Texas Man Whose Wife Died During Exorcism Awaits Trial
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Texas Man Whose Wife Died During Exorcism Awaits Trial
A Texas man whose awaiting trial in the death of his wife during an exorcism says he shouldn’t have attempted the ritual alone.
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ODESSA (July 28, 2010)—Jan David Clark, 63, the husband of a Texas woman who died while he claims he was performing an exorcism on her, said in a jailhouse interview he shouldn't have tried the exorcism alone.

The Odessa American reported Wednesday that Clark said in the jailhouse interview that he regrets attempting the 2008 exorcism without help and said that a group exorcism would have been more appropriate.

Authorities arrested Clark after they found Susan K. Clark's body wrapped in a sheet with a cross and sword on top of it on the floor of the master bathroom of the couple’s home.

An autopsy report said she died of suffocation.

Clark, who told the newspaper he "did not willingly" kill his 59-year-old wife, is scheduled to stand trial in September for murder.

He’s held in lieu of $300,000 bond, according to online jail records.


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Posted by: Carol Location: central tex on Jul 28, 2010 at 08:29 PM

I wonder if his wife let (or asked!!) him to do this exorcism. His will be a very interesting trial!
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 28, 2010 at 04:45 PM

lol what a story...
Posted by: susan Location: waco on Jul 28, 2010 at 03:15 PM

this is crazy, even if he was trying to get the demons out, he had to cover her face where she couldn't breathe...funny...he needs to go to jail...
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