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Parents kept daughter in basement because she was possessed by demon, police say

Thursday, July 19, 2018
Parents kept daughter in basement because she was possessed by demon, police say
The Waukegan parents of a 10-year-old girl were charged after they allegedly kept the child in a basement for more than a year, saying they believed she was possessed by a demon, p
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