A Netflix documentary called The Devil on Trial examines the use of “demonic possession” as a defence in a homicide case.

An examination of the use of” satanic possession” as a defence in a US murder case is presented in the Netflix talkie The Devil on Trial. The case involved the 1981 murder of Brookfield, Connecticut, landlord Alan Bono by 19- time-old tenant Arne Cheyenne Johnson.

Johnson contended not shamefaced, claiming that he was acting under the influence of Satan when he used a five- inch fund cutter to stab Bono further than 20 times after an argument. The trial regressed into a circus of media attention, with metaphysical investigators defending Johnson, musketeers and family rallying around him, and Johnson’s counsel trying to convert the jury that the terrible crime was actually the work of the devil.

Debbie Glatzel was engaged to Johnson one time previous to the murder. She had been dealing with unexplained events. David claimed to have encountered an old man who bullied and hovered to take his soul, appearing” burnt.” The deeply religious Glatzel family sought help from satanic investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren, who gained notoriety for their work on the ignominious Amityville, Long Island haunting. Three” lower” exorcisms were performed on David, and Lorraine and the Labyrinths recorded” 43 demons.” Johnson succeeded in his attempt to turn effects around by encouraging David’s” demons” to enter him rather.

On February 16, 1981, Johnson filed a report of absence from work; still, he actually showed up for work with his gal. At a near cantina, Bono took Johnson, Debbie, and a many other workers out to lunch. When they returned to Bono’s apartment, pressure between Johnson and Bono was apparent as they argued over a broken TV set. Johnson was set up two long hauls down the road, taken into guardianship, and given a$ 125,000 USD bond. Bono’s murder would be the first homicide in Brookfield in 193 times.