Episode 420: Influencer Lures Followers To Move In, Then Sex Traffics Them To Fund Her Witchcraft
In Brazil, this specific prison is known as the “real dungeons.”
Because once you get in - you feel like you’re trapped in hell until they let you out. That is - if you can even get out alive.
BBC reporters are there to interview one of the most high profile prisoners. Every single prisoner in there has been deemed a dangerous criminal - this one even more so.
She walks out. Thin frame. Short blonde hair.
She used to be a model in NYC and was reported to have dated Leonardo DiCaprio. What is she doing in here?
“Why are you in here?” - they ask her.
“They say I can control people minds. Change their brains.” - she responds.
“Can you?”
“What do you think? Can I? I hope so… when I get out you will see the power that I have and if it is real or not.”
“Is that a threat”
Did the prisoner just threaten the BBC reporters?
This is the case of Kat Torres - the Brazilian Instagram “influencer” with over 1 million followers that has been charged with human trafficking and slavery charges.
Sources
Book: “@SearchingDesirre” by Desiree (survivor of Kat Torres’s trafficking)
Book: “The Voz” - by Kat Torres
Documentary: “Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru” - by BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NACEGyQOiT8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my4eAtmIs1A&t=153s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjvuaZxoy1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EJobgcaf08
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOFKqdO6Xs/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D&img_index=1
https://istoe.com.br/influencer-kat-torres-e-presa-entenda-historia-da-guru-espiritual/
https://www.ecstaticintegration.org/p/kat-torres-under-the-influence
https://charleyproject.org/case/zachary-joshua-menkin
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/bbc-eye-and-bbc-brasil-investigate-instagram-influencer
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2024/29/instas-fake-guru
https://www.stagemilk.com/acting-methods/#batson
https://www.nycastings.com/golden-acting-advice-from-legendary-acting-coach-susan-batson/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmUzDTBepGM
Production Note
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