Anneliese Michel was a German woman who underwent 67 Catholic exorcism rites during the year before her death. She died in 1976 of malnutrition, for which her parents and priest were convicted of negligent homicide. She was diagnosed with epileptic psychosis and had a history of psychiatric treatment that proved ineffective. After taking psychiatric medications for five years that failed to improve her symptoms, Michel and her family became convinced she was possessed by a demon. As a result, he