Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

Overview

Former Brownsville, TX, deputy sheriff George Gavito recounts the 23 grisly "palo mayombe" human-sacrifice torture-sex killings perpetrated by the gang led by Adolfo Constanzo in Matamoros, Mexico which ended in April, 1989 and are basis for the Zev Berman feature film Borderland (2007). Gavito was one of the bilateral investigators who "broke" the case of missing rich kid Mark Kilroy ("Phil" in the feature and "John" in this short) sensationalized by Geraldo Rivera at the time. This brief documentary uses archival news, police photos and videotape to prove the truth of the crimes is even stranger than the fictionalized feature film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 18, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Lionsgate

Cast

George Gavito,Javier Rivas,Sara Aldrete,Adolfo Constanzo

Producer

Mark Atkinson,Peter Block,Kelly Pancho,Miguel Casillas,Zev Berman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1384787