death_date religion other_names birth_date article_title education name death_cause
july 7 , 1984 -lrb- aged 17 -rrb- satanist the acid king march 29 , 1967 ricky kasso
 high school dropout richard kasso suicide by hanging
ricky kasso

richard `` ricky '' kasso -lrb- march 29 , 1967 -- july 7 , 1984 -rrb- , also known as the acid king , murdered 17-year-old acquaintance gary lauwers in northport , long island , new york on june 16 , 1984 .
two other teens , jimmy troiano and albert quinones , were present at the murder , which took place in the aztakea woods of northport while all four were high on what they believed -lrb- and was reported -rrb- to be mescaline but was most likely either pcp or lsd .
the murder became sensational news in new york city and across the nation due to the torture of lauwers and alleged satanic ritualistic aspects of the murder .
the murder took place during a period when there was much public concern over the effects of satanic and occult content in heavy metal music and in role playing games .
kasso was wearing an ac/dc t-shirt at the time of his arrest and was a fan of groups such as black sabbath , judas priest , and ozzy osbourne .
