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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Possessed By The Devil: The Story of Latoya Ammons

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.211K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

When the Ammons family moved to their new home in Gary, Indiana, they weren't sure what to expect. Of course, they anticipated all the usual hassles of relocation -- but they weren't expecting demons. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the bizarre, tragic saga of a family beset by what they genuinely seemed to feel was demonic possession. The media, the clergy, and even members of law enforcement agreed with them. So: What actually happened?

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0:00.0

From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.

0:06.5

You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.

0:12.0

A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show.

0:28.4

My name is Matt.

0:29.3

My name is Noel.

0:30.4

They call me Ben.

0:32.2

We're joined as always with our super producer, Dylan, the Tennessee pal Fagan.

0:36.7

Most importantly, you are you, you are here.

0:39.5

That makes this, the stuff they don't want you to know.

0:43.4

In tonight's episode, we're returning to the paranormal, or depending upon whom you ask,

0:48.9

the infernal.

0:50.2

Now, in a previous episode, we opened with a question about going to a haunted house.

0:55.8

I think I dodged the question.

0:57.8

The closest experience I had had with that was in the Mark Twain House in Connecticut.

1:02.9

And I think what I saw can be, at least for my peace of mind, so I can sleep during the day.

1:08.7

It's clearly explained through scientific mundane means.

1:13.5

But in tonight's episode, we're looking at a case that you might be familiar with if you're

1:19.5

fans of shows like the Ghost Hunters.

1:22.1

This is the story of Latoya Ammons and the Ammons family.

1:27.0

Now, had we heard about them before we began looking into this? It was ringing some bells for Matt. I think we've talked about this in passing, like in the poltergeist episode, because a lot of what we're going to talk about today is back in 2014. We did that episode in 2020. So I'm pretty sure if there's like, there are little things that are pinging here.

1:46.9

I think I may have also seen a documentary that we're going to mention here.

1:49.4

So maybe it's just that leading in. But I think a great question for today is, what is the closest thing you guys have come to

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