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Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

60 %|Mar 18, 2008|Documentary, Crime

Former Brownsville, TX, deputy sheriff George Gavito recounts the 23 grisly "palo mayombe" human-sacrifice torture-sex killings perpetrated by the gang led by Adolfo Constanzo in Matamoros, Mexico which ended in April, 1989 and are basis for the Zev Berman feature film Borderland (2007). Gavito was one of the bilateral investigators who "broke" the case of missing rich kid Mark Kilroy ("Phil" in the feature and "John" in this short) sensationalized by Geraldo Rivera at the time. This brief documentary uses archival news, police photos and videotape to prove the truth of the crimes is even stranger than the fictionalized feature film.

Featured Crew

Miguel Casillas
Executive Producer
Mark Atkinson
Executive Producer
Peter Block
Executive Producer
Tom Lathrop
Assistant Editor
Paul Mayne
Cinematography
Kelly Pancho
Executive Producer
Jonah Walker
Editor
Zev Berman
Producer