I'm Laura Norton, and this is one strange thing, the show where we search the nation's

news archives for stories that can't quite be explained.

In honor of Halloween, we think it's past time that we covered a story involving two of the most famous, or infamous, depending on your perspective, figures in the paranormal world.

After all, the supernatural 70s and the paranoid 1980s, that was the prime era for Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Now, we've mentioned them in passing before, but in the spirit of the season, a recap is in order.

In brief, Ed and Lorraine Warren were made famous by their investigations into a number

of high-profile cases of alleged demonic possession and poltergeist infestation. This includes

the doll known as Annabelle, the Amityville House, and the real-life stories behind the Conjury movies,

plus many more events. According to the Connecticut Post, the Warrens were the United

States' most famous paranormal investigators for close to half a century. Actually, they were

internationally famous and were called to consult

on cases all over the world. The Warrens were devout Catholics and based their approach

to the paranormal on a few key concepts. They believed in the literal manifestation of evil,

the power of exorcism, and the strength of Lorraine's alleged

clairvoyant powers. Ed was a purported demonologist. Per the Connecticut Post, the Warren's

claimed to have, quote, conducted over 100 individual paranormal investigations. The Warrens even consulted on a murder trial in 1981, where, per the post, the defense

was literally, quote, the devil made me do it.

The couple supported the defendant's claim of demonic possession.

The judge, however, quote, disregarded the theory and sentenced the defendant to prison.

As the Hollywood reporter has noted, the warrants offered their services for free, but that doesn't

mean that there was no financial gain involved in their work. Quote, they enjoyed immense

financial success nonetheless, thanks to

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