Friend: Murder defendant believed he could drive out demons

BOSTON — A childhood friend of the man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl whose body washed up on a Boston Harbor island in 2015 says the defendant believed he could drive demons out of a person's home.

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Bella was known for months only as “Baby Doe,” as investigators desperately struggled to identify her. A composite image was shared by millions of people around the world with the hopes of identifying her.

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Michael Sprinsky testified Wednesday in Michael McCarthy's murder trial. He says McCarthy was interested in the supernatural.

Sprinsky says he met up with Rachelle at a gas station and she told him about Bella's death. (cont)
— Crystal Haynes (@crystalhaynes) May 31, 2017

Sprinsky not allowed to tell jury what was said exactly because it's considered hearsay.
— Crystal Haynes (@crystalhaynes) May 31, 2017

McCarthy's lawyer on Tuesday rejected the prosecution's claim McCarthy killed the girl because he believed she had become possessed by a demon. The defense attorney says it was the girl's mother, Rachelle Bond, who wrote about children possessed by demons.