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| − | '''Vampire: The Masquerade''' is a [[role-playing game]] created by White Wolf, set in the World of Darkness (or what is currently known as the Old World of Darkness, or OWoD.) It is popular among [[liberals]]. | + | '''Vampire: The Masquerade''' is a [[role-playing game]] created by White Wolf, set in the World of Darkness (or what is currently known as the Old World of Darkness, or OWoD.) It is popular among [[liberals]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/<ref> |
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Vampire: The Masquerade is a role-playing game created by White Wolf, set in the World of Darkness (or what is currently known as the Old World of Darkness, or OWoD.) It is popular among liberals.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
In at least one case, the live-action version of the game has been linked to murder. On Thanksgiving Day in 1996, Roderick Ferrell, a 16-year-old from Kentucky, attacked and murdered Richard and Naoma Ruth Wendorf with the aid of members of his cult, which he called "The Vampire Clan"--a group which had started out playing Vampire: the Masquerade and progressed into full cult status and behavior, including communion with demons and human blood-drinking rituals. [1] Among the cult members was the Wendorfs' own daughter Heather. Ferrell's mother Sondra was also apparently led into criminal activity through a fascination with vampires; she was charged with writing sexually explicit letters to a 14-year-old in which she revealed her desire to become a vampire. [2]