What happens when an obsession disguises itself as God’s will? Ryan Bethea and Father Carlos Martins examine the phenomenon of diabolical obsession through the parallel stories of two young men, Trevor and Steve. Discover how isolation and spiritualized delusions trap the mind, the fine line between psychological limerence and demonic assault, and the essential power of community and truth in breaking free.

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Timestamps

00:00 | A Distressing Voicemail

00:36 | Disguised as an Angel of Light

01:50 | Welcome to The Exorcist Files

02:30 | Trevor’s Ordinary Life & The Young Adult Night

04:19 | A Glimpse of Denise & The Isaiah Card

06:06 | "She’s the One": The Delusion Begins

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10:27 | Steve’s Story: Discipline & Miss Holmes' Dream

14:02 | Trevor’s Pursuit at Mass

15:39 | The Confrontation in the Parking Lot

17:53 | Interpreting Rejection as God’s Test

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22:20 | Steve’s 8-Month Cycle of Standing Up & Grief

24:37 | Trevor's Stalking & The Diamond Ring

27:14 | Steve’s Academic Downfall & Hidden Despair

28:36 | The Intervention: Taped Photos on the Fridge

31:13 | Limerence, Psychology, and Preternatural Assault

32:55 | Historical Cases of Deadly Obsession: Madonna & Carl Tanzler

34:25 | Trevor Meets With Father Martins

37:05 | The Deliverance: Renunciation & Freedom

39:48 | Truth Shatters Steve's Illusion

42:04 | How the Doors Opened: Pornography, False Prophecy, and Testing Spirits

44:27 | Takeaway: Put God First & Never Walk Alone

46:33 | Credits & Closing

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Fr. Reisinger struggles to set Emma free while the attacks on the priests escalate in the climactic finale to one of the most famous Exorcism Cases in History

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In this dramatic episode of The Exorcist Files, Father Martins takes us back to 1920s Earling, Iowa, exploring one of the most thoroughly documented and bizarre cases of spiritual warfare in modern history: the exorcism of Emma Schmidt (pseudonym Anna Ecklund).

From her troubled youth marked by curses, witchcraft, and domestic turmoil, to sudden violent levitation and an aversion to holy water, Emma’s torment baffled those around her. When Father Theophilus Reisinger steps into the fray with the help of Father Joseph Steiger and local religious sisters, the first solemn rite in the convent unleashes forces far darker than expected.

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Timestamps:

00:00 | Opening Drama: The Rite Commences

01:23 | Welcome to Earling, Iowa: The Arena of Spiritual Warfare

02:32 | Father Carlos Martins on Begone Satan & Rules of Engagement

04:32 | Emma’s Upbringing, Aunt Mina & Suspicions of Witchcraft

07:42 | The Church Threshold Incident & Meeting Father Theophilus Riesinger

11:00 | Capuchin Fathers & A Pastoral Relationship

15:32 | Mid-Life Crisis, Melancholy & Early Deliverance (1912)

21:45 | Relocation to St. Joseph’s Parish Convent (1928)

24:02 | The Covert Holy Water Test & Preternatural Aversion

27:02 | The Rite Begins: Unnatural Speed, Leaping & Wall Levitation

31:37 | The Exhaustion of the Exorcist & Weary Convent Sisters

39:48 | Physical Degradation: Inexplicable Manifestations

41:20 | Interrogating the Spirits: Beelzebub, Jacob, Mina & Judas Iscariot

48:22 | Preview of Part 2 & Credits

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