Episode 155 - 'Repent or Die': Panama's Jungle Death Cult
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Following reports of strange riutals and bizarre religious ceremonies, in January 2020 Panamanian police headed into the country's remote jungle. What they found in a makeshift church, in the isolated indigenous village of Alto Terrón was something straight out of a 70s exploitation horror movie...
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The Missionary podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-missionary-61230211/
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