SATANIC PANIC
by Cerberus
During the early 1980s, due to a wave of hysteria produced by the Christian right, known as The Satanic Panic, The FBI conducted an investigation into a series of widespread allegations pertaining to Satanic cults, Child Abuse, and Human Sacrifice. Upon their findings, they concluded the scare to be nothing more than an urban legend-generated hoax. . . . . .
On June 2nd, 1981, a 28 year-old female named Linda Sutton, who had been abducted 10 days earlier, was discovered in a field in Villa Park, next to the Rip Van Winkle hotel. Her hands were cuffed behind her back, and, her body had been mutilated; Her left breast had been removed.
A year would pass before the next person would be abducted. On May 15, 1982, 21 year-old Lorraine Borowski was reported missing when she failed to show up for work. Co-workers arrived at the Elmhurst realtors office to find her shoes and contents of her purse strewn about outside. Five months later, on Oct. 10th, her decomposed body was found in a cemetery near Villa Park. The cause of death could not be determined.
Two weeks after the disappearance of Lorraine Borowski, on May 29th, Shui Mak was also reported missing from Hanover Park in Cook County. Her mutilated body was found on September 30th.
Then on June 13th, a prostitute by the name of Angel York was picked up by a 'john' driving a van. Once inside, she was handcuffed, and had her left breast slashed before she was dumped on the side of the road- But, she was still alive.
And then another prostitute, a teenager named Sandra Delaware, was found stabbed and strangled to death along the banks of the Chicago River. Again, her left breast had been neatly-amputated.
Rose Davis, age 30, was in the same mutilated condition when her body was discovered strewn across a Chicago alley on September 8th.
And then three days later, 42-year-old Carole Pappas, who was married to the Chicago Cub's pitcher, disappeared from a mall in Wheaton Illinois. A break in the case came on October 6th, when 20 year-old Beverly Washington was found beside a Chicago railroad track; Her left breast had been completely severed, the right one slashed deeply, and, , , ,She Was Alive.
Based on the description of her attacker given by Beverly Washington, two weeks later, police arrested a 28 year-old carpenter named Robin Gecht, who was once employed by John Wayne Gacy, and charged him with assaulting Beverly Washington. He was also suspected of slashing a prostitute named Cynthia Smith before she escaped from his van. Upon further investigation, police learned that Gecht had once molested his own sister, and thus he peaked their interest, but they didn't have enough to charge him with the rest of the ripper crimes, and so he was released.
Investigators further learned that Gecht, and three other acquaintances shared adjoining rooms at the Villa Park hotel just before the first victim, Linda Sutton, was murdered. The hotel manager described the former tenants to police as being 'party animals', bringing women back to their rooms often, and that, , , , ,They appeared to be some kind of 'Cultists'. They were able to locate papers left behind which contained the address of brothers Thomas and Andrew Kokoraleis. Upon arriving at the address, they encountered 23 year-old Thomas Kokoraleis, and after questioning him, their suspicions were raised, and they took him downtown. He was then given a polygraph test, which he failed, and when interrogated further, he cracked. What he then described to police was a 'Satanic Chapel' located in the residence of Mr. Robin Gecht, who was the presiding pastor.
There captured women were tortured with knives and icepicks and sacrificed to Satan in a ceremony where their left breast was removed by use of a wire garotte. The four men then proceeded to 'rape' the wound and then eat a piece of the severed breast before it was donated to Gecht's trophy box as a sacrificial offering. Kokoraleis told police that at one time he had counted fifteen breasts inside the 'trophy box'. He further described how some of the victims had been killed in the park next to the Villa Park Hotel, and when shown photos of various women, picked out a snapshot of Lorraine Borowski as one of the women that he and his brother had taken to the hotel.
Police then wasted no time in sweeping up Robin Gecht, Ed Spreitzer, and 20 year-old Andrew Kokoraleis on November 5, and held them on a $1 million dollar bond. Upon searching Gecht's residence, police found the Satanic Chapel that Kokoraleis described. Satanic literature was also found in the apartment of Andrew Kokoraleis. Police believe the gang murdered some 18 women in as many months. Tom Kokoraleis was indicted for the slaying of Lorraine Borowski on November 16th. Andrew Kokoraleis and Edward Spreitzer were charged on November 14th with the rape and murder of Rose Davis.
The trial of Robin Gecht began on September 20th, 1983. Facing multiple charges of attempted murder, rape, and aggravated battery, Gecht took the stand and confessed to the attack on Beverly Washington. He was convicted on all counts and sentenced to 120 years in prison. On April 2nd, 1984, Ed Spreitzer pled guilty to four counts of murder, including those of Rose Davis, Sandra Delaware, and Shui Mak. Sentenced to life on each count, he received additional time on convictions for rape, deviant sexual assault, and attempted murder. Tom Kokoraleis led investigators to a field supposedly containing the remains of Carole Pappas, but no body was ever found. However, due to his cooperation, he received a life sentence for the murder of Lorraine Borowski on May 18th, 1984. Eighteen days later, Tom Kokoraleis, his brother Andrew, and Ed Spreitzer were indicted for the murder of Linda Sutton. Andrew Kokoraleis and Spreitzer were also named in a second indictment, for the murder of Lorraine Borowski. On February 6th, 1985, prosecutors read a statement from Andrew Kokoraleis in which he gave a detailed account of 'cruising for victims', and how he and the gang picked up Rose Davis, whereby he stabbed her several times in the process. He was sentenced to death on March 18th, 1985. A year later, on March 4th, 1986, Edward Spreitzer was convicted for the murder of Linda Sutton, and sentenced to death on March 20th.
Cult leader, Robin Gecht, then and now
Edward Spreitzer, at the time of the Ripper murders, and as he sits now in prison(death sentence was commuted to life in 2003)
Andrew Kokoraleis, at the time of the Ripper murders and just before his execution
Thomas Kokoraleis
A year would pass before the next person would be abducted. On May 15, 1982, 21 year-old Lorraine Borowski was reported missing when she failed to show up for work. Co-workers arrived at the Elmhurst realtors office to find her shoes and contents of her purse strewn about outside. Five months later, on Oct. 10th, her decomposed body was found in a cemetery near Villa Park. The cause of death could not be determined.
Two weeks after the disappearance of Lorraine Borowski, on May 29th, Shui Mak was also reported missing from Hanover Park in Cook County. Her mutilated body was found on September 30th.
Then on June 13th, a prostitute by the name of Angel York was picked up by a 'john' driving a van. Once inside, she was handcuffed, and had her left breast slashed before she was dumped on the side of the road- But, she was still alive.
And then another prostitute, a teenager named Sandra Delaware, was found stabbed and strangled to death along the banks of the Chicago River. Again, her left breast had been neatly-amputated.
Rose Davis, age 30, was in the same mutilated condition when her body was discovered strewn across a Chicago alley on September 8th.
And then three days later, 42-year-old Carole Pappas, who was married to the Chicago Cub's pitcher, disappeared from a mall in Wheaton Illinois. A break in the case came on October 6th, when 20 year-old Beverly Washington was found beside a Chicago railroad track; Her left breast had been completely severed, the right one slashed deeply, and, , , ,She Was Alive.
Based on the description of her attacker given by Beverly Washington, two weeks later, police arrested a 28 year-old carpenter named Robin Gecht, who was once employed by John Wayne Gacy, and charged him with assaulting Beverly Washington. He was also suspected of slashing a prostitute named Cynthia Smith before she escaped from his van. Upon further investigation, police learned that Gecht had once molested his own sister, and thus he peaked their interest, but they didn't have enough to charge him with the rest of the ripper crimes, and so he was released.
Investigators further learned that Gecht, and three other acquaintances shared adjoining rooms at the Villa Park hotel just before the first victim, Linda Sutton, was murdered. The hotel manager described the former tenants to police as being 'party animals', bringing women back to their rooms often, and that, , , , ,They appeared to be some kind of 'Cultists'. They were able to locate papers left behind which contained the address of brothers Thomas and Andrew Kokoraleis. Upon arriving at the address, they encountered 23 year-old Thomas Kokoraleis, and after questioning him, their suspicions were raised, and they took him downtown. He was then given a polygraph test, which he failed, and when interrogated further, he cracked. What he then described to police was a 'Satanic Chapel' located in the residence of Mr. Robin Gecht, who was the presiding pastor.
There captured women were tortured with knives and icepicks and sacrificed to Satan in a ceremony where their left breast was removed by use of a wire garotte. The four men then proceeded to 'rape' the wound and then eat a piece of the severed breast before it was donated to Gecht's trophy box as a sacrificial offering. Kokoraleis told police that at one time he had counted fifteen breasts inside the 'trophy box'. He further described how some of the victims had been killed in the park next to the Villa Park Hotel, and when shown photos of various women, picked out a snapshot of Lorraine Borowski as one of the women that he and his brother had taken to the hotel.
Police then wasted no time in sweeping up Robin Gecht, Ed Spreitzer, and 20 year-old Andrew Kokoraleis on November 5, and held them on a $1 million dollar bond. Upon searching Gecht's residence, police found the Satanic Chapel that Kokoraleis described. Satanic literature was also found in the apartment of Andrew Kokoraleis. Police believe the gang murdered some 18 women in as many months. Tom Kokoraleis was indicted for the slaying of Lorraine Borowski on November 16th. Andrew Kokoraleis and Edward Spreitzer were charged on November 14th with the rape and murder of Rose Davis.
The trial of Robin Gecht began on September 20th, 1983. Facing multiple charges of attempted murder, rape, and aggravated battery, Gecht took the stand and confessed to the attack on Beverly Washington. He was convicted on all counts and sentenced to 120 years in prison. On April 2nd, 1984, Ed Spreitzer pled guilty to four counts of murder, including those of Rose Davis, Sandra Delaware, and Shui Mak. Sentenced to life on each count, he received additional time on convictions for rape, deviant sexual assault, and attempted murder. Tom Kokoraleis led investigators to a field supposedly containing the remains of Carole Pappas, but no body was ever found. However, due to his cooperation, he received a life sentence for the murder of Lorraine Borowski on May 18th, 1984. Eighteen days later, Tom Kokoraleis, his brother Andrew, and Ed Spreitzer were indicted for the murder of Linda Sutton. Andrew Kokoraleis and Spreitzer were also named in a second indictment, for the murder of Lorraine Borowski. On February 6th, 1985, prosecutors read a statement from Andrew Kokoraleis in which he gave a detailed account of 'cruising for victims', and how he and the gang picked up Rose Davis, whereby he stabbed her several times in the process. He was sentenced to death on March 18th, 1985. A year later, on March 4th, 1986, Edward Spreitzer was convicted for the murder of Linda Sutton, and sentenced to death on March 20th.
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