Case study: The Devil Made Me Do It Nikisha Patel

stay with the family and help out. Whilst David slept, bruises and scratches appeared on his body and strange noises were heard in the attic. David then began to see the ‘Beast Man’ while he was awake in the form of an old man. In desperation, the family turned to the Catholic Church for help, but all this did was annoy the Beast Man. The noises became louder and David started to act strangely; hissing, speaking in different voices and quoting from the Bible. After many attempts to save the boy, the family called in the demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren to expel the spirit. Lorraine said ‘While Ed interviewed the boy, I saw a black misty form next to him. Soon the child was complaining invisible hands were choking him and there were red marks on him’ . David’s parents sought psychiatric help and were told he was ‘normal’ but had a ‘minor learning disability’ – the Warren’s were convinced he was possessed. The Warren’s and a group of priests claimed they saw David levitate and temporarily stop breathing. The Warren’s later informed the family that there were 43 demons in the boy.

and Debbie (now married) support the Warren’s account and denies Carl’s claim.