'We Are Being Targeted': Voodoo Believers Fear Backlash

Two separate crimes against children in recent days have one haunting similarity: authorities have pointed to Voodoo rituals as a possible motive. But practitioners of Haitian Vodou, which adherents spell differently to distinguish it from other variants, say the religion does not sanction violence and fear the crimes will spark a backlash against their community.   "We are being targeted," said Maude Evans, a Haitian native and Vodou priestess in Boston's Mattapan...

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