The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons
A Real-Life Demon Possession Is Being Reported in Indiana
This case happened about 45 miles from where I live. I don't believe in god, miracles, and demon possession, but this case is just odd. All there is as far as evidence is anecdotal, but there's enough of it to give one pause. Personally, I don't believe it, but I wanted to see what everyone else thought about it.
I have thought the idea of demonic possession is quite interesting. I don't accept that it happens. When I was younger, I used to be an "exorcist" for a Pentecostal church. I was told all sorts of stories, and I did see some weird things; however, it can be explained.
The first large clue in this is that the family already seemed to have a belief in demons, and that one could be possessed. I base this on them even looking to get an exorcism, and knowing where to go.
It is really easy to make people believe they are possessed, and just that belief will make them do crazy things. During the exorcisms that I presided over, the individual often started talking in a deeper voice, they would blurt our jibberish which often sounded like some dead language (there would be Greek or Aramaic words here and there, but only words that they would have heard in sermon, or during the interviews before the exorcism), they would have creepy looks on their faces, etc. It's always the same though, and exactly what one would expect. It really is an agreement between the exorcist, and the person being exorcised, that each individual will play their part.
In this particular incidence, there is nothing real original. It is a family who is financially unstable. They have a child with an imaginary friend (which is normal. And it is also normal for a child to try to get a reaction out of their parents by doing things that they see get some sort of reaction, good or bad). They call in "professionals" who told them what they wanted to hear; there were demons there. I used to do that all of the time, and that is how they make their money.
Others thinking they saw things, such as the nurse, really isn't surprising either. Our memories are faulty. They are easily influenced, and they tend to exaggerate. I used to perform a levitation trick in which I would maybe get 2 inches off the ground. I had people claim that I rose a foot or even higher off the ground. That is what they remembered, and it worked for me.
The nurse probably already accepted that "strange" things were occurring, and most likely believed in demons. Its not hard to make someone like that think they saw something much more spectacular than they did. Walking up a wall probably was more like walking up stairs backwards, or even running up a wall, and the ideas being jumbled after being talked about.
Today though, if such things are happening, there is no reason why someone couldn't grab a quick picture or even video. Nearly everyone has a camera on their phones, so there really is no excuse for something like that.
