The Devil Made Me Do It

Haunted American History · Feb 28, 2026 · 24m

In 1981, Brookfield, Connecticut, logged its first homicide in nearly two centuries—when 19-year-old Arne Johnson stabbed his landlord, then claimed the only defense imaginable: possession. What followed became the infamous “Devil Made Me Do It” case... part family haunting, part media wildfire, and part courtroom collision between faith and evidence, where the question wasn’t did he do it? But what was inside him when he did? YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistory hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS FOR MY…