Mayor Resigns, Claims Abduction By Satan Worshippers

Summary

November 21, 2007: The mayor of the town of Centerton, Arkansas, United States resigns, and claims that he had been abducted by Satanists.

Source

Bibliography

1. Original article

2. Arcana Wiki Map entry

Game and Story Use

• A campaign involving the occult influence and evil cults could make use of this.
  • Note that the occult forces don't have to be real; just because the creepy cult does not actually wield demonic power doesn't mean they aren't dangerous with the mundane means at their disposal.
    • Of course, you'll want to keep the PC's guessing as to whether or not the magic is real!
• Another take: Perhaps the abduction is a hoax, intended to rouse public sentiment against an eccentric sect that is wrongly believed to be Satanic.
  • Or rightly - just because they were falsely accused doesn't mean they're the good guys…
• Mission Impossible plot: The PC's are the ones abducting the corrupt mayor and are pretending to be Satanists as part of a complex con job.