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SD prison scrutinizes pagan worship group
By aberdeennews.com- John Hult
Published: 05/22/2017

SIOUX FALLS — When Jody Hadley arrived at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in 2003 on a kidnapping charge, he wasn’t an especially nice guy.

But the man who’d once held an elderly Worthing couple hostage and stolen their car said he learned a lot about morality in the 12 years that passed before his release.

Most of it came from Asatru, an ancient pagan religion whose modern adherents send prayers to Odin, Thor or Freya and abide by principles called the “Nine Noble Virtues,” among them honor, courage, fidelity, discipline and perseverance.

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