What is going on true crime fans? I'm your host, Heath, and I'm your host Daphne.

And you're listening to Going West. Hello everybody.

Today's case is going to go up there for me as one of the most fascinating cases that we've

ever covered. It is such a uniquely disturbing story that has so much, like, spookiness strewn across it.

I cannot wait to dive into this one with you guys.

Now, like literally from front to back,

this entire story is terrifying and it's shocking.

And some of you guys actually might recognize it.

Oh, yeah.

I'm sure a lot of you guys will get into why.

I think a lot of the scariness depends on your beliefs. If you're, if you believe in this kind of stuff, if you're a skeptic. Like, I think there's just, it's so fascinating to talk about what we're about to talk about. And I can't wait to see where you guys stand. But like, diving into this one actually scared me. Like, when I was diving into it at night, I was like, I had to like,

to like close my computer. Like, that's never happened. Well, there's literally a few reasons for

why that could be, Daphne. So true. Well, without further ado then. All right, guys, this is

episode 561 of going west. so let's get into it The

The In February of 1981, the small town of

The small town of Brookfield, Connecticut became the stage for one of the

strangest murder cases in American history. It began with a haunting, a possession, and a family

desperate for help. When violence erupted, it wasn't just a man who was on trial.

It was a man who claimed that he was possessed by the devil himself.

This is the murder of Alan Bono and the alleged possession of his killer, Arnie Cheyenne Johnson.

The case also known as The Devil Made Me Do It. Alan Bono was born on February 21st, 1940 in New York City, New York.

Little was made public about his life in the aftermath of his murder, but he was well-traveled

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