09. A Hellishly Bad Smell: Anneliese Michel

Anyone who knew Anneliese Michel could tell you how strong her faith was. Born into a Catholic family that boasted several “numbs,” as Amber mistakenly calls them, she attended Mass twice a week and sought ways to atone for the sins of others. But even the most devout are susceptible to possession. It’s believed that six demons, including Lucifer himself, took up residence in Anneliese. Over the course of nine months, Anneliese underwent 67 exorcisms before she eventually died from dehydration and malnutrition. Was she actually possessed? Or was there a physiological reason Anneliese started eating bugs, barking like a dog, and emitting a scent that was described as “hellishly bad?” We don’t have the answer to that, but in this episode, Amber will give you all the information you need to draw your own conclusion. 

 

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Special thanks to Scott Buckley for the use of “The Black Waltz” as the intro / outro music under the Creative Commons ‘Attribution 4.0 Internation’ (CC BY 4.0) License. For more by Scott Buckley, please visit his website at www.scottbuckley.com.au.