The Exorcism of Arely Naomi Proctor

Do you think this could be a case of insanity?

Nikki Young
ChalkOutline

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Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2021, the San Jose Police Department received a call about a 3-year-old little girl named Arely Naomi Proctor, who was unresponsive, not breathing and likely deceased. The call was made by her mother, Claudia Hernandez-Santos.

Emergency medical workers arrived and took Arely to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead less than an hour after the call. It was then that police would learn little Arley died after her mother, grandfather, and uncle attempted to perform an exorcism on her, believing that she was possessed by a demon.

On September 24th, 2021, just after 8 pm, the San Jose Police Department was alerted to a call made by 25-year-old Claudia Elisa Hernandez, who reported that her three-year-old daughter, Arely was unresponsive. When they arrived on the scene, they found the location of the call came from a home that also had a church operating out of its back room, called the Iglesia Evangelica Apostoles y Profetas church, which claims to be a small Pentecostal denomination church.

Iglesia Evangelica Apostoles y Profetas church | Source: Mercury News

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Nikki Young
ChalkOutline

Host of true crime podcast, Serial Napper. Let me guide you through some of the craziest true crime stories you‘ve never heard of.