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Ugandan Child Murders Linked to Witch Doctors

US-backed task force struggles to quell brutal surge

Sep 6, 09 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ritual murders and kidnappings continue to haunt Uganda despite police efforts to battle the horrors, the Guardian reports. Often linked to organ trafficking and witch doctors, some 300 cases were reported last year, and only 18 taken to court. A US-backed task force started this year has failed to stem... More »

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Africa • murder • organ trafficking • ritual • Uganda • human sacrifices • witch doctors • child murder

(Newser) - Dozens of carefully buried human sacrifices have been found in a coastal Inca site in Peru, reports the Telegraph. Most of the dead are teenage girls, and one appears to have been pregnant. The bodies, which still contain skin and hair, all bear signs of knife slashes along the neck.... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Machu Picchu • South America • Spanish • Inca • human sacrifices • archaeologist

Mayans Sacrificed Boys—Not Virgin Girls

Mexican archaeologist brings up surprising new evidence

Jan 23, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The human sacrifices offered up to the Mayan gods in Pre-Columbian Mexico were likely boys and young men, not virgin girls, Reuters reports. A Mexican archaeologist has ventured into the sacred sinkholes of Chichen Itza to recover bones from 127 bodies, and discovered that more than 80% of them came... More »

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archaeology • Mexico • Chichen Itza • Guillermo de Anda • University of Yucatan • Mayans • Chaac • human sacrifices

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