Real Demonic Possession: 5 Cases Science Can't Explain | DDG E72

Real Demonic Possession: 5 Cases Science Can't Explain | DDG E72

From The Dad's Doomsday Guide by Scott O'Hara

January 7, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 72

About this episode

This episode features firsthand accounts of demonic possession from experts in the field.

Demonic possession. Flying refrigerators. Levitation during exorcisms. Sigils burning under skin. Remote viewing across hundreds of miles. This episode pulls together raw, first-hand accounts from three heavy-hitters in the field who've logged years investigating cases that defy logic. NYPD Sergeant turned demonologist Ralph Sarchie, Yale-trained psychiatrist Dr. Richard Gallagher, and researcher Nathaniel Gillis. You'll hear jaw-dropping details like heavy appliances ripping across rooms, an 8-year-old reciting ancient Latin during an exorcism, a possessed woman remotely spying on a priest at the beach, demonic voices hijacking phone lines, and mysterious sigils and handprints emerging subdermally after a heart attack. No Hollywood fluff, no creepypasta, just straight testimony from pros who've seen the unexplainable up close. I'm not here to convert you. But these stories play out every day in real families, and ignoring them could mean leaving "spiritual doors" wide open. As a dad, I dig into this stuff to protect mine—what about yours? Skeptical? Good. Listen and decide if it's all coincidence... or something darker. If you appreciate grounded breakdowns of spiritual warfare…

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