in investigating homicides there are some very obvious ritualistic markings that will appear on a body that is the result of satanic killings but some of the markings are a little more subtle there s oftentimes a cut that goes from behind the ear all the way down to the throat another area that s obvious in these kinds of ritualistic carvings would be the pentagram or the inverted pentagram on the right and the left side of the upper chest this oftentimes is the signature of the high priest