The Devil on Trial

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In 1980, the Glatzel’s son, David, began having convulsions. A pair of self-styled ghost hunters declared the child was possessed by the devil. The family turned to the church for help, but something went wrong during the exorcism. His sister’s boyfriend challenged Satan to take him on instead. Months later, Arne Cheyenne Johnson was accused of murdering his landlord. The case made headlines when Johnson told the court the devil made him do it. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary film “The Devil on Trial." Host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Director Chris Holt. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched “The Devil on Trial" yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't Make This Up. You can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite
0:28.8	Netflix documentaries and films.
0:31.6	On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary in is not guilty of murder because the 19-year-old defendant allegedly said
0:44.4	that he was possessed by the devil at the time of the killing.
0:46.8	Today we're talking to director Chris Holt. In 1980 the Glatzel son David began having convulsions.
0:54.6	A pair of self-style ghost hunters declared the eight-year-old was possessed by the devil.
0:59.8	The family turned to the church to help, but something went wrong during the exorcism.
1:04.5	His sister's boyfriend challenged Satan to take him on instead.
1:08.7	Months later, Arnie Cheyenne Johnson was accused of murdering his landlord.
1:13.7	The case made headlines when Johnson told the court,
1:16.3	The Devil made him do it.
1:18.9	Including firsthand accounts and audio from the incidents,
1:22.1	the Devil on trial untangles whether the child's
1:24.9	fifths were the result of demonic possession and how they may have played a role in Johnson's
1:30.0	subsequent attack.
1:32.0	And if the cause wasn't supernatural, what actually was
1:35.4	happening in that house? I'd like to make sure my family's portrayed with the
1:40.5	accuracy that it should be. I know some people have fabricated some stories and I'm not happy with that. So I like to set the record straight. Great.
1:53.0	And I'm joined now by director
1:59.0	and I'm joined now by director Chris Holt.
2:01.0	Chris, welcome to you can't make this up.
2:02.0	Thank you for having me. Chris Holt. Chris, welcome to you can't make this up.
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