Supporters urge officials to exonerate Christina Boyer, 'poltergeist girl' convicted of killing 3-year-old daughter
"Demons and Saviors" tells the extraordinary story of Christina Boyer, who gained notoriety as a teen in 1984 after claiming she possessed telekinetic ability. As a teenager in the mid-1980s, Christina Boyer became a media sensation after she and her family claimed she possessed the ability to move objects with her mind. She returned to the headlines in 1992 when she was charged with the murder of her 3-year-old daughter, Amber. Facing the death penalty, Boyer took an Alford plea, pleading guilty while maintaining her innocence, and was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison with the possibility of parole. But at the heart of the case remains a perplexing question: How could Boyer be guilty of murder when, according to evidence, she wasn’t home at the time of Amber’s death or in the hours leading up to it? Jeannie Lagle, a psychologist who spent time researching Boyer and befriended her, is shown holding a bent spoon. ABC News Studios “Demons and Saviors,” a new three-part...