re: true detective theories

The Pastor guy from Episode 1 ("there's a war going on" is his quote to Rusty) is using Ledoux for his drugs. Ledoux is just a pawn. The victims view Ledoux as a demon bc they are high on drugs, as you can see on the police sketches.

The church captures lost souls via flyers and tents, sends them to Reggie to be drugged, and later the killer murders them publicly to showcase their evil ways to the world.