A woman who was kidnapped and used for blood ritual but managed to escape has revealed the horrifying torture and pain she passed through in the hands of her kidnappers.
Kidnap Ringleaer, Mercedes Salazar
A woman kidnapped by four people has told the horrifying experience she passed through in the hands of her captors.
The woman who spent three days in captivity was forced to ingest drugs and at one point, was used to perform a blood ritual by her captors. The ritual was a form of witchcraft where they cut her hair and drew blood from her body. She was tied to a chair all through the three days.
One Mercedes Salazar, 32, was the ringleader who orchestrated the woman's captivity, according to James Keith, spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. Salazar is being held on charges that include aggravated kidnapping.
Keith said Salazar believed the 25-year-old woman played a role in the August killing of her brother, and that was why she kidnapped and wanted to kill the woman.
Authorities say there's no indication the victim played any role in the death.
Sheriff's deputies found the woman because she was eventually able to call her mother, who notified authorities after one of her captors that untied her from the chair fell asleep, allowing the victim to make the phone call. Three of the suspects were arrested within days and charged with a variety of crimes that include aggravated kidnapping.