December 2, 1996 -  A group of Kentucky teen-agers who claim to be members of a vampire cult face a court hearing today in a double murder case. Authorities say the teens were involved in a strange game that went much too far.

The teen-agers were arrested Thanksgiving night by Louisiana police as they drove up to a hotel in the victims' Ford Explorer. Richard and Naoma Wendorf were found beaten to death in their Florida home earlier last week. The teens had been on the run for three days. Officials say at first they thought the victims' 15-year-old daughter Heather had been abducted by her parents' killer, but soon they realized she was among the chief suspects.

The other four suspects are all teen-agers from western Kentucky, where police say they were involved in a cult known as `The Vampire Clan.' The Murray, Kentucky, sheriff's office says there was no evidence of satanic rituals in the deaths, but all five teens claim to be vampires. They all admit to participating in human blood drinking rituals, where they cut their arms and suck each other's blood. Heather told friends she was a demon in past lives and talked to spirits.

The group is also suspected of breaking into the local animal shelter and mutilating two puppies. Police spent the weekend searching the Mississippi River bank, where they allegedly threw out the murder weapon. It's said to be some type of metal object, perhaps a crowbar. All five suspects will be extradited to Florida to face murder charges as early as tomorrow.

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Chapter 35: introduction/interrogation

removed as per the request of the Author

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When the truth hurts

How do you see me?
You used to call me friend.
But I told you what I am,
And now you call me a freak.

How do you feel about me?
You used to say you loved me.
But now you know the real me,
You look at me with disgust.

Why do you shun me?
We used to be inseparable.
But since I told you how it is,
You avoid me all the time.

Why do you fear me?
You used to say I made you safe.
But now you know the needs I have,
I see in you only mistrust.

Why forsake me now?

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Poet in motion

These knees have been scarred by the faith
Flowing through the veins of a fragile man
Fingers purple, interlaced and woven
Head bowed and broken by repentance
Wounds healed with grace and love
Ripped open again by ignorant sin
Wishing only brings about another torment
Luck exists only through logic
Enlightenment comes through the touch of a hand
Believe, ask, know it shall be
One breath brings in chaos
Another allows this silent peace

Proximo
June 4, 2001

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Vampires in Modern Culture

Vampires in our culture? Yeah, sure, there's a lot of vampire stuff out at Halloween. But most people see vampires nearly everyday, the other 364 days a year, and don't even know it. To begin to study vampires in pop culture, we must first identify all the places they pop up.

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Lore of the Vampire

The vampire has held its place in superstition as long as any other creature. The vampire of today is, for the most part, quite different from the one of ancient times. In researching the vampire lore, I attempted to find out just how different they are. I wondered what people thought of them now compared to yesteryear.

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