Welcome to a spine-chilling mini episode of "A Study of Strange," where we dive into one of strange history's most unsettling cases - the real-life event that inspired the 1973 cinematic horror masterpiece, "The Exorcist." Join us as we study the story of Roland Doe, a 13-year-old boy from Saint Louis, whose experiences in 1949 turned from the unexplainable to the downright terrifying. This is the true story of the 1949 exorcism.

 

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LINKS!

https://allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story

https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/roland-doe/

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2021/10/demoniac-who-is-roland-doe-the-boy-who-inspired-the-exorcist/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/roland-doe

https://www.slu.edu/universitas/archive/2014/exorcism.php

https://www.distractify.com/p/was-the-exorcism-of-roland-doe-real

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/possessed_thomas-b-allen/300856/item/5146426/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_high_vol_frontlist_under_%2410&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA0bWvBhBjEiwAtEsoWw_yotmswVOFmaLSb5y3O3QzSykNEcnaz5IFKcj5WgvPkcd5ZtTMThoCdWIQAvD_BwE#idiq=5146426&edition=3553241

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