Around the world, humans are being trafficked, kidnapped, sold, and enslaved for the specific purpose of sacrifice. Mass-scale migration has seen these gruesome techniques exported from the land of the Aztecs and finding their way to the United States, Britain, and many other countries worldwide. Voodoo priests in London have been linked to ritual murders, and recently a Palo Mayombe priestess’s New York City apartment yielded its grisly secrets.

In this talk, Jimmy Lee Shreeve takes us on a nightmare journey, following the initial investigations of Scotland Yard into the murder of a five-year-old boy whose torso was found floating in the Thames in 2001 and travelling to Africa to unveil a grim trade of exporting humans for sacrifice. He uncovers the dark side of voodoo and muti magic, linked with a score of sacrifices and murders. Along the way Shreeve brings his own brand of offbeat detective skills to the fore, providing startling conclusions to some of the world’s most horrific crimes. This talk will take us into the dark and brutal world of twenty-first century ritual murder.