“The Exorcist” has been terrifying moviegoers since 1973, and largely because it is based on true events. In the late 1940s, Ronald Hunkeler, a 13-year-old boy mourning his spiritist aunt’s death, started having strange encounters with the unknown.
He would hear scratching sounds on the walls of his room and water dripping down pipes and walls. When his bed moved on its own, his parents sought the help of a local Jesuit priest, Fr. E. Albert Hughes. The priest performed an exorcism on the boy in February 1949, but unfortunately, it was unsuccessful.
Soon, scratches started showing on Ronald’s body and his screams became louder than ever. The last straw came when he urinated all over his bed and started cursing at his two new attending Jesuits.
His parents decided to bring him to the Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis for “more serious treatment.” On April 8, Monday after Easter, the attending priests covered the boy in holy relics, medals, and other blessed objects, and he slowly returned from his trance, proclaiming, “He’s gone,” referring to Satan.
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