Real-Life Horror Tales Mentioned in the Media ( Part - 2)

A Deadly Exorcism

Kennedy Ife, 26, of North London, started acting strangely and aggressively in August 2016 after experiencing a throat discomfort. Before his family restrained him to a bed using wire ties and extreme force, he allegedly bit his father, threatened to chop off his own penis, and spoke of having a python or snake inside of him.

As noted by the BBC:

The family then reportedly began trying to "heal" Kennedy over the course of the following three days by restriction and prayer.

Colin Ife, his brother, reported to police that:

"It's obvious that the creature was inside him; we thought it was a demon because it wasn't normal. He claimed, "It was obviously attempting to murder him.

"We had to stop him from stopping himself. It was obvious that he might have attempted to hurt members of our family if we hadn't restrained him.

Kennedy Ife's brother called emergency services and explained that Kennedy Ife was complaining of dehydration after being confined to his bed for three days without receiving medical assistance. At 10:17 a.m., he appeared to have breathing problems and was pronounced dead.

According to The Independent:

Colin Ife is accused of performing a "attempted resurrection" by chanting and praying for Mr. Ife when police were at the residence.

All seven of Kennedy Ife's relatives were charged with manslaughter, false imprisonment, and causing or permitting an adult who was weak to die. Kennedy Ife's body had over 60 wounds, including what seemed to be a bite, according to a post-mortem study. His father, Kenneth Ife, and four of his brothers also had wounds.

BBC news reported:

Kenneth Ife testified before the jury that he gave his sons shift orders and used "overwhelming force," but he denied that any involvement in "cults, occults, and secret societies" was involved in the death.

On March 14, 2019, all seven family members were found not guilty following a four-day jury deliberation.

Dead Animals in the Walls

The Bretzuis family in Auburn, Pennsylvania, made the decision to insulate their home in 2015, but they soon learned that it had already been inhabited by dozens of dead animal carcasses.

The expert blamed Pow-wow or Dutch magic, a ceremony that originated in the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch to treat illnesses and achieve physical and spiritual protection, as the cause of the decaying animals in their walls. In the 1600s and 1700s, a group of German-speaking immigrants known as the Pennsylvania Dutch settled in Pennsylvania. They were frequently of the Lutheran, Mennonite, or Amish faiths.

The Bretzuis family claims that the mould discovered on the decaying carcasses in their home has sickened them and that the odour has persisted.

Florida Devil Worshipping

In June 2012, Danielle Harkins, a 35-year-old schoolteacher from the St. Petersburg, Florida, area, began acting strangely and showing an interest in demonic rituals, according to friends.

She was soon detained for abusing seven of her former students, according to the Tampa Bay Times:

As the group gathered Saturday evening before sunset around a tiny fire on the St. Petersburg Pier, Danielle Harkins instructed the children that they needed to purge the demons from their bodies. She allegedly advised the kids to slash their skin in order to let the evil spirits escape. The wounds had to be burned afterward in order to prevent the reemergence of those ghosts.

Police claimed that when Harkins held a lighter to the hand of one adolescent, the wind extinguished the flame. She then lit his hand on fire after spritzing it with perfume. According to the authorities, the youngster has second-degree burns.

According to investigators, a broken bottle cut another teen's neck. Harkins heated a small key with a flame and used it to

A friend of one of the students who took part in the ceremony raised concerns, which led to the police being alerted. Yet, after Harkins was taken into custody for aggravated violence and child abuse, none of the pupils themselves informed their parents about the incident or made any comments.

NBC stated:

Authorities claimed to have spoken with Harkins, but she was vague about what kind of religion would call for such extreme steps.

Puetz [of the St. Petersburg Police Department] stated, "She hasn't told us exactly what she was attempting to achieve with this.