Episode 159: Jessica and Alexia Reale

In 1997, a pair of sisters in Elk Grove, California endured the unthinkable. Their mother and stepfather, Barbara and Larry Carrasco, abused methamphetamine and somehow became certain that Barbara’s daughters, 13-year-old Jessica and five-year-old Alexia, were possessed by demons and vampires. To exorcise the unwanted beings, Barbara and Larry began forcing the girls to drink bleach milkshakes three times a day for eight days. When Alexia died around June 19, 1997, Barbara and Larry forced Jessica to watch them do something unimaginably horrific.

This is the story of two girls who didn’t stand a chance against the delusions and abuse of their mother and stepfather. It’s also an incredible story of the survival, strength, and perseverance of Jessica, who joins me on today’s episode to tell me about her sister, Alexia; the investigation into Alexia’s death; and how therapy has helped her to be the best possible mother to her own three daughters.

This is the shocking story of Jessica and Alexia Reale.

TW: animal abuse

Jessica’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Im-Not-Broken-Surviving-Demons-ebook/dp/B0BYY2Q4ZY/

Agent Rinek’s book: https://www.amazon.com/In-Name-of-Children-audiobook/dp/B07FCRWNDP/

Inside the Crime Files Podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/people-v-carrasco-alexia-reale/id1623264426?i=1000601162219

Transcript of Jessica’s appearance on the Dr. Phil show in 2009: https://www.drphil.com/slideshows/caught-in-the-system-jessica/

Please write letters to the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH), asking the board not to release either Larry or Barbara Carrasco!

From the California Board of Parole Hearings website:“Any person may submit information to the BPH concerning any offender. When deciding whether to release an offender on parole, the BPH considers all information received from the public. Written comments should be directed to the Classification and Parole Representative at the prison where the proceeding will be conducted. Those comments will be included in the offender’s Central File and will be considered by future hearing panels. Communications opposing an offender’s release on parole may be placed in the confidential section of the Central File. The names and addresses of those writing are considered confidential.”

Write to the parole board regarding “Larry Carrasco P72561” before Larry’s hearing in November at the address below:

Mule Creek State Prison
Attn: Classification & Parole Representative
P.O. Box 409099
Ione, CA 95640

Write to the parole board regarding “Barbara Carrasco W85611” at the address below:

Central California Women’s Facility
ATTN: Classification & Parole Representative
P.O. Box 1501
Chowchilla, CA 93610-1501

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