Episode #: 57
Hosts: Paul, Michelle
Theme: "The Devil Made Me Do It" — real cases where perpetrators claimed demonic possession as a defense or explanation

Segment 1 — Arne Cheyenne Johnson (Connecticut, 1981) [01:30–09:00]

• Central figure: David Glatzel (11-year-old, allegedly possessed), Arne Johnson (David's sister's boyfriend), victim Alan Bono (Johnson's landlord)
• Ed and Lorraine Warren involved in the exorcism/case
• Johnson reportedly said "come into me" during the exorcism, addressing the demon
• Killed Bono in a bar fight; claimed he was compelled and couldn't stop his hands
• Judge Robert Callahan threw out the possession defense as speculative/inadmissible, said CT law "was not designed for metaphysics"
• Defense fell back on insanity plea — failed
• Convicted; served reduced sentence, released early

Segment 2 — Jason Dalton (Kalamazoo, MI, Feb. 20, 2016) [09:00–15:00]

• Full-time insurance adjuster, driving for Uber to save for a Disney family vacation
• ~2 weeks before the shootings, family/acquaintances noticed him talking/arguing with himself, sleep deprivation
• Killed 6, injured 2, during a spree interspersed with normal Uber rides
• Claimed a "devil head" (horned, cow-like) appeared on the Uber app and took over his mind/body
• Stuck to the possession story ~3 years until family funds for legal defense ran out
• Pleaded guilty; sentenced to life without parole

Segment 3 — Nikolai Dzhumagaliev, a.k.a. "Metal Fang" (Soviet Union, starting 1979) [15:00–25:30]

• Nickname from metal dental replacements after losing teeth in a fight
• Diagnosed with STDs from military service; blamed/hated women, believed Satan intensified this hatred
• First killing in 1979; killed 4 more within 6 months (5 in 6 months total)
• Assaulted victims, dismembered and cannibalized them
• Caught for an unrelated bar murder; found insane, hospitalized, released after ~1 year
• Served human meat to unaware friends at a cookout; killed another victim at that same party
• Escaped custody by jumping from a moving transport vehicle; killed for ~2 years while at large
• Turned himself in when he ran out of food
• Total confirmed victims: ~10; admitted to more without providing names

Listener Story — "Elena" and "Julian" [26:00–37:30]

• Submitted after a previous episode about a fly infestation story
• Elena's 15-year-old son became friends with a new boy, "Julian" (names changed)
• Every visit from Julian triggered swarms of large black flies; flies vanished shortly after he left
• Elena's son became moody/withdrawn during the friendship
• Breaking point: flies swarming the dinner table during a family dinner with Julian present
• Elena had her son transferred to a different school; friendship faded, flies stopped completely
• Hosts' takeaway: pay attention to gut reactions to people, not just physical/security concerns

Recurring motif: Each case features a real, documented crime paired with a supernatural "possession" narrative offered by the perpetrator (or, in Elena's story, an ambient/parapsychological phenomenon tied to a specific person).

Episode Credits:

Written, edited and produced by Paul & Michelle

Artwork created by MIchelle & Paul

Music written and produced by I.C.D.

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