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William S. Bowdern
Father William S. Bowdern (died 1983) was a Jesuit Roman Catholic priest who was also the lead exorcist in St. Louis, Missouri in the exorcism of a the thirteen year old Lutheran boy who became possessed after using a ouija board. This was the case on which William Peter Blatty based his novel The Exorcist. He was assisted by fellow Jesuit priest Father Walter Halloran.
External links
- Movie 'Exorcist' Got It Right, Say Priests Who Cast Out Demons
- Famous Cases: The Exorcist
- The St.Louis Exorcism Case!The Story that Became the Exorcist!
- Interview in which Father Bowdern is mentioned.
Related Books
- Possessed: The True Story of an Exorcism, Thomas B. Allen, 1993, ISBN 0553471775
Last updated: 10-19-2005 06:13:32
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