The Vampire's Cult by Chet Hardin

A self-proclaimed vampire. His harem of "witches." And the small-town murder that shocked the nation. Investigative journalist Chet Hardin brings the unbelievable case of Sydney Loofe's murder to life.

Tucked into a quiet corner of the Great Plains, Wilber, Nebraska was the last place on earth you would expect to find a sex cult of murderous witches. And yet the shocking news would break: an unsuspecting young woman named Sydney Loofe had been lured to this idyllic little town, where she would be murdered in an alleged cult-like ritual, dismembered, and then scattered throughout the fields. 

Chet Hardin explores the rapid development and catastrophic result of a small-town cult bent on sex, theft, and torture. We will meet its leader, a bumbling and oafish, over-the-hill con man and felon named Aubrey Trail who claims to be a vampire, as well as his "first follower," the beguiling sex worker Bailey Boswell. We will also meet the trio of young women—Aubrey's witches—who vulnerable enough to be seduced into his dark world. 

An urgent and enduring examination of power, cults, and social desperation, The Vampire's Cult combines the thorough research of a police procedural with the unflinching portrait of two distinct types of psychopaths. Following Aubrey Trail's bizarre antics, the book will explore themes of magical thinking and coercive control in an age shaped by false realities and the ambitions of charismatic narcissists.