In 1981, a quiet Connecticut town became the stage for a legal gambit unlike anything in U.S. courts. When Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s case collided with the Glatzel family’s reports of “possession,” the Warrens, and multiple clergy, headlines erupted. This Hitched 2 Homicide episode rebuilds the timeline, explains why the claim was barred, and explores a grounded alternative. Was David Glatzel possessed by a demon?

On a cold January night in 2001, Amityville, New York, became the backdrop for a crime so shocking it read like the script of a mob movie. A devoted friend and beloved gym owner, Alex “Al” Algeri, was gunned down in what police quickly realized was a case of mistaken identity. The true target was Al’s business partner, Paul Riedel. At the heart of the conspiracy: Paul’s wife, Lee Ann, and her lover, Ralph “Rocco” Salierno.