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The following podcast may not be
for all listeners. 

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Listener discretion is advised. 
In the early 2000s, Italy 

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experienced a horror beyond its 
wildest nightmares. 

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This true tale will shake your 
faith in the inherent goodness 

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of youth. 
Teenagers barely out of 

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childhood, yet already embracing
a malevolence so profound it's 

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almost inhuman. 
They called themselves the 

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beasts of Satan. 
Their actions would haunt a 

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community, leaving a trail of 
death and terror that still 

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lingers. 
They would commit atrocities 

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that seemed to spring from the 
very depths of hell itself. 

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The group had a chilling belief 
in the dark powers they felt 

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they served. 
The beasts of Satan weren't your

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average teenage delinquents. 
They were a cult united by a 

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twisted devotion to Satanism. 
Join me while I explore how 

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these impressionable minds were 
warped and how a fascination 

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with the occult blossomed into 
unspeakable evil. 

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The early beginnings of The 
Beasts of Satan were marked by a

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unique bond between two boys, 
Fabio Tolis and Mario Machoni. 

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They were not just friends but 
shared a common status as 

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misfits and outcasts, a bond 
that would shape their future. 

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While Fabio's life was 
brightened by a loving family, a

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cozy home, and a love for music 
and graphic design, Mario's 

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world was veiled in shadows. 
His father's absence cast a long

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shadow over his life, and his 
days were marked by poverty and 

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a fascination with the occult. 
From these vastly different 

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backgrounds, a pact was formed. 
They would create a rock band, a

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vessel to express the turmoil 
brewing within them. 

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Mario created dark music with 
satanic undertones and themes. 

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Fabio wasn't convinced of the 
occult and often mocked his 

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friend. 
Despite his reservations and 

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mockery of Mario's obsession, 
Fabio was drawn to the raw power

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it brought to their art. 
Mario's fascination with the 

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occult didn't just grow, it 
consumed him like a malevolent 

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entity taking hold. 
Seance's once a novelty, became 

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an obsession, a desperate 
attempt to bridge the gap 

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between the world's. 
The boy's innocence was shed 

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like a skin outgrown. 
In its place, they donned the 

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macabre attire of their newfound
faith. 

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Inverted crosses, clothes as 
dark as their souls. 

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Cemeteries, once just a somber 
resting place, transformed into 

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playgrounds for their twisted 
explorations. 

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And the only music that could 
fill the void within them was 

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heavy metal. 
As time went on, the two boys 

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met Paolo Leone. 
He also loved heavy metal music 

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and wore dark clothing. 
While Mario and Fabio acquired 

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their taste for the dark and 
twisted, Paolo was taught this 

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lifestyle. 
In 1985, Paolo's father, Carrado

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Leone, was remanded to a mental 
institution. 

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Corrado had murdered Madelina 
Russo, a nightclub singer. 

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The murder was shocking, brutal.
Corrado went by the name Satan 

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and also wore dark clothing, 
inverted crosses, and would 

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often speak in tongues. 
It was often believed that 

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Corrado was a Satanist, though 
he was later diagnosed as a 

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paranoid schizophrenic. 
Paolo was extremely violent and 

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unpredictable. 
He was known to have savagely 

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beat his girlfriends, and during
a fight he didn't hesitate to 

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growl and bite the flesh of his 
victim. 

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Paolo was often between jobs, 
picking up various jobs such as 

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bartending or tile setting. 
He had no musical skills but 

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enjoyed hanging around Mario and
Fabio when they rehearsed their 

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band named Ferocity. 
In addition to Mario and Fabio, 

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Paolo had met Nicola Saponi. 
The two had grown up in similar 

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impoverished environments and 
they clicked instantly. 

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Nicola had dropped out of school
at 14 and attempted to work for 

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his father's plumbing company, 
but mostly he preferred to drink

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beer, smoke marijuana and flirt 
with girls. 

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At this time, Italy's drinking 
age was 16. 

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In time, the group would welcome
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Along with his destructive 
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He brought along various drugs 
for the group to experiment 

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with. 
Like most of the group, Andre 

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would have various menial jobs, 
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make money. 
He sold drugs, but he was an 

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addict, so he would often take 
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Despite his troubles, he was 
able to find a woman from a good

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family and create a 
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Marie Angela Pisoda. 
She would do anything for Andre.

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She would give him money, put up
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cheating and his abuse. 
Sometime in 1996, the two would 

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break up, but Mary Angela 
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Despite the breakup, Andre could
still get her to run to him for 

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anything he needed. 
It is unclear when the group 

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began to perform full on satanic
rituals or consider themselves a

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cult, but the group went on to 
add others, Marco Zampolo, Eros 

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Monterosso, Pietro Guerreri, and
Andre Bontari. 

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Within the group there were 
ranks. 

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The following individuals would 
be allowed closest to the 

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ceremonies and rites. 
Paolo Leoni, Nicola Zaponi, 

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Mario Machoni, Eros Monterosso 
and Marcos Zampolo. 

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Pietro Guerarian, Andre Vulp, 
Fabio Tolis and Andre Bontade 

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were not allowed inside the 
pentacle. 

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They were considered junior 
members. 

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Like other group members, Mark 
Zampolo came from a difficult 

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home life and his best friend 
Eros was diagnosed with 

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borderline personality disorder 
at one time. 

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Pietro Guerreri was the oldest 
of the group at 22, and would 

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often provide drugs, alcohol, 
and other items used in their 

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rituals. 
The rituals within the cult 

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consisted of a series of tests. 
One must demonstrate a 

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willingness to risk their life 
for the group. 

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For example, the urination test 
asked for a member to urinate in

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public. 
In the early 2000s, urinating in

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public in Italy was a criminal 
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This act proved a member's 
loyalty. 

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Another test was risking one's 
life by crossing a busy street 

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with cars speeding by. 
A test of courage was also 

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required, and it consisted of 
going into the woods and being 

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cut. 
Punishments within the cult at 

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times included being used as an 
ashtray by the rest of the 

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members, a form of humiliation. 
Women were not part of the 

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group, though Paolo Leone's 
ex-girlfriend Serena joined for 

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a short time. 
Later, a childhood friend of 

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Paolo Leone joined Chiaro 
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She was the only woman to be an 
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Satan. 
She took part in their satanic 

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rituals, She dressed as they 
did, wore an inverted cross, and

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followed Satanism heavily. 
The only difference between her 

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and the other members was that 
she did not use drugs and she 

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had a steady job as a phone 
operator. 

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Since Kiara was the only woman 
in the cult, she was required to

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perform sexual favors with any 
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joining in threesomes with 
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The group kept Chiara on a very 
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She continued to work, but her 
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She could not have outside 
friends, and she would be forced

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to endure the group's abuse. 
At one point, Mario Machoni 

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stated that a demon told him 
Chiara was the Virgin Mary 

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reincarnated. 
Fabio Tolis was tasked with 

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gaining Chiara's trust as the 
group prepared to sacrifice her 

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to Satan. 
Though over time, Fabio began to

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develop feelings for Chiara, the
rest of the group noticed this 

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and felt Fabio was not as loyal 
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They feared he would attempt to 
leave the cult with Chiara in 

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time. 
There was a bit of animosity 

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toward Fabio. 
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He played outside of the group 
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Through jealousy and anger, drug
fueled rage, it was decided that

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Fabio would be murdered as well.
The group made multiple attempts

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to end Kara's life. 
One plan was to inject her with 

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drugs and state it was an 
accidental overdose, though this

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would be hard to sell as she 
didn't do drugs. 

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Another plan was to have Fabio 
and Chiara have sex in the car 

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and then the beasts would blow 
it up. 

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Clearly, neither of those plans 
came to fruition. 

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By January 17th, 1998, the 
Beasts of Satan would make their

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first kill. 
Babio Tolis was 16 years old and

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Kiara Marino 19. 
The two went to the Midnight Pub

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that evening to listen to music 
and party with friends. 

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It wasn't uncommon for the group
to continue partying after a 

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night at the pub. 
This evening, the group would 

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relocate their party outside the
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The area was heavily wooded, 
providing a perfect hideaway to 

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continue drinking and using 
drugs. 

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Around 11:00 PM, Fabio called 
his father and said he would 

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stay the night with his 
girlfriend Kiara, since Fabio 

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was only 16. 
His father told him no and told 

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Fabio he needed to come home. 
His father noticed something 

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about Fabio's tone. 
It almost sounded as if someone 

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was telling him what to say. 
He assumed his son was under the

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influence of drugs or alcohol. 
He offered to come pick Fabio 

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up. 
It took Fabio's father about 30 

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minutes to arrive at the pub. 
He was unable to locate Fabio 

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but was approached by Paolo 
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Not only was Paolo a member of 
the cult, but he worked at the 

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Midnight pub as a waiter. 
He tells Mr. Tolis that Fabio 

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and Kiara left to use the phone 
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the pub doesn't allow phone use.
After questioning the Bistro 

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owner, it was confirmed that 
Fabio did enter the Bistro, but 

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it was extremely crowded and the
owner could not be sure if he 

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was with others or had used the 
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Fabio's father was not familiar 
with Kiara, and when Paolo told 

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him that maybe the two had run 
off to be alone, Mr. Tolis 

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became concerned. 
Obtaining Chiara's parents phone

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number, he learned that the two 
had not even returned to her 

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home. 
Paolo and a few other Beasts of 

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Satan members accompanied Mr. 
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around the pub as well as other 
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They searched for Fabio and 
Chiara till about 1:30 AM. 

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The members of the Beast of 
Satan said their farewells to 

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Mr. Tolis and stated they were 
sure Fabio would turn up 

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eventually. 
Little did Mr. Tolis know his 

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son Fabio and Chiara were being 
murdered just a few blocks away.

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Fabio and Chiara partied the 
night away in the pulsating 

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darkness of the woods, oblivious
to the shadow of death looming 

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over them. 
Andrei Volp craved dominance 

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over this twisted cult and felt 
Fabio threatened his leadership.

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Volp set a sinister plan in 
motion that night. 

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He would tell Fabio that he 
planned to sacrifice Chiara 

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Marino in a ceremony and Fabio 
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Fabio intervened as she was 
being dragged away for a 

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sacrifice, but the members 
quickly turned on him. 

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Fabio was held down and beaten 
to death with a hammer. 

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Chiara was also held down and 
stabbed in the chest with a 

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knife. 
This battle they were doomed to 

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lose, their bodies being dumped 
into the cold, unforgiving 

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ground. 
The large hole had been dug in 

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preparation for the two bodies 
about a week before the murders.

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The murder of these two wasn't 
enough, the group would go on to

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desecrate their bodies. 
Nicola Sopone placed a chestnut 

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inside of Fabio's throat to 
stifle the gurgling sounds 

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coming from him. 
Then he slit Fabio's throat, 

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moving on to Kira, he nearly 
decapitated her. 

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Then he dipped his cigarette in 
their blood, smoked it, and when

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they began shoveling dirt back 
into the hole, he taunted the 

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dead, saying now you're both the
zombies, try and get out now. 

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He didn't stop there. 
Nicola went on to urinate on the

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grave of Fabio and Chiara on the
night of the murders. 

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Andre Bontade was to join the 
group, but he cowered away and 

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hid at home that night. 
Andre was a drummer who had been

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brought into the Beasts of Satan
by Nicola Sapone. 

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He began to dress in black, had 
a demon tattooed on him and 

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drank heavily with the group. 
He knew the beasts were mad that

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he had not joined them that 
night. 

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He had violated their oath. 
He attempted to stay away from 

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them, but they followed him 
everywhere. 

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Ultimately, they began 
emotionally abusing him, pushing

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him to kill himself. 
By September 1998, Andre Pontare

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was dead. 
He had run his car into a wall. 

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Authorities ruled it an 
accident, though most believe it

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was suicide. 
It is speculated that this cult 

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is responsible for many more 
murders between 14 and 18 more. 

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But authorities could never link
the murders back to the beasts 

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of Satan. 
The last murder they would 

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commit would lead to their 
arrest. 

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Andre Volp's former girlfriend 
Mary Angela would become their 

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last victim. 
Though the two had broken up 

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quite some time before. 
She had an attachment to Andre. 

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She would go to him when he 
called, no matter the 

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circumstances. 
On January 24th, 2004, Andre 

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Volp called his former 
girlfriend Mary Angela. 

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He asked her to drop off a 
borrowed VHS tape. 

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Andre had a new girlfriend, 
Elizabetta Ballerin. 

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She was extremely young and was 
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When Mary Angela arrived that 
night, Andre opened the door 

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with a gun in hand. 
She inquired about the gun and 

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he explained they were concerned
about intruders, but the truth 

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was Mary Angela knew too much 
about the deaths of Fabio and 

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Chiara and she was actively 
trying to pull away from Andre. 

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After an explosive argument, he 
shot Mary Angela in the throat. 

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Andre called Nicola Zaponi to 
assist in hiding the body. 

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They drove the body to 
Elizabetta's home and met with 

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Nicola Zaponi, who beat Mary 
Angela with a shovel as he 

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believed her to still be alive. 
She was then buried in the 

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greenhouse at the back of the 
property. 

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After using more drugs, the two 
would dispose of Mary Angela's 

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vehicle. 
Elizabetta drove one car and 

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Andre followed her. 
The plan was to dump the car in 

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a body of water, but what 
happened next led to the end of 

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this murderous cult. 
Elizabetta wrecked the car. 

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And Andre Volp stopped his car 
not far from her. 

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When approached by authorities, 
he created a story. 

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He stated he and his girlfriend 
had been attacked by thugs and 

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she was stuck in the car. 
Still, they found the vehicle 

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Elizabetta was in. 
It had crashed into a wall and 

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she was slumped over the 
steering wheel. 

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The car Andre had been driving 
skidded to a stop near the 

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accident. 
Andre and Elizabetta were taken 

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to a nearby hospital. 
Andre immediately began to 

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prepare a story to tell 
authorities. 

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But just a few rooms away, 
Elizabetta would confess to the 

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murder of Mary Angela. 
The authorities rushed to the 

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Ballerin property and found Mary
Angela's body buried in a 

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shallow grave in the greenhouse.
It was later determined that she

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did not die of the gunshot 
wound, but from the beating of 

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the shovel. 
Mary Angela's murder was widely 

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publicized throughout Italy. 
Framio told us his father sat on

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the edge of his seat watching 
reports. 

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He went to the authorities once 
he knew this was tied to Andre 

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Volp. 
It had been six years since his 

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son Fabio and girlfriend Chiara 
had disappeared. 

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Mr. Tolis information assisted 
authorities in tying these 

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crimes to the Beasts of Satan 
cult. 

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Andre Volp would finally lead 
authorities to the grave of 

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Fabio and Chiara. 
Authorities would describe the 

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deaths as ritualistic human 
sacrifice in a diary Andre Volp 

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had written. 
We are wicked individuals. 

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We plague the people and we play
with their lives. 

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We know no pity pitiless. 
We will eliminate and cleanse 

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donating the ash of our enemies 
to who sits on the throne. 

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On February 22nd, 2005, Andre 
Volk was sentenced to 30 years 

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in prison for the murder of Mary
Angela Pasoda, as well As for 

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the murder of Fabio Tolis and 
Kiera Moreno. 

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Pietro Guerreri was sentenced to
16 years. 

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Other group members were 
prosecuted over time. 

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Nicola Zaponi, the suspected 
leader of the cult, was 

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sentenced to life in prison. 
Paolo Leone, Marco Zampolo, Eros

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Monterosso and Elizabeth 
Ballerin received sentences of 

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24 to 26 years for their roles 
in these murders. 

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The group chose to appeal their 
sentences in 2007, but it didn't

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assist them. 
In fact, it increased Paolo's 26

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year sentence to a life sentence
and Marcos Ampolo's 26 year 

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sentence to a 29 year sentence. 
Eros Monterosa went from 24 to 

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27 years, though Elisabetta's 
decreased by one year. 

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Unfortunately, this isn't where 
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Most of these individuals are 
now out of prison and walk 

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amongst us. 
Most are living quietly in 

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various parts of Italy. 
Nicolas Saponi is still serving 

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his life sentence but is not so 
quiet. 

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He now declares he's innocent of
any of the crimes. 

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Andre Volpe only served 16 
years. 

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He apologized to Fabio's father,
though that wasn't received 

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well. 
He turned his life to 

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Christianity and earned a 
teaching degree. 

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He was released in April 2020 
during the middle of the global 

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pandemic. 
How do you feel knowing most of 

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those killers are now walking 
free? 

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Yes they served their time, but 
are they rehabilitated? 

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Seems like Andre Volt maybe, not
sure about the rest of them. 

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This case tested the boundaries 
of human cruelty and the 

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darkness within us that is laid 
bare. 

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What we know about cult members 
is that they tend to suffer from

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addiction, abuse, poverty, some 
type of mental illness. 

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But when they are so incredibly 
young, we definitely have to 

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take a step back and look at 
what may be happening to our 

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youth. 
Well, that's all for this 

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journey into the dark heart of 
this satanic cult. 

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As we leave the shadows of the 
unknown, remember that the line 

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between fascination and 
obsession is thin. 

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Tread carefully, my friends, 
lest you fall into the clutches 

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of the unknown.