In May 2001, the city of New Delhi was seized by fear. Hundreds of residents reported attacks by a mysterious, simian-like creature with glowing red eyes and metallic claws. It leapt across rooftops, vanished in the darkness, and left scratch marks and panic in its wake. As rumours spread, vigilantes took to the streets, and people died trying to escape a monster that may never have existed.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/may/17/lukeharding

https://rationalistinternational.net/the-monkey-man-in-delhi/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53716866

https://www.skepticalinquirer.org/2002/07/return-of-spring-heeled-jack/

https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/izHLdBGfHhHFhRb0yK4a1K/The-Monkey-Man-of-Delhi.html

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/desi-fables-monkey-man-of-delhi/articleshow/6094102.cms

https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/delhis-2001-monkey-man-panic-that-left-2-dead-and-many-injured-a-case-of-mass-hysteria/1357712/

https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society/story/20010611-freak-attacks-by-monkey-man-trigger-panic-in-delhi-police-advise-people-to-be-alert-775351-2001-06-11

https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz7vkw/india-kala-bandar-monkey-man

https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2021/may/30/the-myth-of-the-monkey-man-2308249.html

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/delhi-monkey-man-urban-legend-618261.html

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a20316/spring-heeled-jack-monkey-man/

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In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the true story of Sean Sellers—America’s so-called “Satanist Killer.”

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https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sellers-sean.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175220/http://www.ccadp.org/seansellers.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-05-mn-4867-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/us/oklahoma-executes-man-for-slayings-committed-at-16.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-executes-bornagain-killer-1068540.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Sellers

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1003599

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/sean-sellers

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/sean-sellers-29-executed-by-lethal-injection/article_95efed6e-9b8e-5fc7-bcfd-3df6f8f5c5cd.html

https://www.apnews.com/general-news-65c8f6c0fc5c80bc17b7c1d5fbc7ee1e

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In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the true story of Sean Sellers—America’s so-called “Satanist Killer.”

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https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/98-8804

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sellers-sean.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175220/http://www.ccadp.org/seansellers.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-05-mn-4867-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/us/oklahoma-executes-man-for-slayings-committed-at-16.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-executes-bornagain-killer-1068540.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Sellers

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1003599

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/sean-sellers

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/sean-sellers-29-executed-by-lethal-injection/article_95efed6e-9b8e-5fc7-bcfd-3df6f8f5c5cd.html

https://www.apnews.com/general-news-65c8f6c0fc5c80bc17b7c1d5fbc7ee1e

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In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have left a community divided and afraid. This is the story of Piha — a place where beauty hides danger, and people disappear.

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https://www.hauntedauckland.com/site/piha-beach-hauntings/

https://justwatch.com/nz/tv-show/the-black-coast-vanishings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Iraena_Asher

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/cherie-vousden-missing-person-piha-2012/

https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/05/black-coast-vanishings/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-coast-vanishings-why-do-people-go-missing-in-piha/6G7WAVU2W5EVDK2AGT2AIKQZSM/

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In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have left a community divided and afraid. This is the story of Piha — a place where beauty hides danger, and people disappear.

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https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/black-coast-vanishings

https://www.hauntedauckland.com/site/piha-beach-hauntings/

https://justwatch.com/nz/tv-show/the-black-coast-vanishings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Iraena_Asher

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/cherie-vousden-missing-person-piha-2012/

https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/05/black-coast-vanishings/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-coast-vanishings-why-do-people-go-missing-in-piha/6G7WAVU2W5EVDK2AGT2AIKQZSM/

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