In 1971, NBC cameras entered a Chicago home where Edwin and Marsha Becker said they had been experiencing strange disturbances, unexplained sounds, and unsettling activity.

The crew arrived to document an attempted exorcism involving a medium, religious symbols, blessed salt, and a room full of people who believed something was inside the house.

But the television report was only a few minutes long—and the story surrounding it would continue for decades.

Join host Robert Barber as we explore the Becker haunting, the televised exorcism, the family’s account of what happened inside the house, and the mysterious details that made this case endure.

Listen to State of the Unknown for paranormal encounters, haunted history, unexplained events, and stories that remain difficult to explain.

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