The Devil in Connecticut: From the Terrifying Case File that Inspired the Film “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” (Ed & Lorraine Warren Book 7) Cover
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The Devil in Connecticut From the Terrifying Case File that Inspired the Film “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” (Ed & Lorraine Warren Book 7)

Gerald Brittle

From this It was one of the most sensational murder trials of the 1980s. When Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabbed an acquaintance to death with a five-inch folding knife, Johnson presented one of the most shocking legal defenses in history: not guilty by virtue of demonic possession. As the press put it,...

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was written with the help of Lorraine Warren and based on the story of the Glatzel family and the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. It was a huge hit and later republished, leading to a lawsuit by the Glatzel brothers.

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In 1983, Lorraine Warren helps author Jared Brittle write a book on the case. It's called, The Devil in Connecticut.

— Episode: 355 - Satanic Panic Attack

Episode: 355 - Satanic Panic Attack

It was written with the help of Lorraine Warren and based on the story of the Glatzel family and the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. It was a huge hit and later republished, leading to a lawsuit by the Glatzel brothers.

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In 1983, Lorraine Warren helps author Jared Brittle write a book on the case. It's called, The Devil in Connecticut.

It's a huge hit.

The brothers claim that the republication of the book intentionally inflicts emotional distress and is a violation of their privacy and that the book has negatively affected their lives.

And that it was invented by the Warrens solely to raise their public profile.

and we actually have something to say about it, that's not making a quick buck.

Episode: 355 - Satanic Panic Attack

It was written based on the events surrounding the Arne Cheyenne Johnson trial and was a huge hit when initially published, but a republishing led to lawsuits from the Glatzel family who alleged the book was a hoax and caused them emotional distress.

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In 1983, Lorraine Warren helps author Jared Brittle write a book on the case. It's called The Devil in Connecticut.

The suit claims that the intense media attention surrounding the trial in the book caused the brothers to drop out of school, lose friends, and miss out on career opportunity.

And that it was invented by the Warrens solely to raise their public profile.

And we actually have something to say about it.

It's not true.

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