Cyprus Times

The Pallini Satanists: How a Confession to a Priest Revealed Crimes, Sexual Orgies, and Rituals

Published December 29, 2025, 13:07
The Pallini Satanists: How a Confession to a Priest Revealed Crimes, Sexual Orgies, and Rituals

The case of the Pallini Satanists, one of the darkest pages in Greek criminal history, is resurfacing. The case involves horrific crimes, sexual orgies, and black magic rituals that shocked Greece in the early 1990s. The perpetrators, Asimakis Katsoulas, Manos Dimitrokalis, and Dimitra Margeti, were arrested in 1993 after Dimitrokalis confessed to a priest. The case includes the murders of 14-year-old Dora Syropoulou and 28-year-old Garifallia Yiourga, with horrific details of torture and abuse. The trial was characterized by extensive publicity and was eventually banned from being filmed.