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March 12, 2024 13 mins
Welcome to a spine-chilling mini episode of "A Study of Strange," where we dive into one of strange history's most unsettling cases - the real-life event that inspired the 1973 cinematic horror masterpiece, "The Exorcist." Join us as we study the story of Roland Doe, a 13-year-old boy from Saint Louis, whose experiences in 1949 turned from the unexplainable to the downright terrifying. This is the true story of the 1949 exorcism.   Subscribe to "A Study of Strange" on your favorite podcast platform! Rate and Review to help us reach more listeners! Support our new Substack https://astudyofstrange.substack.com/   Theme Music by Matt Glass Instagram: @astudyofstrange Support: astudyofstrange.substack.com Website: www.astudyofstrange.com Hosted by Michael May Email stories, comments, or ideas to astudyofstrange@gmail.com ©2022 Convergent Content, LLC     LINKS! https://allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/roland-doe/ https://skepticalinquirer.org/2021/10/demoniac-who-is-roland-doe-the-boy-who-inspired-the-exorcist/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/roland-doe https://www.slu.edu/universitas/archive/2014/exorcism.php https://www.distractify.com/p/was-the-exorcism-of-roland-doe-real https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/possessed_thomas-b-allen/300856/item/5146426/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_high_vol_frontlist_under_%2410&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA0bWvBhBjEiwAtEsoWw_yotmswVOFmaLSb5y3O3QzSykNEcnaz5IFKcj5WgvPkcd5ZtTMThoCdWIQAvD_BwE#idiq=5146426&edition=3553241
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