Further reading on The exorcism of Anneliese Michel/ Australian serial killer Jack Unterweger:
Anneliese Michel A true story of a case of demonic possession Germany-1976
Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer
If your looking to have a little fun, you can grab your crayons and color Jack!
Serial Killer Coloring Book: Adult Coloring Book
Book recommendation by Georgia:
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
The tragic story of Anneliese Michel begins in a super Roman Catholic house in West Germany circa 1952, where Anneliese was born and brought up in the church along side her parents and three sisters. She took the church and was known to go to Mass twice a week and was remembered by her classmates as “withdrawn and very religious.”
At the age of 16 Anneliese suffered a seizure and was diagnosed with Temporal lobe epilepsy, shortly after this she started suffering from depression and began treatment at a psychiatric hospital. By the age of 20 she began hearing voices and could not tolerate being around religious artifacts and despite being medicated her condition continued to worsen as she became suicidal.
Since she had been on medication for 5 years and only had her symptoms worsen, her greatly religious family became determined that Annelise was possessed, they contacted the Catholic church and begged for an exorcism. At first the Church refused the request, then two priests got permission from the local Bishop, and everything went downhill.
The priest began exorcism sessions as the girls parents stopped consulting doctors, and after 67 exorcism attempts Anneliese died. She had stopped eating and drinking and her body couldnt handle the abuse, when she passed it was due to dehydration and starvation.
Her parents and the two priests were charged with negligent homicide, they were given six months in jail (reduced to three years of probation) and a fine. This sentence is almost as tragic as the case.
An Australian serial killer.
Jack Unterweger, was born into what seems a turbulent house, his mother was in and out of jail to the point that Jack was sent to live with his grandfather who used the boy to help him steal farm animals. As a youth, Jack spent most of his time in and out of prison as well, mostly for theft, but there were charges of pimping and sexual assault.
In 1974 he was convicted of his first murder and was sentenced to life in prison. While there he started writing short stories, poems, plays and an autobiography. Grossly enough, after the required 15 years served of his life sentence Unterweger was released, his autobiography was used in schools, and he became a reporter or the public broadcast system.
Ironically enough, be reported on the murders he would later be found guilty of..
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