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Nov 2024
31m 30s

Haunted Homicide - The Exorcism of Rolan...

Esther Ludlow
About this episode
In this episode, I’ll share a story of an alleged demonic possession of a young boy in the 1940s.  While you may be skeptical of such a claim, several sources officially documented the case, including first-person eyewitnesses, making it difficult to dismiss these claims as mere superstition.   You’ll also hear how this case inspired a best-selling novel an ... Show More
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