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The Devil Within

The Possession of Roland Doe

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

0.00 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The Roland Doe possession case was the first to gain widespread coverage in the U.S. and is rumored to have inspired the novel The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty that would go on to become the blockbuster film in 1974. Hear all the details only on The Devil Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Listener discretion is advised. So as far as exorcisms go, I've covered a few.

0:50.0

From Michael Taylor in season two and recently Arnie Johnson and Clara German Isale.

0:56.2

But there is one case, one alleged case that kind of represents the OG when it comes to

1:02.1

demonic possession in the United States.

1:05.0

Funny thing is, we don't even know the kid's real name.

1:09.0

He was underage, and the church used a fake name to protect his identity.

1:14.0

But the story's out there, and with a little digging,

1:17.0

you'd be able to get some details that separate this case from all the others

1:22.0

and show a stark difference in how things were

1:24.5

investigated, addressed, and ultimately reported on in the days before

1:29.8

social media and the 24-hour news cycle.

1:34.4

This was, after all, 1949, a very conservative time in post-war America and the last thing

1:41.1

anyone would expect from their mass media outlets were sensationalized stories

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