Katharina Buczek
Ed And Lorraine Warren
Eventually, though, Donna and Angie would come to regret that decision. And in an effort to get the Annabelle doll’s spirit out of their home, they reached out to Father Hegan– an Episcopal priest.
The priest eventually called upon his superior, Father Cooke, who finally reached out to the demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren.
And once the couple heard about the case, they believed that Donna and Angie’s biggest mistake was giving the doll any of their sympathies. In fact, they completely disagreed that the spirit was benevolent. Instead, Ed and Lorraine claimed the spirit was demonic and searching for a human host.
“Spirits do not possess inanimate objects like houses or toys. They possess people. An inhuman spirit can attach itself to a place or object, and this is what occurred in the Annabelle case,” the Warrens said.
“This spirit manipulated the doll and created the illusion of it being alive in order to get recognition. Truly, the spirit was not looking to stay attached to this doll. It was looking to possess a human host.”
Moreover, much of Donna and Angie’s experiences with the doll correlated with demonic possession. For example, the doll moving about the apartment symbolized teleportation; meanwhile, the “Help Me” notes on parchment paper were materialization. And finally, Lou’s chest marks were known as “the mark of the beast.”
In turn, the Warrens immediately decided that an exorcism of the apartment needed to be performed by Father Cooke. And following that, the couple took the doll to their Occult Museum in hopes of storing her away and ending her demonic taunting forever.
Annabelle’s Continued Haunting
Even though Annabelle was taken into the possession of experienced demonologists, though, the doll continued to wreak havoc on the couple.
And the first paranormal event occurred just minutes after Ed and Lorraine took Annabelle from the apartment.
