Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Forgetting What Happened
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May 21, 2025 The finale dives into the intriguing threads of the Satanic Panic, analyzing its echoes in today’s conspiracies like QAnon and Pizzagate. It features an interview with a former celebrity turned evangelist, shedding light on fame's dark costs and wrongful convictions. Historical scapegoating, moral panic, and the intertwining of faith and politics are examined, while the build-up to the January 6 insurrection is dissected. Hints of future explorations into trauma and justice add an enticing note to the discussion.
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Skoda Case: International Panic Impact
- Federico Skoda and his wife were accused of satanic crimes in Italy in 1997, years after the U.S. panic faded.
- They lost custody of their children and endured wrongful imprisonment, showing international and lasting impact.
Warnke's Childhood Impact Tale
- Mike Warnke's satanic abuse stories terrified many as a child.
- He claimed supernatural knowledge among Satanists, teaching that the word 'safe' meant 'Satan Always Finds Everyone.'
Driving Fear Behind Panics
- The satanic panic's core theme is the fear of evil targeting children.
- This fear fuels conspiracies that focus suspicion on shadowy, often fabricated, groups.
