util ated ▁corps es ▁by ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁including ▁American ▁student ▁Mark ▁Kil roy . ▁ ▁" The ▁Poss ession ▁of ▁Maurice ▁Th eria ult " ▁- ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁Maurice ▁“ F rench y ” ▁Th eria ult ▁lived ▁a ▁hard ▁New ▁England ▁life , ▁suffering ▁long ▁hours ▁working ▁on ▁his ▁family ▁farm ▁and ▁dealing ▁with ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ab us ive ▁attitude , ▁becoming ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁violent ▁towards ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁he ▁became ▁older . ▁French y ▁began ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁help , ▁calling ▁upon ▁anyone ▁who ▁would ▁help ▁him , ▁even ▁un know ingly ▁asking ▁Sat an ▁to ▁help ▁him . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁witness ed ▁something ▁hor r ific ▁in ▁the ▁farm ' s ▁bar n ▁that ▁is ▁never ▁explained ▁fully ▁but ▁which ▁is ▁only ▁hint ed ▁at ▁as ▁involving ▁sex ▁of ▁some ▁kind . ▁ ▁French y ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁watch ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁acts . ▁French y ▁began ▁to ▁notice ▁differences ▁in ▁himself . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁increased ▁strength , ▁knowledge ▁of ▁things ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁learned . ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁left ▁and ▁flo ated ▁around ▁New ▁England ▁for ▁years . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁town ▁noticed ▁something ▁unusual ▁going ▁on ▁with ▁French y . ▁Blood ▁would ▁randomly ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁on ▁French y . ▁ ▁His ▁unusual ▁strength ▁continued . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁disturb ing ▁activity ▁was ▁French y ' s