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"the past beats inside me like a second heart." - john banville





Delilah stood with the other profilers in front of the officers of Mcallister to give the profile on their unsub.

"Contrary to popular belief, there has never been a proven case of satanic ritual killing. Never a verified human sacrifice. Having said that, there have been isolated cases of animal sacrifice... Many, many cases of vandalism in the name of satan," Hotch said.

"But that doesn't mean that ritual satanism is impossible. More importantly, for our purposes there have been cults that kill, just not in ritual fashion," Derek said.

"The Reverend Jim Jones and the peoples temple... His followers killed a US Congressman and 3 people before committing mass suicide and leaving over 900 people dead. And, perhaps the most widely-known of the killer cults, the Manson family, under the direction of Charles Manson, killed 9 people in a 4-day period in an attempt to initiate a race war," Spencer said.

"Killer cults do exist, and they all have one thing in common... Invariably, they're headed by charismatic megalomaniacs," Elle said.

"You're looking for that leader. He's who will stand out. He'll be memorable to somebody, people who aren't in his group will see him as strange, weird, scary," Spencer said.

"Since we're dealing with professed satanists, which is often practiced by younger males, we may be looking for teenagers. Heavy metal music is often associated with satanism and these kids and their leader may reflect that in their look," Hotch said.

"Most likely, there'll be sex, drugs and alcohol. And the leader, he'll be older. It's part of his charm," Derek said.

"And he is from this area. He's definitely local," Hotch said.

"These woods are too thick and confusing for a visitor to get around in," Delilah said.

"You think one of our own people is doing this?" Bridges asked.

"We're sure of it," Hotch said.

"I would know if someone was capable of doing-" Bridges said.

"Dad. I know somebody like that," a teenage boy spoke up.

Delilah raised her eyebrows at the kid.

"My son. Cory," Bridges said.

"Let's talk in your office," Hotch told Bridges.

The FBI team, Bridges, Cory and the pastor stepped into Bridges' office.

"Talk," Bridges told his son.

"His name's Mike Zizzo. He graduated about 5 years ago. He's in his 20s, but he still hangs out with high school kids. He's got a group of them. They follow him everywhere. They all get high and listen to heavy metal. He calls them the lords of destruction," Cory said.

"LOD," Spencer said.

"How do you know this, Cory?" Hotch asked.

"It's all right, son," Bridges said.

"I've been there, where they hang out drinking beers. He talks about Satan all the time. Says he's the one true god," Cory said.

"Where is this place?" Gideon asked.

"On the other side of the mountain. The old Jenson house," Cory said.

"It's out of my jurisdiction," Bridges sighed.

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