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Despite him obviously like devolving here. Tripping balls and losing his mind and sexually assaulting his sister. And in fact, it took until 1969 after four years of his obvious decline that anyone would do anything to intervene.

Despite him obviously like devolving here. Tripping balls and losing his mind and sexually assaulting his sister. And in fact, it took until 1969 after four years of his obvious decline that anyone would do anything to intervene.

They just ignored him before that. One afternoon, in anticipation of Herbert's older sister and her new husband coming back for dinner to the house, Gene Mullen asked him to help clean up the house before anyone arrived. And he didn't mind this. Like, he always liked doing that stuff. He said he found it calming, like cleaning. I love a good tiny.

They just ignored him before that. One afternoon, in anticipation of Herbert's older sister and her new husband coming back for dinner to the house, Gene Mullen asked him to help clean up the house before anyone arrived. And he didn't mind this. Like, he always liked doing that stuff. He said he found it calming, like cleaning. I love a good tiny.

And not a lot of things were calming him at this point. So he was fine. He did his job. He was happy to do it. And when his sister and her husband arrived a few hours later, at first he was totally fine, like very docile, very, you know, totally normal. But then his demeanor totally switched. Because, again, he was very polite in greeting everyone as they entered the house.

And not a lot of things were calming him at this point. So he was fine. He did his job. He was happy to do it. And when his sister and her husband arrived a few hours later, at first he was totally fine, like very docile, very, you know, totally normal. But then his demeanor totally switched. Because, again, he was very polite in greeting everyone as they entered the house.

And then all of a sudden Martin noticed that while Herbert was acting normally with everyone else, it appeared that he was perfectly mirroring his brother-in-law's behavior when they interacted.

And then all of a sudden Martin noticed that while Herbert was acting normally with everyone else, it appeared that he was perfectly mirroring his brother-in-law's behavior when they interacted.

What is going on? Yeah. And it's later Martin Mullen would describe his behavior not as malicious or mocking, but as compulsive. And he said, quote, almost supernatural to observe. Now, Herbert mimicked his brother-in-law's every move and mannerism, no matter how small, with almost no delay, like he could anticipate them before it happened. What?

What is going on? Yeah. And it's later Martin Mullen would describe his behavior not as malicious or mocking, but as compulsive. And he said, quote, almost supernatural to observe. Now, Herbert mimicked his brother-in-law's every move and mannerism, no matter how small, with almost no delay, like he could anticipate them before it happened. What?

And over the course of the dinner, everyone at the table was picking up on this. But it was his mother's reaction that seemed to snap him out of it. Because unlike everyone else at the dinner table who reacted to the display like just kind of like. Nervously. Like they said like literally with like uneasy like chuckling kind of like okay. What you doing? Yeah.

And over the course of the dinner, everyone at the table was picking up on this. But it was his mother's reaction that seemed to snap him out of it. Because unlike everyone else at the dinner table who reacted to the display like just kind of like. Nervously. Like they said like literally with like uneasy like chuckling kind of like okay. What you doing? Yeah.

If they even acknowledged it at all because some of them were just not going to even bring it up.

If they even acknowledged it at all because some of them were just not going to even bring it up.

Jean Mullen went into a near hysterical panic and said her son was possessed. Girl. Babe.

Jean Mullen went into a near hysterical panic and said her son was possessed. Girl. Babe.

Yeah. Now the next day, Jean contacted the family doctor and explained the symptoms that she had seen the night before. She said, I think he's possessed by the devil. Yeah, and what kills me is, like, she calls the next day and talks about what had happened at the dinner table the night before.

Yeah. Now the next day, Jean contacted the family doctor and explained the symptoms that she had seen the night before. She said, I think he's possessed by the devil. Yeah, and what kills me is, like, she calls the next day and talks about what had happened at the dinner table the night before.

And then she starts talking about, like, yeah, actually, you know, this has been happening since his final year of high school. And, like, after his best friend died, it really got bad. And it's like, why are you just telling the doctor? So you have noticed. Yeah. Like, it's like, so you're not in this blind blur haze of, like, not seeing it. You've seen it. You just didn't want to acknowledge it.

And then she starts talking about, like, yeah, actually, you know, this has been happening since his final year of high school. And, like, after his best friend died, it really got bad. And it's like, why are you just telling the doctor? So you have noticed. Yeah. Like, it's like, so you're not in this blind blur haze of, like, not seeing it. You've seen it. You just didn't want to acknowledge it.