Group of friends kills pal in cult ceremony to turn him into a vampire

Edwin was killed by his friends in an initiation ceremony

Mexican police have arrested three people accused of killing a friend they were trying to turn into a vampire during a satanic ceremony at a cyber cafe called Freak Shop. Apparently, Edwin Juarez Palma, 24, died after being strangled, beaten, and slashed in the neck with a broken bottle. The horrific crime happened near the regional congress building in Chihuahua in the north of Mexico. Police say Edwin, known as Piwa, was killed after being fooled into taking part in an initiation ceremony to become part of a satanic cult called the Sons of Baphomet 1. Instead he was tortured after having his hands tied behind his back after one of the alleged killers persuaded the others that their victim should be sacrificed so he could return to life as a vampire.

The suspects in custody

Police were alerted after his body was found abandoned in the street wrapped inside two plastic bags in what detectives believe was a botched attempt to pass the murder off as a drugs-related crime. The murder reportedly took place inside the toilets of the cyber cafe late at night and the killers are said to have used bleach to try to clean up the scene of the crime.
The suspects are Iveth Lopez, 18, Gustavo Dorantes, 18, and Omar Sanchez, 25. A fourth person described as the leader of the sect is on the run from police.