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'''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.

'''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="Yang2021">{{cite web |last1=Yang |first1=Maya |title=Boy whose case inspired The Exorcist is named by US magazine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/20/the-exorcist-boy-named-magazine |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=4 September 2023 |language=English |date=20 December 2021}}</ref><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 occurrences==

 

Most of the information regarding Hunkeler and the events surrounding his possession & exorcism comes from [[secondary source|secondary]] and [[tertiary source]]s.<ref name="Emissary - Happily Married">{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=q469xc7mbksC&pg=PA69&dq=Walter+Halloran+exorcism+ouija&lr=&cd=13#v=onepage&q=Walter%20Halloran%20exorcism%20ouija&f=false|title= A Faraway Ancient Country |quote= After over fifty years, this man (whose identity remains a closely guarded secret) has no memories of his possession.|publisher = [[Lulu (company)|Lulu]]|accessdate = 2010-04-03}}</ref>  

The identity of Mannheim has never been revealed however he is reported as having no memory of being possessed.<ref name="Emissary - Happily Married">{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=q469xc7mbksC&pg=PA69&dq=Walter+Halloran+exorcism+ouija&lr=&cd=13#v=onepage&q=Walter%20Halloran%20exorcism%20ouija&f=false|title= A Faraway Ancient Country |quote= After over fifty years, this man (whose identity remains a closely guarded secret) has no memories of his possession.|publisher = [[Lulu (company)|Lulu]]|accessdate = 2010-04-03}}</ref> Most of the information regarding him and the events surrounding his possession and exorcism comes from [[secondary source|secondary]] and [[tertiary source]]s.

Around the time of the events there were several newspaper articles printed attributed to anonymous reports which were later sourced back to be that of the family's clergyman, Reverend Luther Miles Schulze.<ref name="Mark Opsasnick - The Parapsychology Bulletin">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title=The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"|quote= He turned out to be Reverend Luther Miles Schulze and in this article his experiences with the boy were reported in detail. |publisher =Strange Magazine|accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref>

Around the time of the events there were several newspaper articles printed attributed to anonymous reports which were later sourced back to be that of the family's clergyman, Reverend Luther Miles Schulze.<ref name="Mark Opsasnick - The Parapsychology Bulletin">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title=The Cold Hard Facts Behind the Story that Inspired "The Exorcist"|quote= He turned out to be Reverend Luther Miles Schulze and in this article his experiences with the boy were reported in detail. |publisher =Strange Magazine|accessdate = 2007-12-31}}</ref>