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After he served his sentence, Johnson went on to marry his fiancee.<ref name="danbury"/> The alleged incident led to the creation of a made for TV movie.<ref name="danbury"/> In 1983, Gerald Brittle, with the assistance of Lorraine Warren, published a book about the incident entitled ''The Devil in Connecticut''.<ref name="The Devil in Connecticut">{{cite book|last=Brittle|first=Gerald|title=The Devil in Connecticut|publisher=[[Bantam Books]]|date=1983|isbn=9780553237146|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VsmvAAAACAAJ}}</ref> Upon the books republication in 2006, Carl Glatzel Jr. and David Glatzel sued the authors and book publishers for violating their [[right to privacy]], [[libel]], and "intentional affliction of emotional distress".<ref name="brothers">{{cite web|date=2007-10-08|author=Alex Murphy|url=http://www.mmdnewswire.com/brors-sue-world-fmous-psychic-lorrine-wrren-for-flse-ccustis-in-devil-book-2347-2.html|title=Brothers sue world famous psychic Lorraine Warren for false accusations in Devil book|publisher=Mass Media Distribution Newswire|accessdate=August 17|accessyear=2008}}</ref> Carl Glatzel Jr. has stated that the possession story was a hoax concocted by [[Ed and Lorraine Warren]] to exploit the family and his brothers mental illness, and that the book presents him as the villain because he disbelieved in the supernatural claims.<ref name="danbury"/> Further, the publicity generated by the alleged incident forced Carl to drop out of school, and lost friends and business opportunities.<ref name="danbury"/> Lorraine Warren defends her work with the family, claiming that the six priests who were involved in the incident agreed that the boy was possessed.<ref name="danbury"/> Gerald Brittle, the books author, says he wrote the book because "the family wanted the story told", that he possesses video of over 100 hours of his interviews with the family, and that they signed off on the book as accurate before it went to print.<ref name="danbury"/> |
After he served his sentence, Johnson went on to marry his fiancee.<ref name="danbury"/> The alleged incident led to the creation of a made for TV movie and a major motion picture which as of August 2008 has finished shooting.<ref name="danbury"/><ref name="brothers"/><ref>{{cite web|date=2008-08-01|author=IMDB Staff|url= |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492044/|title=The Haunting in Connecticut (2008)|publisher=[[IMDB]]|accessdate=August 17|accessyear=2008}}</ref> In 1983, Gerald Brittle, with the assistance of Lorraine Warren, published a book about the incident entitled ''The Devil in Connecticut''.<ref name="The Devil in Connecticut">{{cite book|last=Brittle|first=Gerald|title=The Devil in Connecticut|publisher=[[Bantam Books]]|date=1983|isbn=9780553237146|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VsmvAAAACAAJ}}</ref> Upon the books republication in 2006, Carl Glatzel Jr. and David Glatzel sued the authors and book publishers for violating their [[right to privacy]], [[libel]], and "intentional affliction of emotional distress".<ref name="brothers">{{cite web|date=2007-10-08|author=Alex Murphy|url=http://www.mmdnewswire.com/brors-sue-world-fmous-psychic-lorrine-wrren-for-flse-ccustis-in-devil-book-2347-2.html|title=Brothers sue world famous psychic Lorraine Warren for false accusations in Devil book|publisher=Mass Media Distribution Newswire|accessdate=August 17|accessyear=2008}}</ref> Carl Glatzel Jr. has stated that the possession story was a hoax concocted by [[Ed and Lorraine Warren]] to exploit the family and his brothers mental illness, and that the book presents him as the villain because he disbelieved in the supernatural claims.<ref name="danbury"/> Further, the publicity generated by the alleged incident forced Carl to drop out of school, and lost friends and business opportunities.<ref name="danbury"/> Lorraine Warren defends her work with the family, claiming that the six priests who were involved in the incident agreed that the boy was possessed.<ref name="danbury"/> Gerald Brittle, the books author, says he wrote the book because "the family wanted the story told", that he possesses video of over 100 hours of his interviews with the family, and that they signed off on the book as accurate before it went to print.<ref name="danbury"/> |
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Revision as of 03:23, 18 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] The trail attracted media attention from around the world, becoming known as the Demon Murder Trail, and was the first known case in the United States of a lawyer claiming his client was innocent due to possession by the Devil.[2][3]
Events preceding the attack
On July 3rd, 1980, Arne Johnson's fiancee, Debbie Glatzel, claims to have discovered that her youngest brother David woke sobbing, sayng 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] As his visions persisted, Debbie requested that Johnson come and stay at her families home.[2] A catholic priest came to their house and blessed it, but to seemingly no effect on David. The family then called upon demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren of Monroe, Connecticut to assist. Lorraine, who claims to be clairvoyant, stated that she saw a black, misty form next to David, indicating a malevolent presence, and that David complained of invisible hands chocking him, and the feeling of being hit. She also claims that afterwords, there were red marks on his neck.[2] While staying with Debbie's family, Johnson supposedly taunted the demons said to be within David to possess his own body while participating in David's exorcisms.[2][3] As David's condition worsened, Debbie and Johnson moved out; Debbie was hired by Alan Bono, a new resident of the town, as a dog groomer at the Brookfield Pet Motel, and given an nearby apartment to stay at. It was then that Johnson's behavior supposedly began to change, and made Debbie fear that he had become possessed as well. According to Debbie, Johnson would go into a kind of trance, where he would growl, and say he saw a beast, but later have no memory of it.[2]
The attack
On February 16th, 1981 at approximately 6pm, Arne Johnson, accompanied by his fiance, approached his landlord, 40 year old Alan Bono, got into an argument with him, and repeatedly stabbed Bono in the chest with a 5 inch pocket knife, who died several hours later from his wounds.[4] Johnson was discovered two miles from the site of the murder and was held at the Bridgeport Correctional Center on bail of 125,000 USD.[2] It was the first murder in the history of Brookfield, Connecticut.[2]
Legal Proceedings
Johnson's lawyer traveled to England to meet with lawyers who had been involved in two similar cases, planned to fly in exorcism specialists from Europe, and threatened to supoena the priests involved if they would not cooperate.[2]
The trial took place in Danbury, Connecticut Superior Court beginning on October 28th, 1981.[5][2] Johnson's lawyer entered the unprecedented plea of not guilty by virtue of possession by the devil, but 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.[1][2] The jury deliberated for 15 hours over three days before convicting Johnson.[1] On November 24th, 1981, Johson was convicted of first-degree manslaughter, and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.[1][6]
Aftermath
After he served his sentence, Johnson went on to marry his fiancee.[3] The alleged incident led to the creation of a made for TV movie and a major motion picture which as of August 2008 has finished shooting.[3][6][7] In 1983, Gerald Brittle, with the assistance of Lorraine Warren, published a book about the incident entitled The Devil in Connecticut.[8] Upon the books republication in 2006, Carl Glatzel Jr. and David Glatzel sued the authors and book publishers for violating their right to privacy, libel, and "intentional affliction of emotional distress".[6] Carl Glatzel Jr. has stated that the possession story was a hoax concocted by Ed and Lorraine Warren to exploit the family and his brothers mental illness, and that the book presents him as the villain because he disbelieved in the supernatural claims.[3] Further, the publicity generated by the alleged incident forced Carl to drop out of school, and lost friends and business opportunities.[3] Lorraine Warren defends her work with the family, claiming that the six priests who were involved in the incident agreed that the boy was possessed.[3] Gerald Brittle, the books author, says he wrote the book because "the family wanted the story told", that he possesses video of over 100 hours of his interviews with the family, and that they signed off on the book as accurate before it went to print.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "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 f g h i j k 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 c d e f g h John Piro (2007-10-10). "Brookfield man sues over 'demon' book". The News-Times. Retrieved August 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Bean, Phillip (2003). Crime. Taylor & Francis. p. 17. ISBN 9780415252683.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c 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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ IMDB Staff (2008-08-01). "The Haunting in Connecticut (2008)". IMDB. Retrieved August 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Brittle, Gerald (1983). The Devil in Connecticut. Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553237146.