IN-DEPTH NEWS REPORTING Daniel Perez 4 of 5 Reporter - Deb Farris Photographers - Larry Buell, Giovanni Garcia, Andy Duffy. Daniel Perez, AKA Lou Castro Daniel Perez, also called Lou Castro, was sentenced to life in jail for homicide and the rape of youngsters in his cult, often known as the Angel’s Touchdown commune. When Perez’s sentence for ID fraud was finished, he was arrested on 28 counts of first-degree murder, child exploitation and multiple counts of sex crimes and fraud. Police investigating the deaths of others associated with Perez’s group also have looked into the deaths of Hughes’ husband, who was crushed by a car, and a woman killed in a plane crash. Daniel Perez in Tennessee. Perez, who was known by many names, including Lou Castro, was found guilty of 28 crimes in Sedgwick County District Court in 2015 and was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Whenever the group’s bank account dipped below $10,000, it was time for another death, investigators learned. San Diego SWAT Takes Down Murder Suspect Daniel Perez with Hostages - Duration: 1:30. "He will stop at nothing, including murder and rape, and didn’t stop at anything to get what he wanted.". Although the siblings have suffered humungously because of the criminal Daniel Perez, they feel that they should be the light that counters his darkness. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The payout after Hughes’ death was $1 million. The document goes on to say, “Lou Castro is in fact Daniel U. Perez.” Kansas TV station KSN reports that. Mike Hutmacher/The Wichita Eagle/AP. Seven years after Detective Ron Goodwyn opened up his investigation into Angel’s Landing, he set off to the place he believed Lou Castro’s criminal journey began. Luis Miguel Castro (November 25, 1876 – September 24, 1941) was born in Medellín, Colombia.He was the Second Latin American born player to play in Major League Baseball in the United States, and the first Latin American since Cuban player Esteban Bellán in 1873 to play professional baseball. Perez only was charged with Hughes’ murder, but five other commune members with hefty insurance payoffs also died while living in the commune. Tonight on NBC’s Dateline NBC, Dennis Murphy looks into the case of cult leader Daniel Perez, also known as Lou Castro, who told his followers at … Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype. Her death originally was classified an accident. Choose the plan that’s right for you. Digital access or digital and print delivery. The other testified and helped convict Perez, now 55, in February of murdering Hughes, holding her head underwater long enough for her to drown in a pool in the compound Perez and his followers bought outside Wichita. Credit: This "angel," however, was actually named Daniel Perez, and was found guilty in February 2015 of … "He’s a sexual predator who’s willing to do anything to live his life as he wants to live," Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Ron Goodwyn told NBC. Daniel Perez, 55, was sentenced Tuesday in Wichita, Kansas, by Sedgwick County District Judge Joseph Bribiesca to serve two life sentences, plus 406 months on charges that include first-degree and premeditated murder, child rape and other sex crimes, and directing that life insurance and car credit applications be filled out with false information, reports The Wichita Eagle. Three were killed in a 2001 airplane crash near Norris, S.D. During this time, Perez met a woman named Mona Griffith who was living in the same complex with her daughter, 6 Lindsey, and her son, Cody. 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