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'''Robbie Mannheim''' (also known as '''Roland Doe''';<ref name="name" group="note"/><ref name="Mark Opsasnick - Roland">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title=The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"|quote= The Evening Star’s account differed from the Post’s in that the family was referred to as “Mr. and Mrs. John Doe” and their 13-year-old son “Roland.”|publisher =Strange Magazine|accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref> born 1 June 1935)<ref name="Mark Opsasnick - DOB">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title=The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"|quote= Reporters to date have claimed that the 13- or 14-year-old boy was from Mount Rainier, Maryland. (It was later revealed that his date of birth was June 1, 1935, meaning he was actually 13 when the rite of exorcism was finally completed).|publisher =Strange Magazine|accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref> is the [[pseudonym]] given by historian [[Thomas B. Allen (author)|Thomas B. Allen]] to an anonymous individual most notably known for being [[Demonic possession|possessed]] and later [[exorcised]] during his childhood in the late 1940s.<ref name="Terry D. Cooper, Cindy K. Epperson - Pseudonym">{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC&q=Thomas+B.+Allen#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20Allen&f=false|title= Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology|quote=In 1949, just outside of Washington, DC, a thirteen-year-old boy, who lived with his two parents and grandmother, began to experience some very strange phenomena. We'll call this boy Robbie, the fictional name given to him by historian Thomas Allen, who has written a very sober and fascinating account of this entire case.|publisher=[[Paulist Press]]|accessdate = 2010-04-02}}</ref> The events which were reported in the media of the time and the subsequent claims surrounding those events went on to inspire the 1971 novel ''[[The Exorcist]]'' by [[William Peter Blatty]] and the 1973 film of the same name, as well as Thomas B. Allen's own 1993 book ''Possessed'' and the following 2000 television film by the same name.

'''Ronald Edwin Hunkeler''' (also known by the [[pseudonym]]s '''Robbie Mannheim''' and '''Roland Doe''';<ref name="name" group="note"/><ref name="Mark Opsasnick - Roland">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title=The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"|quote= The Evening Star’s account differed from the Post’s in that the family was referred to as “Mr. and Mrs. John Doe” and their 13-year-old son “Roland.”|publisher =Strange Magazine|accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref> born 1 June 1935)<ref name="Mark Opsasnick - DOB">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title=The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"|quote= Reporters to date have claimed that the 13- or 14-year-old boy was from Mount Rainier, Maryland. (It was later revealed that his date of birth was June 1, 1935, meaning he was actually 13 when the rite of exorcism was finally completed).|publisher =Strange Magazine|accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref> was known for being [[Demonic possession|possessed]] and later [[exorcised]] during his childhood in the late 1940s.<ref name="Terry D. Cooper, Cindy K. Epperson - Pseudonym">{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=DXHqjYs3l5kC&q=Thomas+B.+Allen#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20Allen&f=false|title= Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology|quote=In 1949, just outside of Washington, DC, a thirteen-year-old boy, who lived with his two parents and grandmother, began to experience some very strange phenomena. We'll call this boy Robbie, the fictional name given to him by historian Thomas Allen, who has written a very sober and fascinating account of this entire case.|publisher=[[Paulist Press]]|accessdate = 2010-04-02}}</ref> The events which were reported in the media of the time and the occurrences surrounding those events went on to inspire the 1971 novel ''[[The Exorcist]]'' by [[William Peter Blatty]] and the 1973 film of the same name, as well as Thomas B. Allen's own 1993 book ''Possessed'' and the following 2000 television film by the same name.

 

==Origin of claims==

==Origin of claims==

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<ref name="name" group="note">While the child is often referred as ''Robbie Mannheim'' or ''Roland'', his true identity has never been divulged. Robbie was the fictional name given to the child by historian [[Thomas B. Allen (author)|Thomas Allen]].</ref>

<ref name="name" group="note">The child was often referred as ''Robbie Mannheim'' or ''Roland Doe''; Robbie was the fictional name given to the child by historian [[Thomas B. Allen (author)|Thomas Allen]]. After his death, his real name was revealed to the public as Ronald Edwin Hunkeler.</ref>

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