There was a movie that came out in 2005 called The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Very few people know that this movie was actually based on the real life of a German girl named Anneliese Michel. Ann Elisabeth, AKA Anneliese, Michel was born September 21st, 1952 in Leiblfing, Bavaria, West Germany to parents Josef and Anna. Anneliese had some psychiatric issues that included seizures as well as events in which she would black out and walk around in a trance-like state. After years of medical assistance in a psychiatric hospital, Anneliese's family and friends came to the conclusion that she was under demonic possession and sought help from the Catholic Church. After 67 exorcism sessions, Anneliese was finally released of the demons that were inside of her. Unfortunately, however, Anneliese died in her home on July 1st, 1976. Her death caused a lot of backlash against her family as well as the priest that performed the exorcisms, causing this case to be one of the few exorcisms to go to court. Was she under demonic possession, or was it just her Geschwind syndrome epilepsy?

Sources for this episode: 

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Time magazine

Chasingthefrog.com

Allthatsinteresting.com

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