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Who were the mysterious Brazilian neighbors in Leander, Texas?
Probably the only one that will. I'm not the first Brazilian to set foot in Leander, Texas. And the Brazilian women who came and lived here before me made quite the impression on their neighbors. Wayne Murray lived across the street from them.
They said that you might know something, you might have spoken to them.
Wayne says that in Leander, people do two things. Wave to each other and then mind their business. At least Wayne did. Then, in 2022, that's when these new neighbors moved there, right across the street. They were not terribly friendly. We had this traffic circle, right? So I'd come in, I'd wave to them, they'd never wave back. And there was something else about his new neighbors. Very pretty, young woman. They looked like supermodels. Very attractive blonde and a pretty attractive brunette. Tall, thin, gorgeous, right out of the latest Victoria's Secret fashion show. I mean, I'm super gay, and even I can see it. And it wasn't just having a house full of gorgeous Brazilian women in a nondescript American suburb that was unusual. One day, he just stopped seeing them. The house was empty. The women were gone. Eventually, a rental company came to clear the house.
They put out the girl stuff in the front yard for anyone to take, which was interesting. We got quite a bit of this stuff. We just took the bags. We looked later. I did keep the voodoo dolls. Voodoo dolls? Voodoo dolls. I got three voodoo dolls. May I ask to take a look at them? Sure. Well, come on in. One of the women was a social media influencer famous in Brazil with more than a million followers. I was there because, well, I'm kind of an influencer myself. But that was basically an accident. I'm a journalist first, and I've made a name for myself investigating stories in Brazil where things aren't quite what they seem. And that's what brought me to Texas, because the woman who lived there, Cat Torres, seemed like she had a picture-perfect life online.
Thank you. I'm Chico, by the way. Francisco? Chico, yeah. Okay, nice to meet you.
Wayne told me the more he looked through the stuff the women left behind, the more questions he had about them. They had an altar. in their yard. Not a Christian altar. Because she had, I can never pronounce the name of the drug. Ayahuasca. That's it. That Brazilian drug. They had packages of dried herbs. And it has what they're good for. Good for romance. Good for this. Good for that. Three of them were also good for exorcisms. And that was in all. Wayne started to wonder if he had been getting a little carried away. But soon he would see reports of what was really going on in that house, and he would realize that maybe he was right to have been suspicious. Because there was something troubling going on. Something dark. Dangerous, even.
Leander, place front. Hi, I'm calling because I would like to know if you guys did a wellness check on the two missing Brazilian girls. Is an officer going to go over there and talk to them because they really need to?
Could I speak with the person that's in charge of the investigation that's going on for those three girls that are from Leander? I'm helping a family that has a girl missing and they need an accident. It's a little scary, to be honest.
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From Wondery, I'm Chico Felitti, and this is Don't Cross Cat. Like most of you and anyone else, I post on Instagram, quite often. I post pictures of the usual stuff, my dog, Pachorra, my travels, and my overpriced outfits. Actually, my producer pointed out that in quite a few posts, I don't seem to have my shirt on. But hey, cut me some slack. I'm Brazilian.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the premise of 'The Witches Who Work For You'?
3:31
2
Who were the mysterious Brazilian neighbors in Leander, Texas?
0:31–12:26
3
How did Patty and Desiree's friendship begin?
12:26–14:57
4
Who is Kat Torres and what influence does she have?
14:57–21:40
5
What was Patty's experience with Kat Torres's services?
21:40–36:23