In the 80s and 90s, mass hysteria swept the nation and Texas around the alleged satanic ritual abuse of children. Numerous allegations of sex abuse and Satanist cults spread with several being falsely imprisoned. According to a 1992 FBI report hundreds of victims alleged thousands of offenders had killed tens of thousands of people as part of what is now called the “satanic panic.” The state is still grappling with the aftermath of the false moral panic.
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This program originally aired on April 13, 2023