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DTCP 028 - Barb Halle and the Limits of Explanation

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In this Canadian episode of Down the Crooked Path, we return to a case buried deep in medical records and whispered history: the case of Barb Halle.

Often cited as the first documented case of demonic possession in Canada, Barb Halle’s story sits at an uneasy crossroads of medicine, faith, and fear. Physicians observed symptoms they could not diagnose. Clergy debated what they were witnessing. And those closest to the case were left grappling with a question that still lingers today: what happens when explanation runs out?

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