The Devil Within

October of 1974… in the small village of Ossett in Yorkshire County, England the local police responded to the most vicious and brutal slaying they had ever encountered. Christine Taylor, a happily married mother of five and was found murdered. Torn apart actually, in her own home. Inexplicably, the police already had the prime suspect in custody: the husband, Michael Taylor. He was found naked and covered in blood in the town square. And, what’s more, he admitted to the killing…

Credits:

Executive Producers: Dana Brunetti and Keegan Rosenberger

Produced by Branden Morgan and Zach McNees

Edited and Mixed by Zach McNees

Music by Soundstripe and Blue Dot Sessions

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In 1974 after experiencing financial hardship, Michael Taylor joined a local church in the rolling hills of Northern England. After falling in love with a young, beautiful preacher, Michael’s personality began to change. The mild-mannered family man became abusive and unhinged. His new church believed he was possessed by no fewer than 48 demons and would require an exorcism to save his soul and protect his family from evil. But the supposed remedy would come at a very steep price. The podcast THE DEVIL WITHIN returns with a second season that will send chills down your spine. THE DEMONS OF YORKSHIRE tells the terrifying true story behind Michael Taylor’s brutal exorcisms, and seeks to answer the question, who is to blame for the vicious murder of his wife?

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The writer/director is interviewed and offers personal insight not included in the podcast.

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Our narrator returns to his hometown for a meditation on the crime, the aftermath and the future of the place he once called home.

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Now we revisit the night in question, minute-by-minute, just like in episode one... only now we see things in a completely new light, and from a new perspective. Not from the point of view of law enforcement or his mother or his friend... but from Tommy’s point of view. We’ll understand what really happened, why it happened, and, most importantly, how it happened.

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Tommy discovers a book once owned by the occultist Richard Cross and decides to re-enact an ancient ritual from the book on the grounds of the long abandoned Cross estate. Innocent to what he had wrought... the evil had been summoned just the same.

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Tommy and his new friend decide to see for themselves what lurks in the darkness on the edge of town... they’ve heard rumors about a coven of Satanists that worship in the deep woods of Clinton Road. And once that rumor is proven true, Tommy becomes obsessed. He wants more and his curiosity leads him to the shadowy figure of Richard Cross, the original Occultist in the area from the turn of 20th Century, and Tommy’s obsession grows.

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We begin to recreate the timeline that lead up to Tommy’s horrific acts and search for the catalyst that set him on his path to oblivion. He meets a new friend and is influenced by a new teacher. Suddenly a new and devious world is opened up and Tommy is powerless to resist.

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In an attempt to find the truth, a truth that doesn’t involve the supernatural, we investigate other possible reasons Tommy may have snapped. In this episode we learn that Tommy was dedicated and successful athlete in a sport almost as mysterious as the occult: wrestling. Was the pressure of school, athletics and his religious demands enough to drive him over the edge?

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To understand the murders we need to understand where Tommy was spending his time, and that requires a deep dive into the mythology surrounding CLINTON ROAD, dubbed The Most Haunted Road in America by ghost hunters and paranormal enthusiasts the world over. This episode will also introduce a mysterious millionaire named RICHARD CROSS who, although dead for decades at the time of the incident, his influence on devil worshippers was hugely felt.

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