Judge orders Dos Palos 'satanic' murder defendant to stand trial | Los Banos Enterprise

 Satan had anything to do with this heinous act,,,

The 37-year-old Dos Palos woman who is accused of killing her mother in an alleged “Satanic” sacrifice was held to answer for murder.

Melissa Bal was looking down while rocking back and forth in her chair as a 9-1-1 tape was played as evidence during a preliminary hearing on the murder charge Thursday in Merced Superior Court.

Two Merced County Sheriff’s Office detectives also testified during the hearing, in which Merced County Judge Jeanne Schechter determined there was enough evidence to head to trial.
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But in investigators’ reports, Bal told authorities “It was a calling to kill her” mother as part of a “satanic practice.” She also told them she has used a variety of illegal drugs, and she consumed five beers the night before the murder.

Family members and others told investigators Bal had mental issues and was making troubling statements of a sexual nature the night before, and that she would occasionally make statements referring to satanic practice.

Judge orders Dos Palos 'satanic' murder defendant to stand trial | Los Banos Enterprise