The Angel's Landing Cult
When paradise became a prison
4.7 (33)
55 mins
Explore the world of Angel's Landing and the people who found themselves drawn into its tightly controlled cult. Learn about the beliefs, leadership, and experiences of people who became trapped inside the community, and how, what began as a search for something better ultimately became a struggle to break free.
Ep 1:
The Angel Among Us
A charming stranger claims to be an immortal angel, luring a Wichita family into a glittering commune built on lies, luxury, and a mythology of resurrection and power.
Ep 2:
Life and Death Behind the Gates
Behind Angel's Landing's parties and pools, children are groomed and abused while a predator's twisted origins as fugitive Daniel Perez come into chilling focus—and murder begins.
Ep 3:
The Ghost with No Name
A relentless detective chases a man with no paper trail, while three more deaths fund the cult's lavish life, until a letter finally shatters years of manipulation.
Ep 4:
Eighty Years, Not Enough
Lou Castro faces trial for decades of abuse and murder, revealing cult psychology and lasting scars on survivors as justice arrives incomplete but hard-won.
Discussions (5)
Tony
Level 9 · 3 days agoLou Castro: centuries old angel, Navy jet mechanic, weather controller, identity thief, murderer. The resume writes itself. Shame the only wings he'll see now are on a prison jumpsuit.
Fenton
Level 5 · 3 days agoLou Castro said he was a centuries-old angel but couldn't survive without a 10-year-old girl. Sure bro.
Kyle
Level 9 · 3 days agoLou donating to the cops who were investigating him is the most unhinged power move I've ever heard.
