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Satanic Panic & Adrenochrome

From the McMartin trial to QAnon: the origin chain of ritual-abuse claims, and what investigators actually found.

THE DOCUMENTS

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FBI Vault: 'The Finders' File (324 pp.)

324-page FBI Vault file posted Nov 2019: Tallahassee PD 1987 arrest reports (two men with six children), DC Metro PD records, a 1987 U.S. Customs memo, FBI field reports, 1993 inquiry correspondence, news clippings. The …

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FBI 1992: Lanning's 'Investigator's Guide to Ritual Child Abuse'

Supervisory Special Agent Kenneth V. Lanning (Behavioral Science Unit): no evidence of large-scale organized satanic cults abusing children in the US; crimes with bizarre/ritualistic elements do occur and must be disting…

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Franklin Credit Union Case: Court Records vs. Claims

What court records establish: Lawrence E. King Jr. convicted of financial crimes (fraud/embezzlement), pleaded guilty 1991, 15-year federal sentence. Vs. the claims: an elite child-trafficking/satanic ring reaching Washi…

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The McMartin Preschool Trial (1983–1990)

Seven years, ~$15–16M — the longest, most expensive criminal trial in US history at the time. Allegations included satanic rituals, tunnels under the school and animal sacrifice. Result: NO convictions. Peggy McMartin Bu…

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Adrenochrome: From Fiction to QAnon

Origin chain of the elite baby-eating/adrenochrome claim: Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 FICTION 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' → Gilliam's 1998 film → 4chan /x/ (2013) and /pol/ (2014) → Pizzagate (2016) → QAnon (2017+). S…

CLAIMS VS. EVIDENCE

CLAIM: UNPROVEN

CLAIM: Franklin was an elite satanic abuse ring reaching Washington

The Douglas County Grand Jury (76 witnesses, 395 exhibits) 'found no credible evidence' of child sexual abuse, interstate transport of minors, drug trafficking or a pornography ring by King or Franklin officials. Key wit…

CLAIM: DISPUTED

CLAIM: Organized satanic cults abused children en masse in the 1980s

Dozens of daycare ritual-abuse prosecutions collapsed nationwide (McMartin: zero convictions; Keller convictions overturned, declared actually innocent 2017). The FBI's 1992 Lanning report found no evidence of large-scal…

CLAIM: UNPROVEN

CLAIM: The Finders were a CIA child-trafficking front

Claims allege a CIA-front child-trafficking/satanic cult whose investigation was shut down as a 'CIA internal matter.' The 324-page FBI file shows the 1987 investigation found no evidence of criminal activity; charges we…