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On July 3rd, 1980, Arne Johnson's fiancee, Debbie Glatzel, discovered that her youngest brother David woke sobbing, claiming that he had a vision of an "awful beast", describing it as "a man with big black eyes, a thin face with animal features and jagged teeth, pointed ears, horns and hoofs", and saying it had warned him to "Beware".<ref name="people"/> |
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Revision as of 18:45, 17 August 2008
Arne Cheyenne Johnson is a Connecticut resident who was convicted of first-degree manslaughter of his landlord Alan Bono on November 24th, 1981.[1] It was the first murder in the history of Brookfield, Connecticut.[2]
Events preceding the attack
On July 3rd, 1980, Arne Johnson's fiancee, Debbie Glatzel, discovered that her youngest brother David woke sobbing, claiming that he had a vision of an "awful beast", describing it as "a man with big black eyes, a thin face with animal features and jagged teeth, pointed ears, horns and hoofs", and saying it had warned him to "Beware".[2]
The attack
On February 16th, 1981 at approximately 6pm, Arne Johnson, accompanied by his fiance, approached his landlord, 40 year old Alan Bono, and repeatedly stabbed Bono in the chest with a 5 inch pocket knife, who died several hours later from his wounds.[2]
Trail
The trial took place in Danbury, Connecticut Superior Court beginning on October 28th, 1981.[3][2] The presiding judge, Robert Callahan, rejected Johnson's lawyers attempt to show that Johnson was under the influence of a demon at the time of the murder, and thus made the unprecedented plead of not guility by virtue of possession by the devil.[1][2] The jury deliberated for 15 hours over three days before convicting Johnson.[1]
Aftermath
Gerald Brittle wrote a book entitled The Devil in Connecticut, claiming that Johnson was possessed by demons at the time of the offense.[3] The authors and book publishers are being sued for libel by the boys brothers, stating that the book is wholly untrue, and that their brother suffered from mental illness.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "THE REGION; Man Is Convicted In Friend's Death". New York Times. 1981-11-25. Retrieved August 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e Lynne Baranski (1981-10-26). "In a Connecticut Murder Trial, Will (demonic) Possession Prove Nine-Tenths of the Law?". People Magazine. Retrieved August 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Scott Benjamin (2007-10-12). "'Devil' book reissuance leads to suit". Brookfield Journal. Retrieved August 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Alex Murphy (2007-10-08). "Brothers sue world famous psychic Lorraine Warren for false accusations in Devil book". Mass Media Distribution Newswire. Retrieved August 17.
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