Satansim and Luke
A collection of articles and materials focusing on Luke and Satanism
THE LETTER
Byline: FRANK HURLEY
MURDERER Luke Mitchell has admitted his blood lust in warped letters to a girl pen pal.
The teenager, serving 20 years for butchering girlfriend Jodi Jones, wrote: "I'm really more of a vampiristic type person.
"I enjoy the taste of blood, mine, my pals. I can smell it and it drives me crazy. I love the taste !"
Mitchell, 16, also revealed his obsession with Satanism, adulation of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and love of Goth rocker Marilyn Manson. He wrote: "I love Manson! There's not one thing I like best 'bout him, just him! His attitude of 'F*** You' This is me, I am."
And he shrugs off his sentence by writing: "Ho hum, 20 years. I expected that anyway... s**t happens!"
Mitchell's disturbing admissions may now provide clues as to why he murdered Jodi, 14.
The killer was 14 when he tied her hands behind her back and slit her throat before mutilating her body near a path in Dalkeith, Midlothian, in 2003.
Detectives could find no motive for the murder, which bore striking similarities to the killing of Hollywood starlet Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia.
But Mitchell says in his letter from Polmont Young Offenders' Institute, Stirlingshire: "The Black Dahlia case didn't interest me 'til I got arrested, then I found out the cops were saying I copied it.
"Since then I've researched it, but I've never fantasised 'bout it, it's a sick case."
Mitchell, who is appealing his conviction, also admitted to researching Satanism and said he may start his own sex cult.
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TWISTED: Mitchell, left, wrote letters from Polmont, where he is locked up for killing Jodi, right
THE SATANIC BIBLE
Luke Mitchell has requested SIX books, including The Devil's Notebook, Satan Speaks and the Satanic Bible.
All three were written by Anton Szandor LaVey, the American founder of the Church of Satan and a staunch critic of traditional Christianity.
However, Mitchell claims failure to provide the controversial materials would breach his human right to religious expression.
The 25-year-old made the request to the chaplain at HMP Shotts, where he is currently halfway through a life sentence.
A source said: "Mitchell's supporters have always down-played his links to satanism but it's clear he has a serious interest in the subject.
"Some people think he is playing a game and trying to cause mischief. He's still fighting his conviction.
"How can surrounding yourself with satanic materials make a good impression? People are surprised."
Mitchell's links to satanism was highlighted when on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Jodi.
He is thought to have scratched "666" into his arm, before later having the image of a demon tattooed on his arm.
Prosecutors also revealed a handful of references to Satan in Mitchell's schoolwork.
A spokesman from the Scottish Prison Service said: "Any request by a prisoner for materials on the grounds of religious practice would be considered carefully and risk-assessed by our chaplaincy team."
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13155473.murderer-requests-satanic-literature/
THE KNIFE POUCH
Note the exclamation mark after the quote - which was said to be one of Jodi's favourites
SCHOOL BOOKS
His English book, shown to the court, had the numbers 666 and "Satan lives" on the cover.
"I have tasted the devil's green blood" (This is from a computer game) was also scrawled on the back.
Several other jotters were shown which contained slogans such as: "Evil is the way", "Depression is only a stage in my life, so f*** off and stay out my mind" and "the finest day I ever had was when tomorrow never came" - a quotation from late Nirvana singer Cobain.
The handwritten essay, questioning the existence of God, had been submitted in January 2003 in place of a short story, which had been requested.
The essay contained passages such as: "If you ask me, god is just a futile excuse at most for a bunch of fools to go around annoying others who want nothing to do with him.
"Are these people insane?"
It also read "People like you need Satanic people like me to keep the balance" and "Once you shake hands with the devil you then have truly experienced life".
https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/troubled-mitchell-claimed-to-be-a-satanist-7172219.html
SATAN SHRINE
LUKE MITCHELL turned his room at a child criminals' unit into a shrine to Satan.
The boy killer of Jodi Jones daubed the Devil's number, 666, on the walls.
And the monster was allowed to put up posters of ghoulish shock rocker Marilyn Manson.
Sources at St Mary's secure school near Glasgow said Mitchell's taste in decor matched his character.
An insider said yesterday: 'He was just a nasty piece of work, a weirdo.
'Everyone here is glad to see the back of him.'
'It's probably due to his size as much as anything - he's quite a big lad for his age.'
The insider added: 'Mitchell kept saying he knew he was going to get off with Jodi's murder.
'He was so confident it was unbelievable, especially for someone of his tender years.
'Mitchell was full of it. He was going around telling anyone who cared to listen that he was going to beat the murder charge.
'He only expected to do10months for dealing cannabis.'
PROMISE OF REVENGE
Luke Mitchell, who is now 16, and denies killing the Midlothian teenager, handed in an essay with references to the Devil, a court heard.
His former teacher told the High Court in Edinburgh she was concerned about an essay entitled Pain and Suffering.
It questioned God's existence and said the world needed Satanic people.
The teenager, who was 14 at the time Jodi died, has lodged two special defences, one of alibi and one of incrimination.
Geraldine Mackie, 41, taught Mr Mitchell in his third year at St David's Roman Catholic High School in Dalkeith.
She expressed concern about his English essay which said: "People like you need Satanic people like me to keep the balance."
Mrs Mackie showed the court Mr Mitchell's English jotter which had the numbers 666 and references to the devil on the front cover.
 |  This is an assortment of rubbish on a kid's jotter, isn't it? Donald Findlay Defence counsel |
The word Satan was written across the back of the jotter with the phrase: "I have tasted the devil's green blood."
She told prosecuting advocate Alan Turnbull QC that she referred the teenager to a guidance teacher after he wrote the essay, the first time she had taken the step with a pupil in 15 years as a teacher.
In another essay, Mr Mitchell wrote: "So what if I am a Goth in a Catholic school? So what if I dress in baggy clothes?
"Just because I am more violent than others and cut myself, does that justify some pompous git of a teacher to refer me to a psychiatrist? (More violent?)
"Just because I have chosen to follow the teachings of Satan doesn't mean I need psychiatric help."
Defence advocate, Donald Findlay, QC, suggested that Mr Mitchell was just another rebellious pupil.
Mrs Mackie said: "Well, from my point of view I was quite concerned about him and the nature of his rebellion."
A passage in an essay read: "How can anyone be good because without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil."
Four-letter insults
Mr Findlay said: "It seems to be pretty thoughtful for his tender years."
The QC showed the court words scrawled on the back of Mr Mitchell's school jotters which included four-letter insults levelled at the Queen and the world and another profane demand that people "stay out of my mind".
Mr Findlay asked: "This is an assortment of rubbish on a kid's jotter, isn't it?"
Mrs Mackie replied: "Yes."
The court also heard extracts from Jodi Jones' diary where she'd written she thought she was in love with Luke Mitchell.
Michelle Tierney, 17, a former classmate of Mr Mitchell's, told the court he said he had imagined himself getting "stoned" and killing someone.
She said Mr Mitchell said it would be funny, before he stubbed a cigarette out on his hand.
Mr Mitchell denies murdering his 14-year-old girlfriend Jodi last June.
The trial before Lord Nimmo Smith continues.The jury in the Jodi Jones murder trial has been shown her boyfriend's school jotter, which was covered in Satanic slogans.
Luke Mitchell, who is now 16, and denies killing the Midlothian teenager, handed in an essay with references to the Devil, a court heard.
His former teacher told the High Court in Edinburgh she was concerned about an essay entitled Pain and Suffering.
It questioned God's existence and said the world needed Satanic people.
The teenager, who was 14 at the time Jodi died, has lodged two special defences, one of alibi and one of incrimination.
Geraldine Mackie, 41, taught Mr Mitchell in his third year at St David's Roman Catholic High School in Dalkeith.
She expressed concern about his English essay which said: "People like you need Satanic people like me to keep the balance."
Mrs Mackie showed the court Mr Mitchell's English jotter which had the numbers 666 and references to the devil on the front cover.
| This is an assortment of rubbish on a kid's jotter, isn't it? Donald Findlay Defence counsel |
The word Satan was written across the back of the jotter with the phrase: "I have tasted the devil's green blood."
She told prosecuting advocate Alan Turnbull QC that she referred the teenager to a guidance teacher after he wrote the essay, the first time she had taken the step with a pupil in 15 years as a teacher.
In another essay, Mr Mitchell wrote: "So what if I am a Goth in a Catholic school? So what if I dress in baggy clothes?
"Just because I am more violent than others and cut myself, does that justify some pompous git of a teacher to refer me to a psychiatrist?
"Just because I have chosen to follow the teachings of Satan doesn't mean I need psychiatric help."
Defence advocate, Donald Findlay, QC, suggested that Mr Mitchell was just another rebellious pupil.
Mrs Mackie said: "Well, from my point of view I was quite concerned about him and the nature of his rebellion."
A passage in an essay read: "How can anyone be good because without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil."
Four-letter insults
Mr Findlay said: "It seems to be pretty thoughtful for his tender years."
The QC showed the court words scrawled on the back of Mr Mitchell's school jotters which included four-letter insults levelled at the Queen and the world and another profane demand that people "stay out of my mind".
Mr Findlay asked: "This is an assortment of rubbish on a kid's jotter, isn't it?"
Mrs Mackie replied: "Yes."
The court also heard extracts from Jodi Jones' diary where she'd written she thought she was in love with Luke Mitchell.
Michelle Tierney, 17, a former classmate of Mr Mitchell's, told the court he said he had imagined himself getting "stoned" and killing someone.
She said Mr Mitchell said it would be funny, before he stubbed a cigarette out on his hand.
Mr Mitchell denies murdering his 14-year-old girlfriend Jodi last June.
The trial before Lord Nimmo Smith continues.
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