LEVEL 5. UNIT 3. UNSOLVED MYSTERIES.

The case of Anneliese Michel possession

The storyThe case of Anneliese Michel is the true story of a young German woman with a normal life until 1968, served 17 years, at which point his life changed siempre.El event inspired the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose".She Anneliese Michel was born in 1952 in the German town of Klingerberg and lived a life typical of a normal boy his age, accompanied by their parents. Until shortly after age 17 itching to undergo a series of bizarre attacks.Shortly after the attacks began, Anneliese began to suffer the terrible effects of seizures.Experienced his first epileptic attack in 1969. It was then when a neurologist at the Psychiatric Clinic Wurzburg diagnosed her with epilepsy. Soon, Anneliese started experiencing hallucinations while praying diabolical. He also began to hear voices, he repeated again and again that was cursed. A court ruled in 1973 that Anneliese was suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies. In 1975, convinced she was possessed, their parents, tired of doctors do not give a satisfactory solution to what was happening to his beloved daughter chose to resort to exorcism.The first unofficial diagnosis was made by an old woman who accompanied Anneliese on a pilgrimage. She noticed that Anneliese avoided walking in front of the image of Jesus, also avoid drinking water from a sacred spring. She also stated that Anneliese smelled a strange way. An exorcist from a nearby town examined Anneliese and concluded that person had been possessed by the devil. After two requests, the rite of exorcism was officially granted by the Bishop.At this time, Anneliese performed very disturbing actions, licked her own urine from the floor. She ate flies, spiders and coal. He tore the head of a dead bird. On one occasion, he crawled under a table and screamed like a dog for two days. You will be surprised listening and shouting through the walls for hours. Tear off her clothes and urinating on the floor became a regular thing.In the year of her death, Anneliese began to refuse food and drinks. The seizures became increasingly stronger. It is not known physicians attended. During the trial, specialists claimed that if the four accused (Father Arnold Renz, Pastor Ernst Alt, and parents) had begun to feed even if it was a week before his terrible death, then she would still be alive.One of Anneliese's sisters explained to the court during the trial of 1978 that Anneliese did not want to go to a psychiatric hospital, where drugged and be forced to eat.She forced herself not to eat because he believed that if she got rid of his body tear the influence of Satan. At the time of his death weighed only 30 kilos.According to the autopsy, which took place on July 1, 1976, Anneliese Michel succumbed to the effects of dehydration and malnutrition. At the time of his death, also suffered from pneumonia and high fever.She was buried next to his sister Martha in the peripheral zone of the cemetery.Traditionally, this area is reserved for illegitimate children and suicide.This case insipiró the horror film "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Tom Wilkinson, Laura Linney and Jennifer Carpenter.The last thing Anneliese know is that before dying, weak and dying, told the exorcists "Pray for my absolution."His mother, Anna, the last words addressed to him were: "Mother, I have fear."

URBE                                 Teacher Doris Molero                              Leandro Nuñez