Case file · High strangeness
The death of Anneliese Michel
On 1 July 1976, Anneliese Michel died at Klingenberg am Main after months of Church-approved exorcisms; her parents and two priests were convicted of negligent homicide.
1976 CE · 49.78, 9.18 · status: explained
The account
Tapes of the rites made the case famous and inspired films. Michel had epilepsy and depression and starved during the exorcisms.
The sceptical view
Courts and doctors judged that she died of malnutrition and dehydration that medical care could have prevented.