Hunter S. Thompson was named by one of the victims in the Franklin cover up as being a snuff film director for the elite.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, lobby scene -
Man on Phone in lobby: …hamburger stand, she's a waitress about 16 years old. They chopped her goddamn head off right there in the parking lot. Then they cut all kinds of holes in her and sucked out the blood. They were after the peneal gland I think. Yeah. Nah, how's ya mama?