The Untold Truth Of Paranormal Investigator Lorraine Warren

According to the Associated Press, in 1981, a young man named Arne Cheyenne Johnson fatally stabbed his landlord, Alan Bono. What makes this story notable is that Johnson's defense in court was that he was innocent, not because of insanity, but because of demon possession. He claimed his fiancee's little brother, David, had been possessed

According to the Associated Press, in 1981, a young man named Arne Cheyenne Johnson fatally stabbed his landlord, Alan Bono. What makes this story notable is that Johnson's defense in court was that he was innocent, not because of insanity, but because of demon possession. He claimed his fiancee's little brother, David, had been possessed by a demon, and during an exorcism, Johnson had challenged the demon to leave David and enter him. Apparently it did, and Johnson subsequently killed his landlord under the demon's influence. The case was the first in which demon possession was used as a defense. It became known as the "Devil Made Me Do It" case, and in 1983 it was turned into a TV movie called The Demon Murder Case with Andy Griffith, Cloris Leachman, and Kevin Bacon, which sounds like a joke but is not.

By now it's probably not necessary to point out that the (arguably bungled) exorcism was overseen by the Warrens. Lorraine told police that Johnson wasn't in control of his actions and the Warrens were at the center of the media blitz surrounding the case. A 1983 book called The Devil in Connecticut tells the Warrens' version of events, and this case is set to be the basis of 2020's The Conjuring 3. This feels in pretty poor taste, because, like, a real person died? But, uh, maybe they'll be ... tactful about it? Maybe?

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