153:
27:
402:
on May 6, 1989. After a shootout, Constanzo and one of his accomplices were shot and killed by another member of the cult, apparently at
Constanzo's behest. Aldrete was convicted of criminal association in 1990 and jailed for six years. In a second trial, she was convicted of several of the killings
398:, a University of Texas student on Spring Break, was abducted. Constanzo, Aldrete and the rest of the cult went on the run when detectives discovered their 'shrine'. They found human hair, brains, teeth, and skulls at the site of the murders. Eventually, the police found their hideout in
378:, complete with blood sacrifices. Constanzo sexually assaulted and killed drug dealers and used their body parts for religious sacrifice ceremonies in an old warehouse near Matamoros. Many of his victims' body parts were cooked in a large pot called a
475:
The leader of a drug-smuggling cult that is believed to have killed 15 people and buried their bodies along the United States-Mexican border ordered his own killing when the police closed in on him, two of his companions said
55:
403:
at the cult's headquarters, and sentenced to 30 years in prison. If
Aldrete is ever released from prison, American authorities plan to prosecute her for the murder of Mark Kilroy.
366:
leader, introduced her to witchcraft and dark magic. He gave her the nickname "La
Madrina", Spanish for "godmother", and initiated her into his cult, which was a conglomeration of
438:
499:
59:
554:
544:
417:
559:
514:
35:
534:
382:. Constanzo made Sara Aldrete second-in-command of his cult, and directed her to supervise his followers while he was shipping
304:("La Madrina"), with Constanzo as "The Godfather" ("El Padrino"). The cult was involved in multiple ritualistic killings in
109:
81:
524:
509:
464:
412:
128:
88:
300:. The members of the cult, dubbed by the media as The Narcosatanists (Spanish: "Los Narcosatánicos"), called her
549:
95:
519:
340:. She was known among her peers as a good student. She is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and studied
442:
539:
77:
529:
51:
40:
337:
44:
344:, preparing to transfer to a university to earn a teaching certification in physical education.
504:
321:
309:
305:
180:
494:
102:
8:
296:
who was convicted of murder while heading a drug-smuggling and human sacrifice cult with
312:, an American student killed in Matamoros in 1989. She received a sentence of 62 years.
341:
325:
394:
In 1989, the killings grew more frequent and gained attention when
American tourist
352:
329:
297:
383:
375:
66:
469:
395:
371:
356:
488:
359:
293:
152:
399:
333:
367:
184:
465:"Leader in Cult Slayings Ordered Own Death, Two Companions Say"
65:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
363:
486:
418:List of serial killers by number of victims
315:
18:Mexican serial killer known as "La Madrina"
436:
151:
58:about living persons that is unsourced or
129:Learn how and when to remove this message
500:Crimes involving Satanism or the occult
487:
292:(born September 6, 1964) is a Mexican
555:People convicted of murder by Mexico
20:
13:
545:Mexican people convicted of murder
14:
571:
560:People from Matamoros, Tamaulipas
413:List of serial killers by country
251:16 confirmed, suspected to be 26
220:
25:
216:
515:Female prisoners and detainees
457:
430:
386:over the border into the U.S.
328:, while still living south of
324:, she attended high school in
1:
535:Mexican female serial killers
439:"Crime Library: "La Madrina""
423:
347:
290:Sara MarĂa Aldrete Villareal
164:Sara MarĂa Aldrete Villareal
36:biography of a living person
7:
406:
389:
336:status so she could attend
63:must be removed immediately
10:
576:
283:
273:
265:
255:
247:
242:
234:
230:
200:
192:
159:
150:
143:
525:Mexican female gangsters
510:Mexican drug traffickers
316:Early life and education
338:Texas Southmost College
50:Please help by adding
322:Matamoros, Tamaulipas
310:murder of Mark Kilroy
306:Matamoros, Tamaulipas
520:Mexican crime bosses
372:Aztec warrior ritual
219: 1983;
56:Contentious material
257:Span of crimes
550:Mexican SanterĂans
540:Mexican occultists
445:on August 13, 2012
342:physical education
326:Brownsville, Texas
238:45 years in prison
145:Sara MarĂa Aldrete
530:Mexican gangsters
287:
286:
174:September 6, 1964
139:
138:
131:
113:
39:needs additional
567:
479:
478:
461:
455:
454:
452:
450:
441:. Archived from
437:Michael Newton.
434:
353:Adolfo Constanzo
308:, including the
298:Adolfo Constanzo
276:
235:Criminal penalty
224:
222:
218:
206:Miguel Zacharias
193:Other names
177:
173:
171:
155:
141:
140:
134:
127:
123:
120:
114:
112:
71:
52:reliable sources
29:
28:
21:
575:
574:
570:
569:
568:
566:
565:
564:
485:
484:
483:
482:
473:. May 8, 1989.
463:
462:
458:
448:
446:
435:
431:
426:
409:
392:
350:
318:
274:
258:
226:
223: 1984)
214:
210:
207:
188:
178:
175:
169:
167:
166:
165:
146:
135:
124:
118:
115:
72:
70:
49:
30:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
573:
563:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
481:
480:
470:New York Times
456:
428:
427:
425:
422:
421:
420:
415:
408:
405:
396:Mark J. Kilroy
391:
388:
362:and religious
357:Cuban American
349:
346:
334:resident alien
317:
314:
285:
284:
281:
280:
277:
271:
270:
267:
263:
262:
259:
256:
253:
252:
249:
245:
244:
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
228:
227:
212:
208:
205:
204:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
179:
163:
161:
157:
156:
148:
147:
144:
137:
136:
78:"Sara Aldrete"
60:poorly sourced
33:
31:
24:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
572:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
505:Living people
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
492:
490:
477:
472:
471:
466:
460:
444:
440:
433:
429:
419:
416:
414:
411:
410:
404:
401:
397:
387:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
360:serial killer
358:
354:
345:
343:
339:
335:
332:, and gained
331:
327:
323:
313:
311:
307:
303:
302:The Godmother
299:
295:
294:serial killer
291:
282:
278:
272:
268:
264:
260:
254:
250:
246:
241:
237:
233:
229:
203:
199:
195:
191:
186:
182:
176:(age 60)
162:
158:
154:
149:
142:
133:
130:
122:
111:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80: –
79:
75:
74:Find sources:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:
47:
46:
42:
37:
32:
23:
22:
16:
474:
468:
459:
447:. Retrieved
443:the original
432:
393:
379:
376:Palo Mayombe
351:
319:
301:
289:
288:
125:
119:October 2014
116:
106:
99:
92:
85:
73:
62:
45:verification
38:
15:
495:1964 births
400:Mexico City
489:Categories
424:References
348:Background
330:the border
279:Tamaulipas
196:La Madrina
185:Tamaulipas
170:1964-09-06
89:newspapers
384:marijuana
261:1986–1989
181:Matamoros
41:citations
407:See also
390:Killings
368:SanterĂa
320:Born in
275:State(s)
187:, Mexico
67:libelous
449:July 7,
266:Country
248:Victims
243:Details
225:
213:
209:
103:scholar
476:today.
380:nganga
374:, and
269:Mexico
201:Spouse
105:
98:
91:
84:
76:
215:(
211:
110:JSTOR
96:books
34:This
451:2012
364:cult
355:, a
221:div.
160:Born
82:news
43:for
491::
467:.
370:,
217:m.
183:,
172:)
54:.
453:.
168:(
132:)
126:(
121:)
117:(
107:·
100:·
93:·
86:·
69:.
48:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
