In the current era, stories about vampire cults resulting in murder are scarce. Nonetheless, Rod Ferrall, a mentally ill adolescent from Kentucky, created a small group in 1996 known as "The Vampire Clan". This cult was convinced that they were real vampires, going as far as to partake in drinking blood and other vampire rituals. Unfortunately, they were also to blame for an especially violent home invasion homicide in the last 100 years.
Ferrall, a 16-year-old who thought of himself as the 500-year-old vampire Vesago, was the leader of the "Vampire Clan."
Naomi Ruth Queen and Richard Wendorf suffered from the attack. Heather Wendorf, their daughter, had been a close associate of Ferrell's for quite some time. She had fled her residence and referred to it as a "hellish" environment, which Ferrell felt compelled to change.
Ferrell, along with fellow cult member Howard Anderson, beat both of them to death with a crowbar. Upon completing the task, the foursome of Ferrell, Anderson, Wendorf, and Charity Keesee (another clan affiliate) made their way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in order to elude the law.
With a tip-off from Keesee's mother, law enforcement located the cult members in Baton Rouge and promptly detained them. Later, they were transported to Florida to face charges for the murders.
Ferrell immediately pleaded guilty for the murders, and the other members were also convicted and sentenced. His death penalty was later changed to life imprisonment, Anderson got a life sentence, and Heather Wendorf and Charity Keesee were given 10.5 and 17.5 years in prison respectively.
The Vampire Clan's murders have inspired numerous documentaries and films. Today, Ferrell is still serving his life sentence, and it's terrifying to think of what was going through his head when he committed those cold-blooded killings. It's a stark reminder that pure evil exists in the world, and it can strike at any time.