Anna Ecklund -

The primary historical record of the event is the 1935 pamphlet Begone, Satan! by Reverend Carl Vogl, which was later translated into English and gained national attention via ResearchGate and other media outlets.

Modern psychologists suggest Anna likely suffered from severe dissociative identity disorder (DID) or psychosis , exacerbated by possible childhood abuse. The "demonic" behaviors—violent fits, voice changes, aversion to religious objects—fit certain psychiatric profiles. anna ecklund

Finally, on the morning of December 23, 1928, the priests delivered what they believed to be the final blow. They commanded the demons to depart in the name of the Virgin Mary. According to the account, a loud gunshot sound rang out in the room, and Anna fell into a deep, peaceful sleep. The primary historical record of the event is

The climax came in 1912 at a Franciscan convent in Earling, Iowa. Over , Riesinger (assisted by several priests and nuns) performed the ritual. Witness accounts describe: According to the account, a loud gunshot sound