A blue moon is a rare second full moon in a lunar cycle and occurs every three years, hence the saying, ‘once in a blue moon.’
It is considered a significantly spiritual time to many and authorities in Pensacola, Florida, were convinced it had triggered the murders of three family members at the time.
‘It’s witchcraft, I’ll say that right now,’ a sheriff declared at a press conference to an astonished room of media.
It was July 2015 and Voncile Smith, 77, and her two sons, John, 49, and Richard, 47, had been slain in their home when the blue moon was high in the sky.
The brutal killings were accused as being ‘ritualistic’ by the local authorities.
It seemed something beautiful had caused something tragic.
Mum Voncile lived with her sons, John and Richard.
They kept themselves
