# Addison Verrill

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The Exorcist Killer

The true crime story of Paul Bateson, who was an actor and radiologic technologist in the movie The Exorcist. Convicted of killing Addison Verrill, a homosexual reporter for Variey. He was a suspect in the New York series of killings of homosexual men known as the "Bag Murders" (also known as the…

’The Exorcist’ Murder of Reporter Addison Verrill

Last week we talked all about the film The Exorcist; the horrors, tribulations, and lore that made it one of the scariest movies ever made. But there was one main piece of trivia missing: a background actor in the movie turned out to be a real life murderer and potential serial killer. It was the e…

165. Smells Like An Exorcism Of Logic - Paul Bateson, Addison Verrill And The Six Unknowns

You wanna hear a really creepy ghost story?  Well…actually…a really creepy satanic possession story…or something? Try this on for size: Guy gets really good at his job.  So good that he’s given a cameo doing his job in one of the biggest horror movies of the century.  A movie whose set became lege…

Rerun: ’The Exorcist’ Murder of Reporter Addison Verrill

Our first live show was so much fun! And also exhausting. We're gonna take another day or two to relax, but in the meantime enjoy this episode from the archives. It was the early morning hours of September 14, 1977 in New York City, and 36-year-old reporter for Variety, Addison Verrill, was leavin…

Chapter 113: Blood in the Hudson-The Bag Murders, Addison Verrill, and The Exorcist Curse

In the 1970s, New York's LGBTQ Community was gripped by fear; from a string of grisly unsolved killings known as the “Bag Murders,” to the shocking murder of film critic Addison Verrill, and whispers of a Hollywood curse surrounding The Exorcist. At the center of these intersecting stories stands P…

The Murder of Addison Verrill

This week we are discussing the murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, at the hands of The Exorcist actor Paul Bateson.  New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast Visit our website: momsandmyster…

This Movie Extra Is Actually a Serial Killer - The Paul Bateson Story

Paul Bateson was a radiological technician in New York City who gained notoriety for his brief appearance in the 1973 film The Exorcist and his subsequent conviction for the 1977 murder of film critic Addison Verrill. During his trial, Bateson allegedly bragged about killing several other men.

Filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz (Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders): "Half The Audience Was In Leather"

Dennis is join via Zoom by documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz to discuss his newest film Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders, which is about the making of the controversial William Friedkin film Cruising, the real life murders it was inspired by and the gay activist movement it inspired. Jeffrey tal…

Paul Bateson

In 1973 Paul Bateson appeared as an extra in the famous film The Exorcist. Four years later, he was arrested for the murder of Addison Verrill, a well-known Variety reporter. At his sentencing hearing, the prosecutor accused Paul Bateson of being responsible for the unsolved “bag murders” of six me…