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The Devil on Trial

Name: The Devil on Trial
Director: Chris Holt
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
Released: 2023-10-17
Cast: Carlo Adamo, Hannah Mae Beatty, David Glanzer, Debbie Glatzel, Foster Hamilton

DocumentaryDramaCrime

Explore the first – and only – time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary story forces reflection on our fear of the unknown.

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Cast

Carlo AdamoHannah Mae BeattyDavid GlanzerDebbie GlatzelFoster HamiltonAdam HuntArne Cheyenne JohnsonKathy RupcicVictor SerfatySusannah SpearinBeckett StortiniRaine Van Elsacker

Director

Chris Holt

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