Episode 595: The Krugersdorp Cult Murders Part II - Me, Myself, The Werewolf, and I
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Deep Dive
Why did Cecilia Steyn claim to be a werewolf?
To gain control and manipulate her followers.
How did Cecilia Steyn manipulate the Overcomers Through Christ group?
By using cheap parlor tricks, a deep backstory, and fake text messages from burner phones.
What was the purpose of the Know Your Enemy course?
To train followers in resisting satanic forces and to create a sense of urgency and purpose.
Why did Cecilia Steyn insist on cash payments from Candace?
To avoid traceable bank accounts and maintain control over the money.
How did Cecilia Steyn keep her followers paranoid and controlled?
By using prepaid phones to pose as various satanic witch personalities and sending threatening messages.
Why did Cecilia Steyn create the Electus Perdeus cult?
To have a group of people to wait on her hand and foot and to fulfill her need for control and attention.
How did Cecilia Steyn manage to avoid suspicion from the police after the bombing of the Lighthouse Gospel Church?
Likely through her husband's influence as a police officer.
What was the turning point that led Electus Perdeus to commit their first murders?
Cecilia's manipulation and the group's belief that they had to protect Cecilia from the Overcomers Through Christ.
Why did the police initially suspect Rhea Grunewald of the murders of Natasha Berger and Joy Boonsayer?
They found Know Your Enemy literature in Natasha's apartment and assumed she was an occultist.
How did Cecilia Steyn's manipulation affect Rhea Grunewald's perception of the situation?
Rhea believed more in Cecilia's claims after being interrogated by the police, thinking it confirmed Cecilia's warnings.
- Cecilia infiltrated a fundamentalist Christian organization called Overcomers Through Christ.
- She convinced the group that she was a 42nd generation satanic witch who escaped her coven.
- Cecilia used manufactured characters and burner phones to send text messages to the Overcomers, making them believe they were the only ones who could save her.
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