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She Saved His Number as Sacrifice Then Killed Him
Manage episode 510010462 series 2954379
Angela Sanford told police she stabbed Joel Leyva in self-defense. But when investigators looked at her phone, they found his number saved under a single chilling word: Sacrifice.
Joel’s body was discovered in the desert, stabbed 13 times with a ceremonial dagger. What started as a meetup turned into what prosecutors described as a twisted ritual.
Angela was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for Joel’s murder. But the case leaves a haunting question behind: how does someone become convinced that human sacrifice is the answer?
Follow True Crime Recaps for the darkest true crime stories you’ll never forget.
238 episodes
Manage episode 510010462 series 2954379
Angela Sanford told police she stabbed Joel Leyva in self-defense. But when investigators looked at her phone, they found his number saved under a single chilling word: Sacrifice.
Joel’s body was discovered in the desert, stabbed 13 times with a ceremonial dagger. What started as a meetup turned into what prosecutors described as a twisted ritual.
Angela was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for Joel’s murder. But the case leaves a haunting question behind: how does someone become convinced that human sacrifice is the answer?
Follow True Crime Recaps for the darkest true crime stories you’ll never forget.
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