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Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

2008

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Categories:

  • Documentary
  • Crime

Overview:

Former Brownsville, TX, deputy sheriff George Gavito recounts the 23 grisly "palo mayombe" human-sacrifice torture-sex killings perpetrated by the gang led by Adolfo Constanzo in Matamoros, Mexico which ended in April, 1989 and are basis for the Zev Berman feature film Borderland (2007). Gavito was one of the bilateral investigators who "broke" the case of missing rich kid Mark Kilroy ("Phil" in the feature and "John" in this short) sensationalized by Geraldo Rivera at the time. This brief documentary uses archival news, police photos and videotape to prove the truth of the crimes is even stranger than the fictionalized feature film.

Zev Berman

Producer

Cast:

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  • Sara Aldrete

    Sara Aldrete

    Self
  • Adolfo Constanzo

    Adolfo Constanzo

    Self
  • George Gavito

    George Gavito

    Self
  • Javier Rivas

    Javier Rivas

    Photographer