Alan Bono

A murdered Long Island family turned into a franchise opener and a sick child whose illness was sold as possession.

And finally, it includes Alan Bono, a 40-year-old man stabbed to death in 1981, whose killer the Warrens tried to help walk free with the first ever demonic possession defense attempted in an American murder trial.

You know the Warren story the way they conjured it up and sold it to you.

In their own books, on college lecture stages, and in the hit horror film The Conjuring and all of its sequels.

Yeah.

Now, Debbie Glatzel was a dog groomer.

She had been hired at the Brookfield Boarding Kennels on Federal Road by its manager, a man named Alan Bono.

And she and Arnie rented an apartment from him on the property.

in 1976 they showed up at a house in amityville new york where a family called the lutzes claimed a demonic presence had driven them out in 28 days the warrens arrived with a tv news crew in tow in 1977 they crossed the ocean for the enfield poltergeist case in london which became the conjuring 2.

And in 1981, they were at the center of an actual murder trial after a Connecticut man named Arne Johnson stabbed a man named Alan Bono to death.

The Warrens backed Johnson's defense, which was that a demon made him do it.

The judge refused to allow it, and Johnson was convicted of manslaughter.

... have calmed down." Um, they need a new place.

Debbie gets a job working at a dog kennel as a groomer, and her and Arne become friends with their new boss, a man named Alan Bono.

Um, luckily, the job came with an apartment that's on the kennel premises, so they're able to leave the Glatzel home and move in there.

All seems good, but Lorraine continues to warn them that peace is very normal at this point, and it didn't mean things were over.

So five months after the final exorcism on February 16th, 1981, Arne woke up feeling a little sick.

His younger sisters were arriving to visit the couple that day, so he kinda pushes through, um, so his sisters have a fun visit.

On the agenda was a lunch with their boss- ... um, boss, Alan Bono, Bono.

Um, Debbie, Arne and his sisters and his little cousin was also coming.

The case we're diving into today was the first ever homicide in the small town of Brookfield, Connecticut's 193-year history.

While the February 16, 1981 murder of 40-year-old Alan Bono was open and shut as far as who committed the murder and using what means, the year leading up to the murder is one of the most bizarre paranormal stories that we have on record.

This case earned national attention as the first and last time that demonic possession was used as a legal defense strategy in a United States court.

Thank you for joining us today at Pathological Podcast.

Just a couple months later, things have calmed down.

Debbie and Arnie decide, okay, We're not renting that place because that brought us a lot of stress.

Debbie finds a job as a dog groomer at a kennel that is owned by a man named Alan Bono, which if you've read the name of the episode, you know what's happening.

Debbie and Arnie both become very close friends

Happened in 1981 in Connecticut.

A 19 year old named Arnie Cheyenne Johnson stabbed his landlord, Alan Bono, to death with a pocket knife.

His attorney told the court that a demon had entered Johnson during an exorcism performed on his girlfriend's younger brother.

and that the demon, not Johnson, was responsible for the killing.

Happened in 1981 in Connecticut.

A 19 year old named Arnie Cheyenne Johnson stabbed his landlord, Alan Bono, to death with a pocket knife.

His attorney told the court that a demon had entered Johnson during an exorcism performed on his girlfriend's younger brother.

and that the demon, not Johnson, was responsible for the killing.