Two California men are on parole nearly 30 years after murdering a girl in a “satanic ritual.”
Royce Casey and Jacob Delashmutt, both 47, were released in August and July, while a third accomplice, 45-year-old Joseph Fiorella, has yet to be released, according to The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California.
In 1995, when all three men were teenagers, they murdered 15-year-old Elyse Pahler in what they described as a “satanic ritual.”
The boys were in a heavy metal band and believed that “sacrificing a virgin to the devil” would make them better musicians, according to People, citing a habeas corpus petition filed by Casey.
The three lured Pahler, a friend who believed the group was going to a party, into a secluded grove.
Delashmutt, then 16, took off his belt and began strangling Pahler.
Then Casey, 17, pinned her down while 15-year-old Fiorella pulled out a large hunting knife, stabbing Pahler repeatedly in the neck.
Fiorella then handed the knife to Delashmutt, who stabbed her another four or five times in the neck, before Casey stabbed her an additional four times.
Pahler begged for her mother and Jesus.
Then, Casey dealt the final blow, stomping Pahler on the back of her neck, according to the Los Angeles Times.
They covered her body with leaves and went home, according to People.
Eight months later, Casey confessed the crime to a clergyman.
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