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The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

The Haunting Case of Roland Doe, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC

The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

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4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

Before The Exorcist terrified the world, there was a real boy — and a true story that shook both the Church and the nation. His name was Roland Doe, and what began as strange noises and mysterious scratches quickly spiraled into one of the most disturbing possession cases ever recorded. The walls whispered. The marks on his body formed words. And as his behavior turned darker and more violent, desperate family members turned to priests for help — leading to a series of harrowing exorcisms that inspired one of the most infamous horror films of all time.

In this chilling episode of The Grave Talks, paranormal expert Jeff Belanger unearths the truth behind the legend. Who was Roland Doe? What really happened in that St. Louis bedroom? And did the evil that plagued him ever truly leave?

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0:00.0

Today on the Grave Talks, Ronald Doe, the true story of The Exorcist, a conversation with Jeff Belanger.

0:14.8

When your boy starts hearing scratching on his walls and then begins to see strange scratches on his body.

0:22.2

It's reasonable to be concerned as a parent.

0:25.2

The scratches begin to escalate to words and messages.

0:30.1

It takes concern to fear.

0:32.3

When the voice, voiced personality, and entire demeanor seem to turn to evil,

0:37.3

it calls for an exorcism.

0:40.0

That is the story of Roland Doe, the inspiration for the exorcist. Today we discuss the true

0:45.7

story of Roland Doe and the exorcist. What happened and has anyone ever discovered?

0:51.1

The true identity of Roland. Jeff Belanger gives us the answers to these and many other

0:56.4

questions today on the Grave Talks. So it started long ago on a TV show called Ghost Adventures.

1:04.8

And way back on episode 100, which seemed like quite the milestone at the time, but that was more

1:10.3

than 100 episodes

1:11.1

ago, we decided we were going to do the Exorcist House in St. Louis, Missouri. So that was

1:17.8

the time. I mean, you know, when you're into the paranormal, first of all, like, you can't

1:20.8

help but sort of know something about this story. You know, I've seen the movie. You kind of

1:26.1

know like it's based on a true story and so on.

1:28.9

So we're doing The Exorcist House for episode 100, and I start to dig in.

1:34.2

And the thing about research is, you know, once you go down the rabbit hole, you can just keep going.

1:39.7

And I was just, I was blown away.

1:41.3

There was just so much to this story, so many facets to it.

1:45.4

Most of it, nothing like the movie, but in some ways even scarier than the movie. I mean, you know, and so, so that's how it all started for me was, was ghost adventures years ago.

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