Exorcism of Roland Doe
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Exorcism of Roland Doe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation <#mw-navigation>, search <#p-search> The *exorcism of Roland Doe* refers to events surrounding the supposed possessed </wiki/Demonic_possession> status and exorcism </wiki/Exorcism> of an anonymous American boy, which occurred in the late 1940s. *Roland Doe* (born circa 1936)^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> is the pseudonym </wiki/Pseudonym> assigned to the exorcized boy by the Catholic Church. Later the pseudonym was changed by author Thomas B. Allen </wiki/Thomas_B._Allen_(author)> to "*Robbie Mannheim*".^[2] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Pseudonym-2> ^[3] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Roland-3> The events reported in the media of the time and the subsequent supernatural claims surrounding those events went on to inspire the 1971 novel /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist>/ by William Peter Blatty </wiki/William_Peter_Blatty> and the 1973 film adaptation </wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)>, as well as Thomas B. Allen's 1993 historical account /Possessed/, a second edition of it in 1999, and the 2000 film by the same name </wiki/Possessed_(2000_film)>, based on Allen's book. Contents [hide <#>] * * * * * * * * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Origin of claims <#Origin_of_claims> Early life <#Early_life> Possession and exorcism <#Possession_and_exorcism> Investigations and explanations <#Investigations_and_explanations> Literature and film <#Literature_and_film> References <#References> Bibliography <#Bibliography> External links <#External_links>
Origin of claims [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=1>] Most of the information regarding "Roland Doe" and the events surrounding his alleged possession and exorcism comes from a diary kept by the attending priest, Fr. Raymond Bishop. At the time of the alleged events (circa mid-1949) several newspaper articles printed anonymous reports. These were later traced back to the family's former pastor, the Reverend Luther Miles Schulze.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> ^[4] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Media_interest-4> The pseudonym "Roland Doe" was assigned by the Catholic Church to the boy in question. Doe has no memory of being possessed.^[5] <#cite_note-Emissary_-_Happily_Married-5> Thomas Allen </wiki/Thomas_B._Allen_(author)> released his book /Possessed/ to coincide with the 25th anniversary of /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)>/. The book is based on two sources; Bishop's diary and the testimony of Fr. Walter H. Halloran </wiki/Walter_Halloran>. Halloran was one of the last surviving eyewitnesses of the events and participated in the exorcism.
Early life [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=2>] Roland was born into a German Lutheran Christian family. During the 1940s the family lived in Cottage City </wiki/Cottage_City,_Maryland>, Maryland </wiki/Maryland>.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> According to Allen, Roland was an only child and depended upon adults in his household for playmates, primarily his Aunt Harriet. His aunt, who was a spiritualist </wiki/Spiritualism>, introduced Roland to the Ouija board </wiki/Ouija> when he expressed interest in it.^[6] <#cite_note-Thomas_B._Allen_-_Ouija_board-6> When Roland was thirteen his aunt died in St. Louis </wiki/St._Louis>. Several books suppose that Roland tried to contact his deceased aunt via the Ouija board.^[7] <#cite_note-Sue_Lim_-_Squeaky_Shoes-7> Possession and exorcism [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=3>] According to Allen's book, supernatural </wiki/Supernatural> activity began soon after Aunt Harriet's death.^[7] <#cite_note-Sue_Lim_-_Squeaky_Shoes-7> This includes the sound of squeaky and marching feet as well as other strange noises.^[7] <#cite_note-Sue_Lim_-_Squeaky_Shoes-7> ^[8] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_Strange_Noises-8> Furniture moved on its own accord,^[8] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_Strange_Noises-8> and ordinary objects, including a vase, allegedly flew or levitated.^[9] <#cite_note-Thomas_B._Allen_-_Poltergeist-9> A container of holy water placed near him smashed to the ground.^[10] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_Holy_.2B_Water-10> Nine priests and thirty-nine other witnesses signed the final ecclesiastical papers documenting Roland's experience.^[11] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Popular_Psychological_Explana tions-11> ^[12] <#cite_note-Douglas_Lockhart_-_Forty-eight-12> The frightened family turned to their Lutheran pastor, the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze,^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> for help. According to a report made by Reverend Schulze to /The Evening Star </wiki/Washington_Star>/, a Washington D.C. newspaper,^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> the boy was examined by both medical and psychiatric doctors, who could offer no explanation for these disturbing events taking place. Schulze arranged for the boy to spend the night of February 17 in his home in order to observe him.^[13] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Rev._Schulze-13> The boy slept near the minister in a twin bed and the minister reported that in the dark he heard vibrating sounds from the bed and scratching sounds on the wall.^[13] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Rev._Schulze-13> During the rest of the night he allegedly witnessed some strange events, a heavy armchair in which the boy sat seemingly tilted on its own and tipped over and a pallet of blankets on which the sleeping boy lay inexplicably moved around the room and slapped people in the face.^[13] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Rev._Schulze-13> Schulze concluded that there was evil at work in Roland,^[14] <#cite_note-Emissary_-_Lutheran_Conclusion-14> and a Lutheran </wiki/Lutheran> rite exorcism would be performed on Roland.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1>
According to the traditional story, the boy then underwent an exorcism under auspices of the Episcopal Church </wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)> (Anglican).^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> After this, the case was referred to the Rev. Edward Hughes </wiki/Edward_Hughes_(exorcist)>, a Roman Catholic priest, who, after examining the boy at St. James Church,^[15] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Rev._Hughes-15> conducted an exorcism </wiki/Exorcism> on Roland at Georgetown University Hospital </wiki/Georgetown_University_Hospital>, a Jesuit </wiki/Jesuit> institution.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> During the exorcism, the boy inflicted a wound upon the pastor that required stitches </wiki/Stitches>. As a result, the exorcism ritual was stopped and the boy went home to be with his family, where strange welts on the boy's body led to desperation. The family then proceeded to take the train </wiki/Train> to St. Louis.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> While they were in the city, Roland's cousin contacted one of his professors at St. Louis University, the Rev. Raymond J. Bishop, SJ </wiki/Raymond_J._Bishop>, who in turn spoke to the Rev. William S. Bowdern </wiki/William_S._Bowdern>, an associate of College Church.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> Together, both priests visited Roland in his relatives' home, where they noticed his aversion to anything sacred </wiki/Sacred>, a shaking bed, flying objects, and Roland speaking in a guttural voice.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> Fr. Bowdern sought permission from the archbishop </wiki/Archbishop> to have the plaguing demons cast out from the boy. Permission for Bowdern to perform the exorcism in secret was granted by the archbishop, with the requirement that a detailed diary be kept.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> Before the exorcism ritual began, Fr. Walter Halloran </wiki/Walter_Halloran> was called to the psychiatric wing of the hospital, where he was asked to assist Fr. Bowdern.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> The Rev. William Van Roo, a third Jesuit priest, was also there to assist.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> Fr. Halloran stated that during this scene words such as "evil" and "hell", along with other various marks, appeared on the teenager's body.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> Moreover, Roland broke Fr. Halloran's nose during the process.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> The exorcism ritual </wiki/Roman_Ritual> was performed thirty times over several weeks. When the final exorcism was complete witnesses reported loud noise going off throughout the hospital.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> After the exorcism was over, the family was no longer troubled, and moved back to their home.^[18] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_No_Trouble-18> The boy went on to become a successful, happily married man, a father and grandfather.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> ^[19] <#cite_note-Harold_Schechter.2C_David_Everitt_-_Happily_Married-19> Investigations and explanations [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=4>] Halloran has noted on many occasions that he, Fr. Bowdern, and Fr. Bishop all believe the case to be an actual case of possession.^[20]
<#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Possessed_is_the_only_book-20> Author Mark Opsasnick investigated these events and spoke to people involved in the case â including several people close to Roland and his family, other priests in their parish, a source at the hospital mentioned in the claims, Thomas Allen and Father Halloran.^[20] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Possessed_is_the_only_book-20> He did not, however, apparently speak to the allegedly-possessed boy (now, a man) "Roland Doe," or his immediate family members. In his article Opsasnick describes the inconsistencies he found in the reports and other testimonies which he claims brings into question the veracity of the claims as reported in Allen's book, especially the more fantastic and supernatural claims, such as the claim that Mannheim spoke languages he couldn't know. According to Opsasnick, Father Halloran admitted that he thought Roland had merely mimicked Latin words he heard the clergymen speak.^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> Opsasnick further claims that he found no evidence that Father Hughes ever attempted to exorcise the boy, nor that he received a slash or injury at that time.^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> In addition, Father Halloran himself allegedly told Opsasnick that he did not hear the boy's voice change^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> and that he didn't check the boy's fingernails and see if he made the marks himself.^[22] <#cite_note-22> In addition, a friend of Roland allegedly told Opsasnick that the "supernatural" events were exaggerated and that the spitting and bed shaking could be explained logically.^[23] <#cite_note-23> Joe Nickell </wiki/Joe_Nickell>, another investigative journalist/contributor from /Strange Magazine/, claims that the reliably reported events were not beyond the abilities of a normal teenaged boy.^[24] <#cite_note-24> Opsasnick's judgment is that "[t]hose involved saw what they were trained to see".^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> "Roland Doe" was simply a spoiled, disturbed bully who threw deliberate tantrums to get attention or to get out of school.^[25] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick-25> Over the decades, psychiatric explanations for the boy's experiences have been proposed, including dissociative identity disorder </wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder>, Tourette's syndrome </wiki/Tourette%27s_syndrome>, schizophrenia </wiki/Schizophrenia>, sexual abuse </wiki/Sexual_abuse>, and group hysteria </wiki/Group_hysteria>.^[11] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Popular_Psychological_Explana tions-11> Terry D. Cooper, Ph.D., a psychologist, as well as Cindy K. Epperson, a doctoral fellow at the University of Missouri </wiki/University_of_Missouri>, analyzed the case and came to the conclusion that normal psychological explanations cannot account for the claimed events. Together they wrote a book on the subject called /Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology/. Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome, one of the proposed causes of the boy's symptoms, is a neurochemical muscular movement/tic disease, causing involuntary symptoms of vocalizations and movements ("tics") such as twitching, leaping, screaming, making various noises and/or involuntary use of foul language. Obsessive-compulsive disorder </wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder>, another explanation for the boy's
troubles, involves repetition of tasks, extremely impulsive behavior and obsession with ideas. The doctors who examined Roland allegedly found no evidence of any illness or demonstration of any classical symptoms.^[26] <#cite_note-26> Literature and film [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=5>] This exorcism case inspired the 1971 novel /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist>/ by William Peter Blatty </wiki/William_Peter_Blatty>.^[27] <#cite_note-Carrol_Lee_Fry-27> The case also inspired the 1973 film /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)>/, as well as the 2000 movie /Possessed </wiki/Possessed_(2000_film)>/, which is said to be closer to the "real" story since it is based on Allen's book.^[27] <#cite_note-Carrol_Lee_Fry-27> A documentary </wiki/Documentary> was also made of the case, titled /In the Grip of Evil/.^[28] <#cite_note-IMDb-28> References [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=6>] 1. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-1> ^/*c*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-2> ^/*d*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-3> ^/*e*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-4> ^/*f*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-5> ^/*g*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-6> ^/*h*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-7> "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html>. Strange Magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 2. *^ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Pseudonym_2-0>* /Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology/ <http://books.google.com/books?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC&q=Thomas+B.+Allen#v=onepage&q =Thomas%20Allen&f=false>. Paulist Press </wiki/Paulist_Press>. 2008-09-02. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780809145362 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780809145362>. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 3. *^ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Roland_3-0>* "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html>. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 4. *^ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Media_interest_4-0>* "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"publisher =Strange Magazine" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage2.html>. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 5. *^ <#cite_ref-Emissary_-_Happily_Married_5-0>* /A Faraway Ancient Country/ <http://books.google.com/?id=q469xc7mbksC&pg=PA69&dq=Walter+Halloran+exorcis m+ouija&cd=13#v=onepage&q=Walter%20Halloran%20exorcism%20ouija&f=false>. Lulu </wiki/Lulu_(company)>. 2007-09-30. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780615158013 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780615158013>. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 6. *^ <#cite_ref-Thomas_B._Allen_-_Ouija_board_6-0>* /Possessed: the true story of an exorcism/ <http://books.google.com/?id=7AEvAAAAYAAJ&q=Harriet+responded+to+Robbie's+in terest+in+board+games+by+introducing+him+to+one+-+the+Ouija+board&dq=Harriet+res
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Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html>. Strange Magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 22. *^ <#cite_ref-22>* Mark Opsasnick The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html> Strange Magazine. Accessdate: 2007-12-31. 23. *^ <#cite_ref-23>* Mark Opsasnick The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage4.html> Strange Magazine. Accessdate: 2007-12-31. 24. *^ <#cite_ref-24>* Joe Nickel Exorcism! Driving Out the Nonsense <http://www.csicop.org/si/show/exorcism_driving_out_the_nonsense> Strange Magazine. Accessdate: 2010/5/20. 25. *^ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_25-0>* "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html>. 26. *^ <#cite_ref-26>* See Allen 27. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Carrol_Lee_Fry_27-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Carrol_Lee_Fry_27-1> /Cinema of the occult: new age, satanism, Wicca, and spiritualism in film/ <http://books.google.com/books?id=LylaC3ZxSbAC&pg=PA130&dq=Robbie+Mannheim&c d=3#v=onepage&q=Robbie%20Mannheim&f=false>. Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corp. </wiki/Rosemont_Publishing_%26_Printing_Corp.> 2008-12-31. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780934223959 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780934223959>. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 28. *^ <#cite_ref-IMDb_28-0>* /In the Grip of Evil/ <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122543/>. Retrieved 2010-04-04. Bibliography [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=7>] * Allen, Thomas B. (1993). /Possessed <http://books.google.com/books?id=7AEvAAAAYAAJ>: the true story of an exorcism/. Doubleday </wiki/Doubleday_(publisher)>. * Cooper, Terry D. and Cindy K. Epperson (2008). /Evil <http://books.google.com/books?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC>: Satan, sin, and psychology/. Paulist Press </wiki/Paulist_Press>. * Lim, Sue (2002). /Good Spirits, Bad Spirits <http://books.google.com/books?id=_ZH_CdJpxoUC>: how to distinguish between them/. iUniverse </wiki/IUniverse>. External links [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=8>] * Dean, Eddie (February 26, 1999). "Mr. Satan's Neighborhood: After 50 years of silence, Cottage City finally lets go of its demons" <http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/16784/mr-satans-neighborhood/>. /Washington City Paper </wiki/Washington_City_Paper>/. Retrieved May 21, 2012. Persondata </wiki/Wikipedia:Persondata> Name Doe, Exorcism of Roland Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth
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Origin of claims [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=1>] Most of the information regarding "Roland Doe" and the events surrounding his alleged possession and exorcism comes from a diary kept by the attending priest, Fr. Raymond Bishop. At the time of the alleged events (circa mid-1949) several newspaper articles printed anonymous reports. These were later traced back to the family's former pastor, the Reverend Luther Miles Schulze.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> ^[4] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Media_interest-4> The pseudonym "Roland Doe" was assigned by the Catholic Church to the boy in question. Doe has no memory of being possessed.^[5] <#cite_note-Emissary_-_Happily_Married-5> Thomas Allen </wiki/Thomas_B._Allen_(author)> released his book /Possessed/ to coincide with the 25th anniversary of /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)>/. The book is based on two sources; Bishop's diary and the testimony of Fr. Walter H. Halloran </wiki/Walter_Halloran>. Halloran was one of the last surviving eyewitnesses of the events and participated in the exorcism.
Early life [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=2>] Roland was born into a German Lutheran Christian family. During the 1940s the family lived in Cottage City </wiki/Cottage_City,_Maryland>, Maryland </wiki/Maryland>.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> According to Allen, Roland was an only child and depended upon adults in his household for playmates, primarily his Aunt Harriet. His aunt, who was a spiritualist </wiki/Spiritualism>, introduced Roland to the Ouija board </wiki/Ouija> when he expressed interest in it.^[6] <#cite_note-Thomas_B._Allen_-_Ouija_board-6> When Roland was thirteen his aunt died in St. Louis </wiki/St._Louis>. Several books suppose that Roland tried to contact his deceased aunt via the Ouija board.^[7] <#cite_note-Sue_Lim_-_Squeaky_Shoes-7> Possession and exorcism [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=3>] According to Allen's book, supernatural </wiki/Supernatural> activity began soon after Aunt Harriet's death.^[7] <#cite_note-Sue_Lim_-_Squeaky_Shoes-7> This includes the sound of squeaky and marching feet as well as other strange noises.^[7] <#cite_note-Sue_Lim_-_Squeaky_Shoes-7> ^[8] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_Strange_Noises-8> Furniture moved on its own accord,^[8] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_Strange_Noises-8> and ordinary objects, including a vase, allegedly flew or levitated.^[9] <#cite_note-Thomas_B._Allen_-_Poltergeist-9> A container of holy water placed near him smashed to the ground.^[10] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_Holy_.2B_Water-10> Nine priests and thirty-nine other witnesses signed the final ecclesiastical papers documenting Roland's experience.^[11] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Popular_Psychological_Explana tions-11> ^[12] <#cite_note-Douglas_Lockhart_-_Forty-eight-12> The frightened family turned to their Lutheran pastor, the Rev. Luther Miles Schulze,^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> for help. According to a report made by Reverend Schulze to /The Evening Star </wiki/Washington_Star>/, a Washington D.C. newspaper,^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> the boy was examined by both medical and psychiatric doctors, who could offer no explanation for these disturbing events taking place. Schulze arranged for the boy to spend the night of February 17 in his home in order to observe him.^[13] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Rev._Schulze-13> The boy slept near the minister in a twin bed and the minister reported that in the dark he heard vibrating sounds from the bed and scratching sounds on the wall.^[13] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Rev._Schulze-13> During the rest of the night he allegedly witnessed some strange events, a heavy armchair in which the boy sat seemingly tilted on its own and tipped over and a pallet of blankets on which the sleeping boy lay inexplicably moved around the room and slapped people in the face.^[13] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Rev._Schulze-13> Schulze concluded that there was evil at work in Roland,^[14] <#cite_note-Emissary_-_Lutheran_Conclusion-14> and a Lutheran </wiki/Lutheran> rite exorcism would be performed on Roland.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1>
According to the traditional story, the boy then underwent an exorcism under auspices of the Episcopal Church </wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)> (Anglican).^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> After this, the case was referred to the Rev. Edward Hughes </wiki/Edward_Hughes_(exorcist)>, a Roman Catholic priest, who, after examining the boy at St. James Church,^[15] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Rev._Hughes-15> conducted an exorcism </wiki/Exorcism> on Roland at Georgetown University Hospital </wiki/Georgetown_University_Hospital>, a Jesuit </wiki/Jesuit> institution.^[1] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown-1> During the exorcism, the boy inflicted a wound upon the pastor that required stitches </wiki/Stitches>. As a result, the exorcism ritual was stopped and the boy went home to be with his family, where strange welts on the boy's body led to desperation. The family then proceeded to take the train </wiki/Train> to St. Louis.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> While they were in the city, Roland's cousin contacted one of his professors at St. Louis University, the Rev. Raymond J. Bishop, SJ </wiki/Raymond_J._Bishop>, who in turn spoke to the Rev. William S. Bowdern </wiki/William_S._Bowdern>, an associate of College Church.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> Together, both priests visited Roland in his relatives' home, where they noticed his aversion to anything sacred </wiki/Sacred>, a shaking bed, flying objects, and Roland speaking in a guttural voice.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> Fr. Bowdern sought permission from the archbishop </wiki/Archbishop> to have the plaguing demons cast out from the boy. Permission for Bowdern to perform the exorcism in secret was granted by the archbishop, with the requirement that a detailed diary be kept.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> Before the exorcism ritual began, Fr. Walter Halloran </wiki/Walter_Halloran> was called to the psychiatric wing of the hospital, where he was asked to assist Fr. Bowdern.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> The Rev. William Van Roo, a third Jesuit priest, was also there to assist.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> Fr. Halloran stated that during this scene words such as "evil" and "hell", along with other various marks, appeared on the teenager's body.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> Moreover, Roland broke Fr. Halloran's nose during the process.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> The exorcism ritual </wiki/Roman_Ritual> was performed thirty times over several weeks. When the final exorcism was complete witnesses reported loud noise going off throughout the hospital.^[16] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit-16> After the exorcism was over, the family was no longer troubled, and moved back to their home.^[18] <#cite_note-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_No_Trouble-18> The boy went on to become a successful, happily married man, a father and grandfather.^[17] <#cite_note-Washington_Post-17> ^[19] <#cite_note-Harold_Schechter.2C_David_Everitt_-_Happily_Married-19> Investigations and explanations [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=4>] Halloran has noted on many occasions that he, Fr. Bowdern, and Fr. Bishop all believe the case to be an actual case of possession.^[20]
<#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Possessed_is_the_only_book-20> Author Mark Opsasnick investigated these events and spoke to people involved in the case â including several people close to Roland and his family, other priests in their parish, a source at the hospital mentioned in the claims, Thomas Allen and Father Halloran.^[20] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Possessed_is_the_only_book-20> He did not, however, apparently speak to the allegedly-possessed boy (now, a man) "Roland Doe," or his immediate family members. In his article Opsasnick describes the inconsistencies he found in the reports and other testimonies which he claims brings into question the veracity of the claims as reported in Allen's book, especially the more fantastic and supernatural claims, such as the claim that Mannheim spoke languages he couldn't know. According to Opsasnick, Father Halloran admitted that he thought Roland had merely mimicked Latin words he heard the clergymen speak.^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> Opsasnick further claims that he found no evidence that Father Hughes ever attempted to exorcise the boy, nor that he received a slash or injury at that time.^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> In addition, Father Halloran himself allegedly told Opsasnick that he did not hear the boy's voice change^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> and that he didn't check the boy's fingernails and see if he made the marks himself.^[22] <#cite_note-22> In addition, a friend of Roland allegedly told Opsasnick that the "supernatural" events were exaggerated and that the spitting and bed shaking could be explained logically.^[23] <#cite_note-23> Joe Nickell </wiki/Joe_Nickell>, another investigative journalist/contributor from /Strange Magazine/, claims that the reliably reported events were not beyond the abilities of a normal teenaged boy.^[24] <#cite_note-24> Opsasnick's judgment is that "[t]hose involved saw what they were trained to see".^[21] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood-21> "Roland Doe" was simply a spoiled, disturbed bully who threw deliberate tantrums to get attention or to get out of school.^[25] <#cite_note-Mark_Opsasnick-25> Over the decades, psychiatric explanations for the boy's experiences have been proposed, including dissociative identity disorder </wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder>, Tourette's syndrome </wiki/Tourette%27s_syndrome>, schizophrenia </wiki/Schizophrenia>, sexual abuse </wiki/Sexual_abuse>, and group hysteria </wiki/Group_hysteria>.^[11] <#cite_note-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Popular_Psychological_Explana tions-11> Terry D. Cooper, Ph.D., a psychologist, as well as Cindy K. Epperson, a doctoral fellow at the University of Missouri </wiki/University_of_Missouri>, analyzed the case and came to the conclusion that normal psychological explanations cannot account for the claimed events. Together they wrote a book on the subject called /Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology/. Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome, one of the proposed causes of the boy's symptoms, is a neurochemical muscular movement/tic disease, causing involuntary symptoms of vocalizations and movements ("tics") such as twitching, leaping, screaming, making various noises and/or involuntary use of foul language. Obsessive-compulsive disorder </wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder>, another explanation for the boy's
troubles, involves repetition of tasks, extremely impulsive behavior and obsession with ideas. The doctors who examined Roland allegedly found no evidence of any illness or demonstration of any classical symptoms.^[26] <#cite_note-26> Literature and film [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=5>] This exorcism case inspired the 1971 novel /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist>/ by William Peter Blatty </wiki/William_Peter_Blatty>.^[27] <#cite_note-Carrol_Lee_Fry-27> The case also inspired the 1973 film /The Exorcist </wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)>/, as well as the 2000 movie /Possessed </wiki/Possessed_(2000_film)>/, which is said to be closer to the "real" story since it is based on Allen's book.^[27] <#cite_note-Carrol_Lee_Fry-27> A documentary </wiki/Documentary> was also made of the case, titled /In the Grip of Evil/.^[28] <#cite_note-IMDb-28> References [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=6>] 1. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-1> ^/*c*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-2> ^/*d*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-3> ^/*e*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-4> ^/*f*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-5> ^/*g*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-6> ^/*h*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Hometown_1-7> "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html>. Strange Magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 2. *^ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Pseudonym_2-0>* /Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology/ <http://books.google.com/books?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC&q=Thomas+B.+Allen#v=onepage&q =Thomas%20Allen&f=false>. Paulist Press </wiki/Paulist_Press>. 2008-09-02. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780809145362 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780809145362>. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 3. *^ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Roland_3-0>* "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html>. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 4. *^ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Media_interest_4-0>* "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"publisher =Strange Magazine" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage2.html>. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 5. *^ <#cite_ref-Emissary_-_Happily_Married_5-0>* /A Faraway Ancient Country/ <http://books.google.com/?id=q469xc7mbksC&pg=PA69&dq=Walter+Halloran+exorcis m+ouija&cd=13#v=onepage&q=Walter%20Halloran%20exorcism%20ouija&f=false>. Lulu </wiki/Lulu_(company)>. 2007-09-30. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780615158013 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780615158013>. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 6. *^ <#cite_ref-Thomas_B._Allen_-_Ouija_board_6-0>* /Possessed: the true story of an exorcism/ <http://books.google.com/?id=7AEvAAAAYAAJ&q=Harriet+responded+to+Robbie's+in terest+in+board+games+by+introducing+him+to+one+-+the+Ouija+board&dq=Harriet+res
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Retrieved 2007-08-01. 14. *^ <#cite_ref-Emissary_-_Lutheran_Conclusion_14-0>* /A Faraway Ancient Country/ <http://books.google.com/?id=q469xc7mbksC&pg=PA69&dq=Walter+Halloran+exorcis m+ouija&cd=13#v=onepage&q=Walter%20Halloran%20exorcism%20ouija&f=false>. Lulu </wiki/Lulu_(company)>. 2007-09-30. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780615158013 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780615158013>. Retrieved 2010-03-27. 15. *^ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Rev._Hughes_15-0>* /Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology/ <http://books.google.com/?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC&pg=PA25&dq=Robbie++exorcism&cd=1#v =onepage&q=Robbie%20%20exorcism&f=false>. Paulist Press </wiki/Paulist_Press>. 2008-09-02. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780809145362 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780809145362>. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 16. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit_16-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit_16-1> ^/*c*/ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit_16-2> ^/*d*/ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit_16-3> ^/*e*/ <#cite_ref-Terry_D._Cooper.2C_Cindy_K._Epperson_-_Visit_16-4> /Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology/ <http://books.google.com/?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC&pg=PA25&dq=Robbie++exorcism&cd=1#v =onepage&q=Robbie%20%20exorcism&f=false>. Paulist Press </wiki/Paulist_Press>. 2008-09-02. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780809145362 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780809145362>. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 17. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Washington_Post_17-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Washington_Post_17-1> ^/*c*/ <#cite_ref-Washington_Post_17-2> ^/*d*/ <#cite_ref-Washington_Post_17-3> ^/*e*/ <#cite_ref-Washington_Post_17-4> "Jesuit Priest Walter Halloran" <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18767-2005Mar8.html>. The Washington Post. 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 18. *^ <#cite_ref-Dr._Mehra_Shrikhande_-_No_Trouble_18-0>* Mehra Shrikhande, Dr (2009-06-08). /Paranormal Experiences/ <http://books.google.com/books?id=SpeXY898fkYC&pg=PA129&dq=Luther+Miles+Schu lze&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Luther%20Miles%20Schulze&f=false>. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9788178061665 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9788178061665>. Retrieved 2010-04-05. 19. *^ <#cite_ref-Harold_Schechter.2C_David_Everitt_-_Happily_Married_19-0>* /For reel: the real-life stories that inspired some of the most popular movies of all time./ <http://books.google.com/books?id=p8lZAAAAMAAJ&q=Robbie+Mannheim&dq=Robbie+M annheim&cd=2>. Berkley Boulevard Books. 2000. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780425172711 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780425172711>. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 20. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Possessed_is_the_only_book_20-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Possessed_is_the_only_book_20-1> "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage2.html>. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 21. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood_21-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood_21-1> ^/*c*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood_21-2> ^/*d*/ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_-_Did_it_appear_he_understood_21-3> "The
Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html>. Strange Magazine. Retrieved 2007-12-31. 22. *^ <#cite_ref-22>* Mark Opsasnick The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html> Strange Magazine. Accessdate: 2007-12-31. 23. *^ <#cite_ref-23>* Mark Opsasnick The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage4.html> Strange Magazine. Accessdate: 2007-12-31. 24. *^ <#cite_ref-24>* Joe Nickel Exorcism! Driving Out the Nonsense <http://www.csicop.org/si/show/exorcism_driving_out_the_nonsense> Strange Magazine. Accessdate: 2010/5/20. 25. *^ <#cite_ref-Mark_Opsasnick_25-0>* "The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"" <http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage5.html>. 26. *^ <#cite_ref-26>* See Allen 27. ^ ^/*a*/ <#cite_ref-Carrol_Lee_Fry_27-0> ^/*b*/ <#cite_ref-Carrol_Lee_Fry_27-1> /Cinema of the occult: new age, satanism, Wicca, and spiritualism in film/ <http://books.google.com/books?id=LylaC3ZxSbAC&pg=PA130&dq=Robbie+Mannheim&c d=3#v=onepage&q=Robbie%20Mannheim&f=false>. Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corp. </wiki/Rosemont_Publishing_%26_Printing_Corp.> 2008-12-31. ISBN </wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number> 9780934223959 </wiki/Special:BookSources/9780934223959>. Retrieved 2010-04-04. 28. *^ <#cite_ref-IMDb_28-0>* /In the Grip of Evil/ <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122543/>. Retrieved 2010-04-04. Bibliography [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=7>] * Allen, Thomas B. (1993). /Possessed <http://books.google.com/books?id=7AEvAAAAYAAJ>: the true story of an exorcism/. Doubleday </wiki/Doubleday_(publisher)>. * Cooper, Terry D. and Cindy K. Epperson (2008). /Evil <http://books.google.com/books?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC>: Satan, sin, and psychology/. Paulist Press </wiki/Paulist_Press>. * Lim, Sue (2002). /Good Spirits, Bad Spirits <http://books.google.com/books?id=_ZH_CdJpxoUC>: how to distinguish between them/. iUniverse </wiki/IUniverse>. External links [edit </w/index.php?title=Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe&action=edit§ion=8>] * Dean, Eddie (February 26, 1999). "Mr. Satan's Neighborhood: After 50 years of silence, Cottage City finally lets go of its demons" <http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/16784/mr-satans-neighborhood/>. /Washington City Paper </wiki/Washington_City_Paper>/. Retrieved May 21, 2012. Persondata </wiki/Wikipedia:Persondata> Name Doe, Exorcism of Roland Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth
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