Before the world knew his name, Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo was initiated beneath a sacred Ceiba tree—crowned with leaves to lure spirits into his mind. He would rise from this ritual to become El Padrino, the Godfather of a deadly cult that mixed Palo Mayombe, drug trafficking, and ritual human sacrifice on the Mexican border.Constanzo and his high priestess Sara Aldrete built a following that believed they were untouchable—until a horrific spring break kidnapping shattered their illusion of power.🎧 In this episode of The Ritual Rewind, we uncover: 🔸 The dark roots of Palo Mayombe 🔸 Constanzo’s rise as a cult leader and cartel sorcerer🔸 Sara Aldrete’s initiation and the Matamoros murders 🔸 The rituals that fed their nganga — and their delusions of invincibilityStep inside a story where true crime meets black magic.👉 Follow us on TikTok, Instagram & Facebook @theritualrewind 🔔 Subscribe for more true crime and occult history.SourcesCauldron of Blood by Jim Schutzehttps://a.co/d/1hwuFj7Sacrifice by Jim Kilroy & Bob Stewarthttps://a.co/d/6S207N6The Work of the Devil by Gary Cartwright for Texas Monthly https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-work-of-the-devil/The Narco Satanistshttps://www.primevideo.com/detail/0G68X4LST5U8S6G097Z7J9LPDX/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Before the world knew his name, Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo was initiated beneath a sacred Ceiba tree—crowned with leaves to lure spirits into his mind. He would rise from this ritual to become El Padrino, the Godfather of a deadly cult that mixed Palo Mayombe, drug trafficking, and ritual human sacrifice on the Mexican border.Constanzo and his high priestess Sara Aldrete built a following that believed they were untouchable—until a horrific spring break kidnapping shattered their illusion of powe...