


The Most Disturbing Cults in Mexico (3 Brutal Cases)
El Angelito Negro 666: In 2017, Víctor Castillo founded the chapel of El Angelito Negro 666 in Pachuca, Hidalgo. The chapel was a place of worship for El Angelito Negro, Santa Muerte, and Jesús Malverde, and ceremonies involving the sacrifice of male goats were performed. On July 5, 2025, two police officers, Paulino Castañeda Aguilar and Vicente Monroy Ballesteros, arrived at the chapel to deliver a summons. Víctor greeted the officers and threatened them, telling them they would not leave that place alive. The two were tortured for 15 hours until they finally died.
La Luz del Mundo: After the death of Aarón Joaquín González, his son Samuel Joaquín Flores assumed leadership of the sect and consolidated his absolute power. According to several reports, women and minors were sexually assaulted by the leader, and those who refused to obey him were subjected to horrific physical and psychological punishments. On June 3, 2019, Samuel's son and the sect's new leader, Naasón Joaquín García, was arrested in Los Angeles for also committing heinous acts against women and minors. In June 2022, after pleading guilty to three charges, he was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison.
Nacozari Sect (Santa Muerte): Silvia Meraz Moreno had two altars to Santa Muerte in her humble home. She gradually began to convince her family members that Santa Muerte spoke to her and would help them find places to steal money if they offered her a large and gruesome offering: the sacrifice of a human life. On December 6, 2009, Silvia brutally murdered her friend Cleotilde Romero Pacheco. In June 2010, the target was Martín Ríos Chaparro, a 10-year-old boy. In March 2012, Jesús Octavio Martínez Yánez, also 10 years old, disappeared. Silvia Meraz was sentenced to 180 years in prison.
Video of the most disturbing cults in Mexico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6SEn2OBCbY