William S. Bowdern
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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 (http://www.beliefnet.com/story/42/story_4274_1.html)
- Famous Cases: The Exorcist (http://www.guardiantales.freewebspace.com/C-Exorcist.html)
- The St.Louis Exorcism Case!The Story that Became the Exorcist! (http://www.prairieghosts.com/exorcist.html)
- Interview in which Father Bowdern is mentioned. (http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/035/035914p1.html?fromint=1)
Related Books
- Possessed: The True Story of an Exorcism, Thomas B. Allen, 1993, ISBN 0553471775