Adolfo Constanzo
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Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, also known as the "Narcosatanist", was a Cuban-American serial killer, drug trafficker, and cult leader who led an infamous drug-trafficking and occult gang in Matamoros, Ta
Serial Killer & Cult Leader Adolfo Constanzo
Haitian Vodou
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Haitian Vodou is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and C
Adolfo Constanzo
…died and remarried there. Constanzo was baptized Catholic and served as an altar boy, but also accompanied his mother on trips to Haiti to learn about Vodou. Constanzo's family returned to Miami in 1972 and his stepfather died soon after, leaving the family with some money. As a teenager, he became apprenticed…
A sequined drapo flag, by Haitian artist Georges Valris, depicting the vèvè symbol of the lwa Loko Atison; these symbols play an important role in Vodou ritual.
Vodou paraphernalia for sale at the Marché de Fer (Iron Market) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
An oungan (Vodou priest) with another practitioner at a ceremony in Haiti in 2011
A selection of ritual items used in Vodou practice on display in the Canadian Museum of Civilization