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This week, Lydia and Declan travel back to 1920s America to uncover one of the most terrifying and controversial cases of alleged demonic possession ever recorded.
Welcome to The Earling Possessio.
In 1928, a woman known in accounts as Anna Ecklund arrived at a convent in the tiny town of Earling, Iowa, seeking help for something that had allegedly tormented her for years.
What followed was an exorcism said to have lasted for months!
Witnesses claimed Anna could understand languages she had never learned, reacted violently to religious objects, refused food, produced horrifying smells and displayed physical abilities that seemingly couldn't be explained.
And according to those present, Anna wasn't alone.
Multiple entities were allegedly identified during the exorcism, each with their own story and their own reason for tormenting her.
But as with every case we cover, we're not stopping at the scary bits.
Who actually was Anna Ecklund How much of the story can be verified What really happened inside that convent And after almost a century of retellings, how much of the Earling Possession is history... and how much has become legend
Lydia and Declan dig into the accounts surrounding the case, the religious beliefs of the time, the priests involved and some of the most disturbing claims to emerge from the alleged exorcism.
And then there's the paranormal aftermath.
Stories surrounding the building suggest that whatever happened in Earling may not have ended when the exorcism did.
Was Anna genuinely possessed by something demonic Was there another explanation for what witnesses claimed to have seen or has one extraordinary story simply grown darker with every retelling
Whatever you believe, this is one hell of a rabbit hole. Expect demons, exorcisms, questionable decisions, disturbing history, competing theories and, naturally, Lydia and Declan going completely off topic at several points along the way.
Watch The Mysterious Case of The Earling Possession now and decide for yourself. Subscribe for weekly paranormal deep dives, dark history, true crime, hauntings and unexplained mysteries.
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