Cauldron of Blood, Jim Schutze
Cauldron of Blood, Jim Schutze
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Cauldron of Blood
The Matamoros Cult Killings

Author: Jim Schutze

Narrator: P.J. Ochlan

Unabridged: 9 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/26/2024


Synopsis

"Death, drugs, and the occult meet in grisly inquiry at the Mexican border" in this true crime account of a mass murder by a serial killing cult leader (The New York Times).

When Mark Kilroy vanished while on spring break in Matamoros, Mexico, the search for the missing pre-med student led to a gruesome discovery on a lonely stretch of land called Rancho Santa Elena: a mass grave containing Mark's mutilated corpse along with the remains of thirteen other people. The investigation uncovered how the victims were brutally killed at the hands of drug trafficker and cult leader Adolpho Constanzo, known by his followers as El Padrino, or The Godfather. Constanzo was a serial killer who, along with his followers, tortured and cannibalized innocent people in the barbaric religious ritual of human sacrifice.

Written by critically acclaimed journalist Jim Schutze, Cauldron of Blood is a must-listen for true-crime fans.

Contains mature themes.

About Jim Schutze

Jim Schutze is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including By Two and Two: The Scandalous Story of Twin Sisters Accused of a Shocking Crime of Passion; Cauldron of Blood: The Matamoros Cult Killings; and Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jared on April 24, 2019

Schutze wrote an odd book here, weaving in and out of biography, sociology, anthropology, and criminology. The problem is, he doesn't weave very well and a lot of it feels like padding. When I read true crime, I'm particularly interested in the crime: how it happened, what happened, and the ensuing......more

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥ on March 07, 2017

Treated myself to some true crime books. It is getting harder and harder finding good ones that are affordable but I think I managed it again. This was a little more expensive but it had some great reviews so I had to get it. Well Finished today and it took me long to read because it was kind of a str......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on January 12, 2022

This was an interesting book diving into customers, cultures, and the occult but took too long for my taste to get to the crime. So much background information was given to get to the point of the murders it was kind of like two separate books joined together. I’d have read them both separately, but......more

Goodreads review by Gail on May 16, 2011

Not even well-written. Fascinating facts but the book was so dry and hard to follow I skimmed most of it. Not recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Stefanie on July 30, 2024

Adolfo Constanzo was the leader of the Narcosatanists, a group of people who trafficked drugs and participated in occult rituals. Constanzo was a practitioner of Palo Mayombe, an African religion that involves the sacrifice of animals. Constanzo met up with some others, and together they operated a......more