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In 1931, the tensions of the Great Depression took hold of Detroit at every level—even spilling over into the investigation of a mysterious murder at the Delray boardinghouse. Amid accusations of witchcraft, Hungarian immigrant Rose Veres and her son Bill were convicted of the brutal killing and suspected in a dozen more. Their cries of innocence went unheeded—until one lawyer, determined to seek justice, took on the case.

A look back at two serial killers who blamed their dabblings in the occult for their behavior. Suzan Carson was a self-described "vegetarian Moslem warrior" who wanted to kill individuals she claimed were "witches". Marlene Olive was a teenage drug addicted into glam rock and witchcraft. She then turned to prostitution and was called a "whore" by her mother. Seeking vengeance, she employed the aid of a boyfriend to kill her parents.