The gruesome true story behind the first US court case in which demonic possession was used as a murder defense, the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson.Ad-free episodes: http://www.redwebpod.com

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In 1981, a brutal murder shocked a small Connecticut town, but the defense that followed was unlike anything seen in a courtroom before, at least in the United States. A man claimed he was not responsible for the killing because he was possessed and the Devil made him do it. Today, we discuss the chilling Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson.

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