Satanic panic: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	ritual abuse scare • day care panic
Date	c. 1980 - 2000
Location	United States

Photos

A hand holds a small plate decorated with a pentagram and three smaller stars, with boxes in the background.

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Danny Davis confers with Raymond Buckey and Peggy McMartin Buckey during a court hearing; Peggy sits in the foreground at right.

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Topics

sacrifice Satanism Satan Sexual abuse occult murder devil