A German community will no longer allow its single men to hunt down women and repeatedly spank them with cow horns, marking the end of a 200-year-old Christmas ritual.

A Muslim man was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl whose mother sought him out for his alleged healing abilities.

A man has been accused of viciously killing his wife, his three minor children, and his elderly mother after his spouse allegedly disturbed him while he was performing a religious ritual at his home in Ranipokhri, Uttarakhand, India on Monday, Aug. 29.

Víctor Hugo Mica Álvarez said he only realized that he was buried alive when he woke up to pee in the middle of the night.   

A man has been arrested after he allegedly murdered his girlfriend for ritual purposes before proceeding to sleep with her corpse for six days in the Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria. 

Three men were arrested in connection with the beheading of a 9-year-old boy who was reported missing since Nov. 11.

A man who allegedly killed his own 9-month-old daughter and severed her head for a "money ritual" has been arrested, along with his friend, for the illegal possession of a human head.

A father reportedly killed his son with the help of a blind pastor to mount an occult "money ritual."

A 32-year-old former architect was found dead alongside her one-year-old daughter and cat in Russia believed to be tied to the woman's black magic practice.

A 50-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by occultists before they proceeded to kill her with a machete and sever her eyes and genitals for ritual purposes in Nigeria.

A 38-year-old woman coming off a divorce was arrested for enticing her students to release demons from within. Some suffered cuts in their bodies with the teacher trying to cauterize them in an odd but dangerous way.

A Kenyan father has been accused by his extended family and local villagers of sacrificing his 6-year-old boy for a "religious ritual."

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested for allegedly killing a 13-year-old girl to harvest her heart and organs for ritual purposes.

The coffin of a dead woman allegedly refused to be buried and instead led pallbearers to the house of her killer.

A 68-year-old monk beheaded himself, believing he would be reincarnated in a higher form over in Thailand.

The deaths could be related to earlier, similar incidents. On March 12th, the body of a German shephard was found by hikers. The dog's head was crushed and its body was covered in a purple sheet.