October 12 , 1974 :
Son of Sam Cult Killings Include Bismarck Woman
Taken from whatliesbeyond . boards . net Written by Graveyard Bride
October 12th is known by many practitioners of Thelema as Crowleymas because it is the birthday of Aleister Crowley , who was born October 12 , 1875 . Some observe Crowleymas by performing certain rituals . Others celebrate the day as they would any other holiday , with feasting , drinking and partying . But on October 12 , 1974 , someone allegedly honored “ The Beast ” by ritually murdering a young woman inside a church on the university campus in Palo Alto , California .
Arlis Kay Dykema was born February 22 , 1955 , in Bismarck , North Dakota . She attended Bismarck High School , where she was a cheerleader and popular girl , but most importantly , she was a devout Christian , active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ( FCA ). Following graduation , she continued to live at home while attending Bismarck Junior College and working in a nearby dental office . She continued her FCA activities , serving as a huddle leader – a college student athlete who works with small groups of campers . Huddle leaders must be fully dedicated to Christ , not only while working at camp , but in their everyday lives . Arlis did her best to live a Christian life and did not hesitate to spread the gospel at every opportunity . In fact , there are rumors the young woman attempted to convert several members of a Satanic cult in nearby Mandan , N . D .
Satan was no stranger in Bismarck . Beginning in 1972 , there was evidence of what locals and law enforcement considered Satanic activity in Hillside Cemetery , behind a Catholic church and near a synagogue . However , their favorite haunt seemed to be a wooded area with caves near University of
“ Son of Sam ,” David Berkowitz , confessed to killing six people . He may have even been connected to the murder of a Bismarck woman in 1974 .
Mary , a four-year college founded and operated by the Catholic Church .
According to Maury Terry , a former New York Post reporter , in his book “ The Ultimate Evil ”, a nun he interviewed remarked , “ My students knew all about it . They said the cult used to kill dogs in back of there . She told Terry , “ We have a large cross here at the graveyard and the devil worshipers used to creep up the hill to spit on our cross .” Several people living in a nearby mobile home community confirmed dogs had gone missing in the 1970s and some of them were found dead and mutilated in the woods inside what some described as a “ magic circle .”
On August 17 , 1974 , Arlis married Bruce Perry , her high school sweetheart and fellow FCA member , who had completed his freshman year at Stanford University , where he was a premed student . Following their wedding , the two set out for Palo Alto and moved into the Stanford dormitory for married students . Bruce was able to walk to class and
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