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August 13, 2009 9:00 AM

Woman Hires Witch Doctor Then Hit Man to Hurt Hubby

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GREENVILLE, S.C. - Apparently the witch doctor was just taking too long ...or maybe the spells weren't working.

Multiple media outlets reported that a 71-year-old South Carolina woman has been arrested and accused of trying to hire a hit man to hurt her husband.

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July 14, 2009 10:26 AM

Transgender Woman Dies during NJ Voodoo Ritual

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Authorities are investigating how a transgender woman from Arkansas died in what they call a voodoo cleansing ritual in a southern New Jersey townhouse.

Prosecutors say 21-year-old Lucille Hamilton of Little Rock was found unresponsive in the Gloucester Township home early Sunday.

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July 9, 2009 11:18 AM

Voodoo Child: 7-Year-Old Cut Up in "Black Magic" Ritual

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PATERSON, N.J. - A mother is one of three people accused of cutting her 7-year-old daughter, and making her watch animal sacrifices as part of a religious ritual in northern New Jersey.

WCBS New York reports the girl’s nude body was doused with cold water as she was forced to watch a goat and chickens being sacrificed.

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June 19, 2009 5:15 PM

Voodoo Mom Set Six-Year-Old On Fire, Say Prosecutors

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NEW YORK - The bizarre voodoo ritual took place in the basement of a Queens, N.Y., two-family home. A 29-year-old Haitian immigrant has been accused of trying to drive evil spirits out of her 6-year-old daughter by setting her on fire.

Prosecutors say Marie Lauradin poured an accelerant over her daughter during a Haitian practice known as Loa and made her stand naked in a ring of fire, engulfing her in flames.

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