People comment that they didn’t expect The Deliverance to be so unsettling. They also hope Latoya Ammons is alive. Well, she is.
Directed by Lee Daniels and featuring Andra Day and Glenn Close, The Deliverance reimagines the experiences of Latoya Ammons, her three children (aged 12 to 8), and her mother, Rosa Campbell, in Indiana in 2011.
Highlights
- Lee Daniels reached out to Latoya Ammons for the movie.
- Ammons talked about how painful it was to be separated from her children.
- Ammons shared that she was surprised by how widely the story had spread.
Campbell first heard footsteps and creaking doors, then saw a shadowy figure and found a mysterious boot print.
When the incident occurred in 2011, Latoya Ammons’s eldest son, Andrew R. Ammons, was twelve years old, while her only daughter, Airion Smith, was nine.
At the same time, her youngest son, Armani Ammons, was only seven years old and reportedly encountered strange paranormal events.
The older son was thrown across the room, and the younger son allegedly had his eyes roll back and growled threats.
Latoya Ammons Stayed Low Profile After The Dreadful Experiences
Latoya Ammons is still alive, and Lee Daniels reached out to her for the movie.
Also, Latoya Ammons chose to stay out of the limelight because she didn’t want to revisit the traumatic experiences from her past.
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Andra Day said that she didn’t personally talk to Ammons while preparing for her role, but Daniels did.
She acknowledged that Latoya Ammons genuinely experienced these events.
The actress longed to honor Ammons’ life without retraumatizing her. She aimed to be sensitive, considering that they were telling the story of a living person.
Latoya Ammons Was Surprised By The Viral Widespread “Ammons Haunting Case”
Ammons’ older son and daughter were sent to St. Joseph’s Carmelite Home in East Chicago, while her youngest son went to Christian Haven in Wheatfield for a psychiatric evaluation.
Ammons talked about how painful it was to be separated from her children.
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She said they had already endured so much and were fighting hard together, so it was especially tough when they were split up.
In November 2012, Ammons was reunited with her children after the Department of Child Services filed a request to end their wardship in January 2013.
The report stated that the family continued to attend church regularly but was no longer focusing solely on religion to address the children’s behavior issues.
At the same time, Ammons shared that although she anticipated some reaction from her hometown, she was surprised by how widely the story had spread.
Additional Information
- After living in the rental home from November 2011 to May 2012, the Ammons family was able to relocate to Indianapolis.
- Latoya Ammons tied the knot with her husband, Andrew Smith.
- The infamous “Demon House,” was torn down after being purchased by a star from the show Ghost Adventures.
- The family brought in Father Michael Maginot to carry out an exorcism.
