Meet Pazuzu Algarad, The Satanist Who Buried Bodies Behind His House Of Horrors

Meet Pazuzu Algarad, The Satanist Who Buried Bodies Behind His House Of Horrors

He made animal sacrifices, covered his face in tattoos, filed his teeth into points, and rarely bathed. Yet he still managed to snag two fiancés — who assisted him with multiple murders. 

Viceland’s “The Devil You Know” spent most days drinking blood and having orgies in his North Carolina home. It was not until Pazuzu Algarad was arrested and charged with murder after police discovered several bodies buried in his backyard, that the nightmare came to an end.

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He made animal sacrifices, covered his face in tattoos, filed his teeth into points, and rarely bathed. Yet Pazuzu Algarad still managed to snag two fiancés — who assisted him with murder.

The next time your neighbor does something you don’t like, just consider yourself lucky that you never lived next to Pazuzu Algarad.

A self-proclaimed Satanist, Algarad spent his days making animal sacrifices, drinking blood, and having orgies in his home. It was not until he was arrested and charged with murder that the nightmare came to an end.

Not a lot is known about Algarad’s early life. He was born John Alexander Lawson on August 12, 1978, in San Francisco, California. At some point, Algarad and his mother relocated to Clemmons, North Carolina.

Patricia Gillespie, who produced and directed the documentary series The Devil You Know about Pazuzu Algarad, said it was difficult to get a true grasp of his life since he often reinvented stories about his childhood.

As Gillespie put it: “He told people he was from Iraq, he told people his father was some high priest. But the people who knew him as a child described him as a little off-kilter, a little emotional. Things that might indicate the beginning of a mental illness: harming animals, consuming alcohol and drugs at a very early age.”

John Lawson’s mother, Cynthia, spoke of her son’s mental health issues, which started at a young age. He was diagnosed with several mental illnesses, including schizophrenia and agoraphobia.

While Cynthia initially got Algarad the psychiatric help he needed, she ran out of money and was no longer able to afford treatment for him. So his mental health deteriorated pretty quickly.

In an interview for The Devil You Know, Cynthia said, “He wasn’t by any means an angel, but he wasn’t a bad person or a bogeyman or whatever phrases people have called him.”

In 2002, he changed his name to Pazuzu Illah Algarad, an homage to the Assyrian demon referenced in the movie The Exorcist.

An Outcast In Society

After his name change, Algarad aimed to ostracize himself from society, covering his face in tattoos and filing his teeth into points. He would tell people that he regularly made animal sacrifices and even claimed to be able to control the weather.

According to a psychiatrist, Algarad bathed no more than once a year and had not brushed his teeth in years, claiming that personal hygiene “stripped … the body of its defenses in warding off infection and illness.”

His behavior was a major rebellion against Clemmons and its residents – the town was known for being heavily Christian.

Vaguely similar to Charles Manson, Algarad drew others who felt socially excluded toward him — and encouraged them to engage in debauchery.

His former friend, Nate Anderson, would later say: “He had a twisted sort of charisma, it’s the kind of charisma that isn’t going to appeal to everyone. But certain minds are going to be drawn in by that: the misfits, the outcasts, people living on the edge or people who wanted to live on the edge.”

Like Manson, Algarad also had a way of attracting women. Amber Burch and Krystal Matlock were two of his (known) fiancés who frequented his home.

“House of Horrors”

Pazuzu Algarad’s house at 2749 Knob Hill Drive became a hub for those outcasts and misfits. They could come and stay for as long as they wanted. Algarad did not care what they did in his home.

Activities at Algarad’s home included: self-harm, drinking the blood of birds, performing rabbit sacrifices, doing copious drugs, and staging orgies.

Obviously, the house was in dire conditions – there was garbage everywhere, animal carcasses lying around, and blood smeared on the walls.

It was dark and reeked of decay. Satanic messages and pentagrams were painted all over the property.