Uncovered police document from the ‘Satanic Panic’ of the 1980s is incredibly bizarre

And we thought parents trying to decode emoji messages was bad.

Twitter user Jennifer Jordan tweeted yesterday that her sister found a police document from the 1980s describing stages and signs of satanic worship. It’s insane.

Titled, “Identification, Investigation, and Understanding of Ritualistic Criminal Activity,” the document says it was presented by Det. Robert Semandi of the Chicago Police Department. It was made during the “Satanic Panic,” when many Americans succumbed to mass hysteria, believing that organized Satanic worship was widespread and preying on children. 

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