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Podcast: Hitched 2 Homicide
Episode: The “Devil Made Me Do It” Case: Demonic Possession, Arne Johnson, the Glatzel Family, and a Landmark Defense
Description: Send Kris and Rob a Text Message!In 1981 Brookfield, Connecticut, an altercation ended with Alan Bono losing his life—and a courtroom battle followed that tried to introduce demonic possession as a legal defense. We trace the full timeline: 11-year-old David Glatzel’s reported afflictions, the involvement of Ed & Lorraine Warren and multiple clergy, Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s alleged transference challenge, and Judge Robert Callahan’s decision to bar possession evidence at trial. We also examine alternative, earthly explanations—including the Sominex (diphenhydramine) theory—and how side effects might mimic “possession” in a child.What you’ll hear...