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    "title": "Devil Made Him Do It",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-16 22:45:12",
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    "subtitle": "Duct-Taped Passenger Blames Blackout as Bizarre In-Flight Meltdown Takes Dark Turn",
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    "body": "<p>The man whose midflight meltdown ended with him duct-taped and restrained to his seat aboard American Airlines Flight 618 is now offering an astonishing explanation: He says he remembers virtually nothing about the episode. That development takes an already bizarre story into even stranger territory. <strong>Jonathan Cahn, the author of the Altar of Pergamon,</strong> who was sitting beside him, can provide the firsthand account of what happened before the cameras started rolling.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 67.92%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4be94980-2396-42fd-9c41-014c66c79b38/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-4be94980-2396-42fd-9c41-014c66c79b38\"\n                data-id=\"4be94980-2396-42fd-9c41-014c66c79b38\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4be94980-2396-42fd-9c41-014c66c79b38/-/inline/no/Duck_With_Duct_tape.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4be94980-2396-42fd-9c41-014c66c79b38/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Jonathan Cahn witnessed the bizarre midflight meltdown firsthand</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Passenger claims he remembers virtually nothing about the incident</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Book cover featuring the devil allegedly triggered passenger&rsquo;s outburst</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Could &ldquo;temporary possession&rdquo; become America&rsquo;s strangest legal defense?</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Cahn connects bizarre encounter to spiritual warfare and evil</strong></span></li></ul><p><strong>ABOUT JONATHAN CAHN&hellip;</strong>Jonathan Cahn caused a worldwide stir with the release of his explosive first book, The Harbinger, which became an instant New York Times best seller and brought him to national and international prominence. Every one of his books since then have become a New York Times best seller, including The Mystery of the Shemitah, The Book of Mysteries, The Paradigm, The Oracle, The Harbinger II, The Return of the Gods, The Josiah Manifesto, The Dragon&#039;s Prophecy, and The Avatar.</p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https://specialguests.com/unruly-passenger-duct-taped-says-no-memory/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE</strong></a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, CALL OR TEXT 512-966-0983 OR EMAIL </strong><a href=\"mailto:BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM\"><strong>BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM</strong></a></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n    >\n        <a class=\"release-content-image__link\"\n           id=\"image-8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           href=\"https://specialguests.com/guests-topics/\"\n           data-id=\"8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           data-track=\"Story Image View\"\n           data-placement=\"content\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                       style=\"width: 13.89%\"\n        >\n            <img\n                class=\"release-content-image__image\"\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\" \"\n                            >\n        </a>\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"> </figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">260 Union Square NW, Suite #208</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Hickory, NC 28601 </p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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