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A shocking murder trial challenges our fear of the unknown as a defendant claims demonic possession.
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The first and only time "demonic possession" has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary story forces reflection on our fear of the unknown.
"An exclusive Netflix documentary that explores the first - and so far, the only - time that demonic possession was argued as a defense in a trial in the United States (the same case that inspired the third installment of "The Conjuring" franchise). Following the same vein of the popular true crime genre on the platform, "The Devil on Trial" mostly offers very little, other than presenting the facts. However, it redeems itself somewhat in its final third, where it more severely critiques the culture of exorcisms. Among similar documentaries on Netflix, it might be of interest."