desirre, a young brazilian woman, would later write a book about her experiences.lled me crying and told me that her health was failing and that she was having suicidal thoughts. she wanted me to come to texas and stay with her for a while. she said she had no one else besides her new husband and that i was one of the people she trusted most. she said i needed to be in texas the next day. we talked for two hours and without me being able to process what was happening, she bought my tickets. kat posted on social media, introducing what she called her �*witch clan'. she had convinced her clients desirre, 21—year—old leticia maia, and a woman we are calling sol, to move to austin to live with her. the bbc has discovered at least four more women were almost persuaded. when i arrived, kat took me to see the witchcraft room. she had set up a large altar with candles and religious images. she prayed to the angels asking for protection, health and prosperity for all of us. she did a live on instagram, calling people, say, "hey, i'm coming, people. "who wants to come to my