In this episode, join us as we grab the holy water and our bibles (and by bible we mean Beyoncé's entire discography) to protect ourselves while we explore Peculiar Possessions. Liam delves into the tragic story of Irina Cornici who was accused of being possessed by the devil in post-communist Romania. While Alana investigates the so-called 'devil made me do it' trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson in the 1980s. 

Tangents include: An effective way to reference your research, a crucifix theme park, ghost pilgrims, the new Conjuring movie sucks!

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Work cited:

The ‘possession’ of Irina Cornici

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6376211.stm
• https://www.grunge.com/246255/the-truth-behind-the-2005-exorcism-of-maricica-irina-cornici/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nun-dies-after-convent-exorcism/
• https://vous-entendez.com/9321-voice-reason-exorcisms-fictional-fatalfkajn22739g5p.html
   

Arne Cheyenne Johnson trial

•  https://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/trials/demon-murder
• https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/nyregion/defendant-in-a-murder-puts-the-devil-on-trial.html 
•  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1981/09/13/by-demons-possessed/3479fa6b-eee3-4233-a2fc-b9defa403504/ 
•  https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2021/04/22/the-true-story-behind-the-conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it/
• https://apnews.com/article/c758c33ba4756f757e1dfec4f0abd39e