Anneliese Michel
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Anneliese Michel was a German woman whose controversial 1970s exorcism and death from malnutrition inspired debates over religious practice, mental illness, and criminal negligence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anneliese Michel canonical | 3 |
| Anneliese Michel (loosely inspired) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anneliese Michel Context triple: [The Exorcism of Emily Rose, inspiredBy, Anneliese Michel]
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A.
Margaret Doherty
Margaret Doherty is best known as the mother of Kieran Doherty, a prominent Irish republican hunger striker and politician.
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B.
Dee Dee Blanchard
Dee Dee Blanchard was an American woman whose abuse of her daughter Gypsy Rose through years of fabricated illness and medical manipulation made her the central figure in a notorious Munchausen syndrome by proxy case.
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C.
Grace Marks
Grace Marks is the enigmatic Irish-Canadian servant and convicted murderess at the center of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel "Alias Grace."
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D.
Mary Corey
Mary Corey was a woman from colonial Salem, Massachusetts, remembered primarily as one of the victims associated with the Salem witch trials era.
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E.
Lindy Laub
Lindy Laub is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1991 musical comedy-drama film "For the Boys."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anneliese Michel Target entity description: Anneliese Michel was a German woman whose controversial 1970s exorcism and death from malnutrition inspired debates over religious practice, mental illness, and criminal negligence.
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A.
Margaret Doherty
Margaret Doherty is best known as the mother of Kieran Doherty, a prominent Irish republican hunger striker and politician.
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B.
Dee Dee Blanchard
Dee Dee Blanchard was an American woman whose abuse of her daughter Gypsy Rose through years of fabricated illness and medical manipulation made her the central figure in a notorious Munchausen syndrome by proxy case.
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C.
Grace Marks
Grace Marks is the enigmatic Irish-Canadian servant and convicted murderess at the center of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel "Alias Grace."
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D.
Mary Corey
Mary Corey was a woman from colonial Salem, Massachusetts, remembered primarily as one of the victims associated with the Salem witch trials era.
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E.
Lindy Laub
Lindy Laub is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1991 musical comedy-drama film "For the Boys."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
ⓘ
Roman Catholic ⓘ human ⓘ victim of medical malpractice controversy ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 23 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Church in Germany
ⓘ
practice of the Roman Ritual exorcism rite ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Klingenberg am Main cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
dehydration
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malnutrition ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-07-01 ⓘ |
| education |
University of Würzburg (attended)
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Würzburg
|
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Michel ⓘ |
| givenName | Anneliese ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | student ⓘ |
| hasPractitionerInvolved |
Arnold Renz
ⓘ
Ernst Alt ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anna Michel
ⓘ
Josef Michel ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film "Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes"
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film "Requiem" ⓘ film "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
numerous books on exorcism and possession ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeRelatedToCase |
conviction of parents for negligent homicide
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conviction of priests for negligent homicide ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in German and international press after her death ⓘ |
| medicalCondition |
depression
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epilepsy ⓘ possible psychosis ⓘ |
| name | Anneliese Michel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial Catholic exorcism in the 1970s
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death following multiple exorcism rites ⓘ legal case on criminal negligence involving her parents and priests ⓘ |
| numberOfExorcismSessions | 67 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leiblfing, Bavaria, Germany ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Klingenberg am Main, Bavaria, Germany ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence | Klingenberg am Main, Bavaria, Germany ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
criminal trial in Germany in the late 1970s
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debates about mental illness versus demonic possession ⓘ debates about religious freedom and medical responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Anneliese Michel