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On Sunday, January 10, 1993, 54-year-old pig farmer Ralph Lolmer and his 49-year-old wife

Joan returned home from a week-long interstate trip.

The couple who lived in the Victorian Country Town of Antwerp had driven four and a half

hours west to attend a six-day religious convention in the South Australian capital of Adelaide.

Ralph, a devout and ardent Christian, had been eager to attend the event, and while Joan

didn't share her husband's fervor, she attended church regularly and so agreed to accompany

him.

The vacation had passed without incident, but shortly after their arrival home, Joan

started to behave oddly.

She had difficulty concentrating on tasks, would frequently change outfits throughout

the day, was restless and struggled to fall asleep.

According to Ralph, as time went on, she also started making peculiar noises and adopting

different personas.

On one occasion, she acted as though she were a sheepshira, speaking in a tone and manner

consistent with a farmhand.

On another, she claimed to be a sex worker while describing the activities she had

participated in with supposed clients.

It wasn't the first time Ralph had witnessed the Joan behaving this way.

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