou Perez, who was regularly raping Sara for years under the guise of fixing her. Commune members also report that he told the members that he needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. When Sara was in her mid-teens and Emily was around 11, their mother brought them into Perezs family. According to her interview with Oxygen, Sara did not like Perez at all, but her mom was convinced he was an angel and was able to predict death. Perez first attracted law enforcement's attention in 2003 when he was living with a small group of people from mixed backgrounds on a 20-acre property called Angel's Landing. Sedgwick County/Kansas Department of Corrections, Angels Landing Commune: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. On April 28, 2021, themummified remains of Amy Carlson, the 45-year-old leader of the group Love Has Won, were found in a home in Moffat, Colorado. Goodwyn called it the most bizarre story he'd everheard butsaid Perez's conviction was probably the most amazing feeling in my law enforcement career.. Daniel Perez was convicted of 20 counts of sexual abuse of children, with his victims ranging in age from 8 to 16, according to the sex offender registry in Kansas. Before Trishs death, the group owned two Corvettes and several SUVs. He did not appear to have any employment records, and they had no proof of his existence before he appeared in Wichita looking to purchase property. ), FORGOTTEN WEST MEMPHIS THREE DOC AIMS TO GIVE VICTIMS OF NOTORIOUS CRIME 'THEIR VOICES BACK, HOST SAYS. For well over a decade, conman Daniel Perez convinced a small band of followers into thinking he was possessed by three mostly evil angels, or maybe was an angel, and that he had the keys. Emily would tell authorities that Nichole had fallen into the pool and Trish had slipped and drowned while trying to get to her daughter. Emily would tell investigators about Trishs drowning and that would end up being enough to put Castro away. On April 19, federal agents launched tear gas to try to force people out. As the cult became more doomsday focused, it got more followers, who brought in more money. The outlet noted that the Kansas Bureau of Investigations sex offender registry showed Perezs victims range in age from 8 to 16. It was after K.L. Trish had also moved into a nearby apartment complex. Emily testified as to what happened on the day Trish had drowned. It turned out that he was collecting the payments from the life insurance policies of the deceased members, and this could explain how he was able to afford such an extravagant property as well. By this time, Sarah was 24 and on her own for the first time. Daniel Perez led a commune which believed he could see into the future He was found guilty of killing a member in order to claim life insurance Jury also found Perez, 55, guilty of dozens of. I remember saying, Am I fixed now?'. The murder victim, Patricia Hughes, was a 26-year-old wife and mother who lived at Angels Landing. Five drug smugglers were arrested in connection with the murders. Not only did Perez tell followers that he could heal the sick, he also allegedly told them that he could tell them when they were going to die. only stayed for two weeks before returning to North Dakota to finish school. Both Emily and Sarah being young and impressionable believed what the adults were telling them. He claimed that the women of the group held the money and had the final say in all matters. In 1994, a man who spoke against the cult was killed in his home, along with his wife and baby. Let's start with one you might not have heard about. The man, who led a commune known as Angel'sLanding,collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members and was sentenced in 2015 at age 55 to life in prison. The third parcel was purchased and built upon completing what looked like a compound due to the homes placements. Constanzo and Aldrete fled to Mexico City with three cult followers. She told police she was 11 years old when Perez told her to lie to them, saying Hughes had fallen and drowned in the pool. Emily waited 20 minutes and completed the plan. In this photo, the body of one of the victims, actress Sharon Tate, is taken from her house in California in 1969. In Goodwyns mind with the group of homes being referred to as Angels Landing and all the cars vanity plates with the angel designation he thought he might be dealing with a cult. An investigation revealed that the group moved from state to state, The Wichita Eagle reported. It was during their relationship that Daniel Perez convinced K.L. Sedgwick County/Kansas Department of Corrections. Authorities said Perez fled to Tennessee to avoid questioning about his followers' suspicious deaths. However, after this testimony, they were able to bring him down, and he is currently serving two life sentences and has been charged on 28 counts, including first-degree murder and sexual misconduct with minors. She was also the first African American to attend the Oscars. The windows and doors had been boarded up to bar escape. Living under the same roof with this man would lead them to experience many painful events. pic.twitter.com/LsUYdFja74. Lafferty was sent to Utah's death row; he died there in November 2019. In June 2003, Sara was on her way to a car dealershipwhere Perez was supposed to meet her when her little sister called. The charges include rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and murder. However, Daniel Perez was not dead. Although he did not have a job, he had money. The deadly and devastating secrets of this traveling commune will come tumbling out, Friday on #Dateline at 9/8c. Perez told his followers that he needed to have sex with young girls to stay alive. The first seven, including leader Shoko Asahara, were hangedin early July 2018, and the remaining members were executed later that month. He convinced his communal. Koresh kept "spiritual wives," some of whom were underage. My mom just kind of accepted all of these whimsical things that he would tell her. Daniel Perez had been living there when he met Trish Gomez. The two are closer than ever with each other and their father. NXIVM founder Keith Raniere was accused of running an abusive sex cult through his Albany-based seminar company. The life insurance payout for Hughes death alone exceeded $1 million. Friday on #Dateline at 9/8c pic.twitter.com/GCQ8EC18Cg, Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) August 5, 2020. Daniel Perez was convicted on all counts and sentenced to two life terms with a consecutive sentence of 80 years. According to both Emily and Sarah, Trish was like a second mother to them. That is when he came across an obituary for Mona, Jim, and Lindsey that had Lou Castros name attached to it. Castro had gone into a restaurant to have a meal with someone and when he left Detective Goodwyn collected Castros water glass and silverware. Authorities found the corpses lying in bunk beds, covered by a purple cloths. Through interviews with Sara, her younger sister and other members of the commune, they uncovered Perez's shocking methods of manipulation and abuse and he was charged with 28 felonies. Heoncetailed him to a restaurant and tried unsuccessfully several times to get his prints, but the cult leader proved elusive. Things somewhat took a turn for the better when she met her boyfriend Daniel McGrath. The Netflix documentary "Wild Wild Country" showed followers wearing only red and worshipping the mysteriously wealthy leader, even when he stopped speaking for a prolonged period. She would also disclose that one day Lou had sat her and her sister, Emily down and told them that it was time for their mother to die. As 2000 approached, the group prepared for the end. She told them how she was made to wait in an office nearby with her the infant daughter of the deceased. Among the deaths was Hughes husband, Brian, who died in a freak accident at the auto body shop where he worked in March 2006. The fix her part of his plan was to have sex with her on an ongoing basis. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Powered by. Would love your thoughts, please comment. With the help of the district attorney and his assistant, I was able to do it. Angel's Landing was the location where Daniel Perez's cult was housed. They all moved into a home purchased in K.L. In 2007, about 30 members of the group holed up in a cave in Russia's Penza region. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. But in the 1990s, authorities in Canada began investigating the group amid accusations of sexual misconduct, and people started to leave. Insurance salesman Bill Hatton confirmed Daniel Perez collected $2 million from the death of Patricia Hughes alone. First, there were the fancy cars most of the vehicles on the property were worth more than $40,000, according to the Wichita Eagle. Charges would be eventually filed against Perez for the rapes, but the case was dismissed when Perez was found dead in Mexico. One day he and another detective showed up at Angels Landing with glossy photographs of made-up suspects. In his profession unexplained wealth usually meant drugs. The case of Kansas cult killer Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, is being explored on Sunday. He claims that Trish had found him and had taken him to some people that cared for him until he recovered. I remember saying, 'Am I fixed now?'. As reported by Columbia Daily Herald, authorities linked Daniel Perez to a total of six accidental deaths, for which Perez collected an estimated $4.2 million. Daniel Perez, AKA Lou Castro. Tragedy soon struck Jim and Mona. Daniel Perez, who used aliases including Lou Castro while he lived in Kansas and other states, is facing trial this week in Sedgwick County District Court on 37 charges, including first-degree. Daniel Perez sits in a Sedgwick County courtroom during the first day of his murder trial on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 in Wichita, Kan. Perez, 55, is charged with first-degree premeditated. He also hosted parties at Angels Landing in which the local police were always welcome. The couple remained in contact via phone over the next year, but K.L. Investigators would later learn Hughes was collecting millions of dollars in life insurance payouts, and that six deaths ruled as accidents were connected to the cult. Two years after Brian Hughes died, Sara McGrath's mother died in a suspicious car accident. Castro told Sarah that he would meet up with her at a local car dealership and to go ahead without him. Angels Landing Commune: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The witness, who was 11 at the time of the crime, was told to wait in an office nearby with Patricia's daughter for 20 minutes . In Sarahs mind, she would do anything to protect her dad so she kept quiet about the abuse. Unfortunately, the lab would be unable to get a good print off of anything the detective had collected. Datelines Angels and Demons episode discusses their trials and tribulations, and their lives after losing their mother in the commune. In the summer of 2001, Trish, Brian, and their newborn daughter, Nicole along with Castro and K.L. It does not specify what type of job he is working. Goodwyn began to do an internet search to find out what he could on Lou Castro. Friday night's Dateline delves into the world of self-proclaimed psychic and seer Daniel Perez, who was convicted this year in the 2003 murder of one of his followers. Sara became even more concerned when some of Perez's more disturbing predictions came true. Casto wasnt single for long as he had met a woman named Mona Griffith who happened to live in the same apartment complex as him at the time. Daniel Perez, purported seer and leader of a former compound known as Angels Landing, will spend the rest of his life in prison. The man, who led a commune known as Angel's Landing, collected millions of dollars in. He was sentenced to two terms of life in prison and will not be eligible for parole until 2095. As reported by Oxygen, the woman, who was like a second mother to Sara, slipped and fell in the compound's pool and drowned. She said that after the death of a few more members that she was close to made her feel very alone. Berg also encouraged sex with children. Sarah had gone to her mom to tell her what Lou said and Jennifer told her not to worry about it, but she had cause to worry. Former cult member Sara McGrath, who lived with Angel's Landing leader Daniel Perez, recounts the untimely death of her mother By Alyssa Ray May 01, 2020 10:00 AM Tags Oxygen A series of. It earned the nickname cowtown as it was where cowboys would bring their livestock up from Texas to the railroads. The stories behind these cults' origins, leaders and demises are riveting and often disturbing. With the help of the district attorney and his assistant, I was able to do it. Meanwhile, Perez was regularly raping Sara for years under the guise of fixing her, she told producers. He was very charismatic and quite the talker. Daniel U. Perez has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Patricia Hughes. Was he clairvoyant? Kuznetsov (pictured here with followers) reportedly attempted suicide when his doomsday prophecy didn't come true. pic.twitter.com/aps7CzzYu8. In all, 924 died. READ NEXT: Daniel Perez Now: Where Is Cult Leader Lou Castro Today in 2022? You can survive a traumatic event, she told Fox News. She was eight months pregnant. "Deadly Cults" airs Sunday, May 3 at 7 p.m. on Oxygen. Other members of the cult are still in prison. While other 13-year-olds were getting boyfriends and holding hands, I was holding onto my secret and losing the people I loved one by one. Emily was 10-years-old at the time. He was convicted of first-degree murder, eight counts of rape, eight other sex crimes, eight counts of making false writing and three counts of aggravated assault. For the next 20 years, the group lived in various camps in Southern California and took on new followers. He claimed that he was not home the day Trish Hughes drowned and he had no part in her death. Perez, now 62, is behind bars at the Lansing Correctional Facility, according to theKansas Sex Offender Registry. They changed their surname from Bottom to Phoenix, signaling their new beginning, and moved from Venezuela to the United States. Hughes death was ruled accidentalat first. In this photo, bodies are placed on Army trucks after the mass suicide. Some people who were born into the group later killed themselves, including one of Berg's sons, who first killed his nanny. left that the family moved on to South Dakota. Berg encouraged female members to recruit new members through sex - a practice he called "flirty fishing.". In 1997, Applewhite persuaded 38 followers to kill themselves, telling them that they wouldn't be dying, but leaving their earthly vessels behind. Daniel Perez Now: Where Is Cult Leader Lou Castro Today in 2020? But it didnt take long for things to turn.. I was 10 when my childhood was over, one witness said during his sentencing hearing. The witnesses testified to the groups transient movements over a 15-year period that included a number of states (Texas, South Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee, and Mexico). On September 5, 2018, officials said he violated a published order, considered a class 3 offense, which is the least serious type of offense, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. McGrath was in her mid-teens and her younger sister, Emily, was around 11. Two cult members died in the cave. Angel's Landing. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. They also testified to the ongoing sexual violence by Daniel Perez and the deaths of six people connected with the group (Mona, Lindsey, Jim, Tricia, Jennifer, and Brian). She was their real estate agent from Missouri who moved with her two daughters Emily, age 10, and Sarah. It is near Valley Center and Kechi. After that Castro started to get nervous telling Sarah that they were trying to get him. Lou took off to look at houses in Tennessee. Columbia Daily Herald reports he was ultimately found guilty on one count of first-degree murder, one count of sexual exploitation of a child, three counts of aggravated assault, seven counts of aggravated sodomy, eight counts of rape, and eight counts of making false statements. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Ron Goodwyn, a Wichita Narcotics Detective, had been investigating Lou Castro and his group in 2003; the year Trish died. McGrath admitted she was too scared to tell anyone what had happened to her. Daniel Perezs cult was motivated by greed, officials learned through their nine-year investigation. Several former members have alleged they were sexually assaulted and beaten as children. Eighty-two people, including Koresh, died. Daniel Perez claimed to be some sort of angel. First published on June 15, 2018 / 2:32 PM. 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