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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 18 MIN

Vesago: The 16-Year-Old Vampire Killer

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Teenager Sticks Out Tongue at Cameras After Confessing to Murdering Parents with Metal Bar: The Double Homicide of Richard and Naomi WendorfNovember 26, 1996. A daughter arrives home in Eustis, Florida, and discovers her parents beaten beyond recognition-her father struck twenty-two times, her mother's brainstem severed. The family car is gone. Her sister is missing. Within forty-eight hours, police arrest five teenagers in Louisiana, and the sixteen-year-old at the center confesses immediately, showing zero remorse as he blows kisses to photographers.We explore how a high school boy traveled ten hours from Kentucky with a cult following, how a metal bar became the instrument of execution, and why the warning signs-animal killings, school expulsion, documented abuse-triggered no institutional response before the murders occurred. At the center: an unanswered question about what Heather Wendorf, the victims' youngest daughter and the suspect's girlfriend, knew before that night.Victim: Richard Wendorf, Naomi Queen WendorfDate: November 25-26, 1996Location: Eustis, Lake County, FloridaStatus: Roderick Ferrer sentenced to death; case closed- Ferrer adopted the occult alias "Vesago" at age fourteen and built a vampire cult recruiting abused teenagers through blood rituals and psychological manipulation- He killed two dogs at an animal shelter in Kentucky weeks before the murders, yet was never institutionally flagged for escalating violence- During the ten-hour drive to Florida, Ferrer repeatedly told his followers he would kill when they arrived-a statement no one prevented- The phrase "Take care of my parents" spoken to Heather hours before the attack remains ambiguous: metaphor or direct instruction to eliminate witnessesRoderick Ferrer, Eustis Florida murders 1996, metal bar, death row youngest inmate, vampire cult homicide, occult ritual murder, criminal minds investigation, true crimeTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

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