The Devil Made Me Do It, and Why That Plea Never Holds #COTU

About this episode

The episode discusses the phenomenon of claiming demonic influence in murder cases and its implications in the legal system.

An Alabama prosecutor called the murder of a mother and her two children one of the most demonic crimes he had ever seen, and for fifty years other killers have gone a step further and told police a demon made them do it. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-devilmademedoit/ READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk9bhj LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: June 07, 2026 Find us online at WeirdDarkness.com/Church

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• demonic crimes
• murder
• legal defenses
• Christianity
• spirituality

Keywords

• demon
• murder
• Alabama
• legal plea
• Christianity
• spirituality
• crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alabama prosecutor

Books & works: The Devil Made Me Do It

Places: Alabama

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