The True Story Behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
3. Media Interest & Trial
According to Lorraine Warren, she contacted the Brookfield police weeks before Bono's murder telling them she had "a bad feeling" and to keep an eye on the Glatzel family. Following the crime, she called again and alleged knowledge that Arne Johnson was under demonic possession.
Johnson claims to have absolutely no recollection of the events and as Ed and Lorraine Warren fanned the media's interest, Johnson's lawyer sided with them proclaiming he intended to mount a defense of "by reason of demonic possession."
The Glazel family plight went public as the "Demon Murder Trial" took the small town of Brookfield by storm. The Warrens claimed they could offer indisputable proof that Arne Cheyenne Johnson was under the influence of "diabolical forces" when he attacked Alan Bono.
However, despite the Warrens claims, Judge Robert Callahan promptly rejected the defense of possession, stating there was "absolutely no evidence for such an outlandish claim."