The Case of Don Decker: The Rain Man

• 💡 In 1983, Don Decker, a 21-year-old on furlough from jail, experienced a series of bizarre paranormal events after his abusive grandfather's death.
• 🎯 The phenomena began with an unseen attack in a bathroom, leaving Don with scratches and a vision of a crowned face.
• 🌧️ Shortly after, water began to materialize indoors, first trickling down walls, then falling as a heavy rainfall, defying logical explanations.

Eyewitness Accounts and Police Involvement

• 🔍 Multiple eyewitnesses, including the Kefir family, a pizzeria owner, and several police officers, confirmed the inexplicable indoor rain.
• 🚨 Police officers John Bojan and Richard Walbert witnessed water droplets rising from the floor and shooting horizontally, unable to explain the occurrences.
• 👨‍✈️ Despite overwhelming evidence, the police chief reportedly dismissed the events as a plumbing issue or prank and instructed officers not to file reports.

Escalation and Possession Theories

• ✝️ During a visit to a pizzeria, the rain continued indoors, and a crucifix reportedly burned Don's skin, turning from gold to black, suggesting demonic influence.
• 💥 At the Kefir residence, Don was levitated and thrown across the room by an unseen force, with a new wound appearing on his arm in the shape of a crown.
• 🗣️ Witnesses like Ron Van Y and his wife Roma became convinced that a demonic force had possessed Don, while Don himself believed it was his grandfather's spirit.

The Exorcism and Lingering Questions

• 🙏 An evangelical preacher performed an exorcism on Don, during which a foul odor filled the room, and rain intensified, concentrating on the preacher.
• 🌧️ After the exorcism, the rain stopped, and Don returned to jail, where he reportedly learned to control his ability to summon rain indoors.
• ❓ The case remains controversial, with skeptics pointing to the lack of photographic or video evidence and suggesting trickery, while proponents highlight the numerous credible eyewitness accounts.

The Rainmaker Phenomenon

• ⚡ The ability to control rain, or 'rainmaking,' has historical and cultural connections to the supernatural, with figures like medieval Tempestari and modern claimants like Ted Owens.
• 💧 Don Decker's ability to summon rain indoors, particularly in his jail cell, further fueled theories of paranormal powers or demonic possession.
• 🔒 Following the jailhouse exorcism, Don was reportedly never able to produce the supernatural rain again, leaving the case a subject of ongoing debate.