Is Salida Cult Linked To Peterson Killings?
Author: Garth Stapley Source: The Modesto Bee (CA) Title: IS CULT LINKED TO PETERSON KILLINGS? Before Scott and Laci Peterson, Stanislaus County had the Salida massacre. Both cases have been colored with questions of ritualistic murder by Satan worshippers. Some are debating if the current high-profile proceeding could have a connection to the 1990 slaughter of four people in Salida. Locals were horrified 13 years ago at the gruesome details of the Salida murders, committed by a paramilitary cult whose charismatic and sadistic leader had a deep interest in the occult. “It was very serious, not just dabbled in,” said former group member Angela Young of their unconventional worship. She broke away from the group before the murders, but her younger brother, Ricky Vieira, stayed and was sentenced to death. Leader Gerald Cruz manipulated group members through bizarre activities that included indoctrination into various forms of the occult, sleep deprivation and brainwashing.
