Michel and her family became convinced she was possessed by , and appealed to a Catholic priest for an exorcism.
In our society of blended ethnic and racial bloodlines, racial epithets should have long ago lost their usage and meaning.
Classmates described her as introverted and religious, probably as a result of her upbringing, but when she was 16, Anneliese suffered a seizure which damaged her brain so badly that she developed depression, delusions, and a break from reality.