Case 11: Anneliese Michel

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This week we conclude the story of Anneliese Michel, who after being the subject of 67 catholic exorcisms, succumbed to starvation as her true demon, Epilepsy, went untreated.

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This week we begin the story of one of the most infamous cases of "demonic possession" ever recorded, the exorcism(s) of Anneliese Michel. 

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In September 1952, Anna and Josef Michel celebrated the birth of their first child together, Anneliese.

24 years later, she was dead; the result, some have said, of the most terrifying and convincing case of demonic possession ever recorded.

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After the birth of her first child, Michele was hit with the onset of sporadic tingling and numbness on alternating sides of her face. Despite enduring years of the mysterious symptoms, she had given up hope of finding the root cause. Michele eventually built up walls of shame be ...  Afficher plus