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Welcome to Obscira, where we shine a light on the dark. Elmer Leon Carroll was born on August 19, 1956.

He was born with what was later described as organic brain damage that occurred in utero or before birth.

He grew into a large man with short brown hair, large ears, and expressionless hazel eyes.

His IQ was around 70, and even into adulthood, he was believed to have the intelligence

of an 11-year-old child. From the age of 12 years

old onward, Elmer had repeated psychological examinations. It was found that he suffered from

auditory and visual hallucinations, and that he was sexually abused as a child. According to Elmer,

he was continuously the victim of sexual abuse from a family member

throughout his childhood.

Whether from the trauma, the brain damage, or a combination of both, Elmer soon became

haunted by voices, delusions, and seeing people that were not there.

As Elmer grew into adulthood, he became what would

later be described as, quote, a closet child molester. He started sexually abusing his own niece

early into his adulthood, and Elmer followed that up by sexually molesting the daughter of his

brother's neighbor.

It was around this time that Elmer began digging a hole in the ground

in an attempt to kill the demons that wouldn't stop talking to him.

Elmer was diagnosed as schizophrenic.

As the years went on, Elmer Carroll became increasingly emboldened.

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