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Mary Roff, The Watseka Wonder: An Inspiration for the Exorcist?
From Episode number 537, Scary Prairie Fire, air date Thursday, October 31, 1996

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Scary Prairie Fire tells the chilling story of a 12-year-old Watseka girl who became possessed with the spirit of another girl in the 1870s.

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Segment duration: 08:29

Producer: Alison Davis Wood

This segment is filed in these categories: FolkloreIllinois Culture/HistoryWatseka

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