Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor (born 21 September 1944

Exorcism Taylor lived in Ossett, West Yorkshire, with his wife, Christine, and their five children, whilst working as a butcher. In 1974, Taylor's wife stated to a Christian Fellowship Group to which Taylor belonged, that his relationship with the lay leader of the group, Marie Robinson, was "carnal" in nature. Michael Taylor admitted that he felt evil within him and was encouraged by the group to work the issue out with Robinson. The two entered a bedroom alone where Taylor made a pass at Robinson and was rejected. Upon exiting the bedroom, Robinson related Taylor's behaviour to the group, which included his wife, and Taylor eventually attacked Robinson verbally, who screamed back at him. was headed by Vincent, the Anglican priest of St. Thomas's, and was aided by a Methodist clergyman, the Rev. Raymond Smith. According to Bill Ellis, an authority on folklore and the occult in contemporary culture, the exorcists believed that they had: "In an all-night ceremony...invoked and cast out at least forty demons, including those of incest, bestiality, blasphemy, and lewdness. At the end, exhausted, they allowed Taylor to go home, although they felt that at least three demons—insanity, murder, and violence—were still left in him."

Murder After returning home, Taylor brutally murdered his wife, Christine. He attacked her with his bare hands, ripped her eyes and tongue out and almost tearing her face off, He was found by a policeman, naked in the street, covered with blood.

At his trial in March 1975, 30-years-old Taylor was acquitted on the grounds of insanity. He was sent to Broadmoor Hospital for two years, then spent another two years in a secure ward in Bradford before being released.