| By far the most horrendous case of demonic possession the Boorans ever investigated was the tragic case of Melissa Walsh, a 14 year old honor student who came under demonic attack in 1978 in her hometown of Irgendwo, Iowa. A sweet and mild mannered teenager, Melissa fell victim to demonic forces when she started listening to Satanic Rock. A friend had given her a copy of a Metal Savior album for her fourteenth birthday, and nothing was the same ever since. Her grades in school quickly began to drop and her personality began to change. She began smoking and drinking, staying out late, experimenting with marijuana cigarettes, and using curse words. Although her parents first thought this was just puberty and somewhat normal, all that changed when her parents noticed that she had been collecting roadkill and hiding in a box under her bed that was labeled, “For my master, Satan”. As the days passed, Melissa’s situation worsened and she became a dangerous, foul, gutter-mouthed, hateful, person who was becoming violent towards her friends and family. Without medical consultation, her distressed parents contacted the clergy, and through Father Gluttius the Boorans were contacted to come in and evaluate the situation. The Boorans forbid the family to seek any kind of help, medical or otherwise, until they arrived. “We knew right away that we were dealing with a Demon of a very high order. Usually before a major case, my brother and I become strangely constipated. We had just returned from the pharmacy with laxatives when the phone rang. We knew this was the call we were expecting,” recalls Raymond. “We knew from experience that medical ‘professionals’ would only make matters worse and make it more difficult for us to conduct our specialized services.” By the time the Boorans arrived the next day, Melissa’s symptoms had greatly intensified, and full-blown possession had occurred. She was being assaulted by invisible forces that poked her in the eyes, flicked her earlobes, and gave her merciless wedgies and noogies. She began passing massive amounts of gas that permeated the house with a sickening odor, and she began speaking in foreign tongues, such as reverse Latin, ancient Japanese, and South Brooklyn jive. After Melissa’s parents signed a waiver that freed the Boorans from all responsibility from whatever outcome may occur, and also entitled them to full payment of services rendered, the Boorans put there uncanny skills to work. “We knew the first step was to provoke the demon so it would make itself vulnerable. This is a process we call Humorous Provocation.” Says Wayne. “Essentially, we tie the possessed individual down and poke fun at the Demon; laugh at it, call it names, and use lame one-liners on it. This infuriates the possessing entity thus lowering it’s defenses,” Once the Demon became enraged, the Boorans attacked it with several gallons of holy water, then beat it into submission using whips made from Rosary beads. “It was a horrible ordeal, but had to be done to free the poor girl’s soul.” Wayne then commenced performing the Rite of Exorcism while Ray made frantic calls trying to secure the rights to the film and book deal. After sixty-six exhausting hours of the ordeal, the Demon, broken and defeated from the Boorans onslaught, finally revealed its name and departed from the girl. Like the Boorans had suspected, the Demon was of a very high order. Its name was Astaroth-a-rockafeller, a demon of greed, granted lottery wishes, and political deception. Today, Melissa Walsh is a successful bathroom attendant at Burgerdude’s Restaurant in an undisclosed western state. After 10 years of therapy with the Boorans, she has practically no recollection about her ordeal with possession (or anything else), and leads an unfulfilling, normal, mindless life. The Boorans’ incredible story was later chronicled by author Billy Blatter in his best-selling novel The Exorcists, and was also featured in a much publicized television special hosted by Leonard Nimoy. “We were glad that we were able to save the girl’s soul and live to tell the story,” says Wayne, “this case shows that sometimes even the purest of souls can succumb to the purest evil, not to mention that it made us a hell of a lot of money.” FAMOUS CASES HOME |
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