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Clarita's exorcism. However the team decided against using the material due to it being deemed too "personal" and failure to secure consent from the Catholic Church, and the parties directly involved.
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through newspaper clippings. He took an interest in the story which had garnered wide domestic and international attention at the time. He learned that various
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