Dan Gallagher - The Demon Murder Case (1983) Discussion

[–] nihilistwonder 19 years ago

I believed then, and still believe, that this was a simple case of a fatal conflict over an unwise relationship with a woman. Gotta hand it to the murderer, though--- that was a unique defense at the time. (Ugh, I can't stand that Ed & Lorraine Warren.)
Nowadays, of course, murderers blame messages from Jesus and God for their crimes.

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[–] dgallag114 18 years ago

Nuts? no.

I just relayed what I believe happened.

Dan Gallagher

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[–] SateliteCam 18 years ago

Where is this apartment building in Brookfield?

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[–] Patricia-Caffrey 17 years ago

Hi,

I saw your posting on the message board for the Devil in CT movie. I have seen the movie and read the book, additionally I was a student at St Joes at the time and find it really intersting what you said about Father Grasso, I remember him, even though I was pretty young at the time. I remember being told about the exorcism in the church, which was just down the halls from the classrooms. I would love to hear more about your report or to get a copy.

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[–] EMyers1 18 years ago

What...? None of what you wrote makes sense? Johnson wasn't "best friends" with victim, nor was he at a bar.

And not even "The Devil In Connecticut" says anything about Brasso being thrown. Love to hear those tapes, though...

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[–] delicreep 17 years ago

Gallagher is coming off as a total putz. He can't even properly spell Solomon, so I would have to rate is "experiences" with the demonic on the low end of the credibility scale.

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[–] dgallag114 17 years ago

I never could spell but I assure you my account of living there and leaving the book in the apartment is accurate, Wait perhaps we should check to see if the demons administer a spelling test before they get involved. You could be correct. I will check. Wait there.

Are you serious? I happen to probably be the only person aside from my room mate who still lives in Brookfield and a guy who lived there at the time as well.

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[–] dgallag114 17 years ago

If I was living there and left the book, do you think Demons just decided to pick that house to visit, like they were in the neighborhood and one said to the other, o look a cute New England town and look someone has our book! Lets stop in and reek havoc, possess a few people, destroy a few houses, the reputation of a few priests, levitate a few folks, kill a guy and before we leave lets check their spelling.

Unless you ate two bowls of stupid for breakfast, your credibility is in question.

Go to the police station, I bet the book is still there in evidence, I can tell you what it lookd like what kind of paper it was done on and that it was written with black and red india ink in the Theban alphabet.

D

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[–] tmitch-1 15 years ago

Uh - 'reek' havoc?

Traditionally, the way you cause havoc is to 'wreak' havoc.

'Reek' usually refers to a bad odor, so I think you may have confused the terms.

Unless you are referring to the time I was 8 and had a very bad case of the scoots. My mom insisted I go to school anyway, and I had a very bad accident right after recess. I was pretty quiet about it, but 1000 gallons of Fabreeze couldn't have neutralized the God-awful smell. I pretty much created a riot that day - what with all of the kids desperately trying to escape the classroom. The teacher herself was almost trampled.

Hence, that was one case in which I truly did 'reek' some serious havoc.

In nearly all other cases, I think you mean to say 'wreak' havoc.

PS: Mom never forced me to go to school again.

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[–] CognacJacquet 15 years ago

I'm a little confused--I'm not calling anyone out here, and my only frame of reference is from watching "A Haunting"(I haven't actually seen this movie, although I do love me some Bacon!)
I thought the kid was 'possessed' after his sister and her boyfriend moved into a house. What does a book in an apartment have to do with this?

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[–] Nick_Jones 15 years ago

"What does a book in an apartment have to do with this?"

Absolutely nothing. Gallagher has been looking for any kind of attention since his comedy career went into the toilet. Pretty pathetic, this.

My sister went to Bethel High School (Bethel, CT) with the kid who committed the murder. His story was that he challenged the demon to leave his brother's body and enter into him, if the demon really existed. Supposedly, the demon did, and the kid stabbed his landlord to death. Comes the trial, though, and the kid admits that he was drunk as Hell (the only vaguely demonic part of this story), got into an argument with the victim, lost his temper, and killed him. The Warrens, of course, latched onto the 'demon' story as support for their view of the world, as they did with that other famous fraud, the "Amityville Horror." (Don't believe me? Look it up - Wikipedia is a good place to start.) The Warrens were (Ed's dead, baby; Lorraine, as of today's date, still haunts us), if not frauds themselves, ignorant, superstitious peasants, scared of their own shadows. Give them a dark corner, a cool breeze on the back of the neck, and the creak of a floorboard, and suddenly they'd see an infestation of Beelzebub's minions.

When there is no more room in Hell, The Devil will reapply to the Zoning Commission.

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