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In this episode, we dive deep into the infamous Enfield Poltergeist case, with special guest Tony Hayes. We'll re-examine the paranormal events that gripped a North London family in the late 1970s, while considering newly surfaced evidence. Hear recordings from the investigation and commentary from those who investigated the bizarre happenings firsthand. Could this be one of the most convincing poltergeist cases in history, or a clever hoax? Tune in as we analyse the haunting, explore the sceptics' views, and delve deep into one of the UK's most notorious paranormal mysteries.
My Special Guest Is Tony Hayes
Tony grew up in Cheshire, England. After graduating in Science and Physics with Chemical giants ICI, he left the security of this large company and moved into Government Service and later the Police Service. He has investigated reports of spontaneous paranormal activity since 1989 and is a member of the SPR and ASSAP. He is the Case Manager and Lead Investigator for Paranormal Investigation UK operating a small team of psychical researchers. He is currently jointly working with the SPR investigating a high end live poltergeist case in Essex including the apports of over 460 coins into the property.
In this episode, you will be able to:
1. Hear original recordings from the Enfield Poltergeist investigation and commentary with the investigators involved.
2. We discuss recently uncovered details and their potential impact on the case's credibility.
3. A deep dive into the perspectives of those who view the case as genuine paranormal activity versus those who see it as a hoax.
4. Guest Tony Hayes helps break down the strange phenomena and the lasting legacy of the Enfield Poltergeist.
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Links to the SPR
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In this episode of Haunted History Chronicles, we delve into the eerie intersection of the supernatural and the law with criminal barrister Naomi Ryan. From the infamous Cock Lane Ghost to the chilling murder of Zona Shue, we'll explore how the supernatural has influenced legal cases throughout history, even as recently as 1994 with the trial of Stephen Young. Naomi will guide us through these unnerving stories, including the Red Barn Murder and the mysterious case of Eric Tombe, revealing how ghostly testimony and paranormal events have shaped trials from the past to the present day.
Prepare for the law vs. the supernatural!
My Special Guest Is Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan is a criminal barrister and lover of all things macabre. After qualifying with a Masters in Law from St Catherine’s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to undergraduates at St Hilda’s College Oxford and University College London before embarking on her career as a criminal barrister, where she both prosecuted and defended. She later moved into the Civil Service, where she has advised an array of senior government and legal figures on matters of constitutional, public and criminal law. She continues to work as an advisory lawyer whilst regularly giving talks about the darker side of legal history.
In this episode, you will be able to aspects of the following cases:
2. The Red Barn Murder: The notorious 1827 case where spectral visions reportedly helped uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder.
3. Zona Shue's Ghostly Testimony: The 1897 trial where the victim's ghost allegedly provided crucial evidence, leading to her husband’s conviction for murder.
4. Stephen Young’s 1994 Trial: A modern case where claims of supernatural intervention and Ouija board communications influenced the verdict in a high-profile murder case.
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Step into the smoke-filled air of ancient graveyards and anatomy theatres as we explore one of history’s most elusive and controversial questions: the soul. What was it? Where did it reside in the human body? And how did it leave us at the moment of death?
Join us as we dive deep into the fierce debates, bizarre rituals, and haunting beliefs surrounding the soul’s existence. With special guest Richard Sugg, author of The Smoke of the Soul, we’ll journey through medieval Europe to the dawn of modern consciousness, unearthing the soul’s secrets that once shaped the very fabric of Western thought.
From the battlegrounds of faith and reason to the unsettling rituals that questioned the soul’s very nature, we’ll reveal how this ancient enigma continues to influence us today. Light a candle and join us for an unforgettable exploration of the hidden history of the soul—where the mystical and the macabre collide.
My Special Guest Is Dr. Richard Sugg
Richard Sugg is the author of thirteen books, including John Donne (Palgrave, 2007); Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires (Turkish trans 2018; 3rd edn 2020); A Century of Supernatural Stories (2015); Fairies: A Dangerous History (Reaktion, 2018; Japanese trans 2022); The Real Vampires (Amberley, 2019); and Bloodlust (2020). He lectured in English and History at the universities of Cardiff and Durham (2001-2017), and his work has appeared in The Guardian, The Sun, the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, BBC History, the New Yorker, and Der Spiegel, as well as on international television.
In this episode, you will be able to:
2. Discover the bizarre rituals and mystical practices surrounding the soul’s departure from the body at death, and how these shaped religious and cultural beliefs.
3. Follow the intriguing journey through medieval Europe to modern consciousness with Richard Sugg, as we examine how the concept of the soul evolved and transformed over centuries.
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Instagram:
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Book Links:
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In 1979, a group of schoolchildren in Wollaton Park, Nottingham, reported a bizarre encounter with tiny, gnome-like figures. The children claimed to see the gnomes riding small cars, laughing, and playing in the park. Despite sounding like a whimsical fairy tale, the incident has intrigued paranormal enthusiasts and sceptics alike for decades. Was it mass imagination, a playful hoax, or something more mysterious? The Wollaton Gnome Encounter remains one of England’s most peculiar and enduring unexplained events.
My Special Guest Is Kate Ray
Kate is a paranormal investigator, and writer. She has featured in Haunted Magazine and on TV and Radio. She is the author of the book 'Woolly Snotts: The Curious Case of the Wollaton Gnomes' as well as the host of the podcast Hare in the Hawthorn.
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Twitter:
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Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kateharegirl/
YouTube/ Podcast Link For Hare In The Hawthorn:
https://www.youtube.com/@kateharegirlray
Book Links:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Woolly-Snotts-Curious-Wollaton-Gnomes/dp/B0CSSB21HC
Other Books Mentioned:
The Wollaton Gnomes A Nottingham Fairy Mystery by Simon Young
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wollaton-Gnomes-Nottingham-Fairy-Mystery/dp/1838096981
In this episode, we delve into the shadowy world of highwaymen, notorious outlaws who once ruled the roads, robbing travellers under the cover of night. But what happens when their violent deeds echo through time? Join us as we explore chilling tales of highwaymen's ghosts, said to haunt the very roads they once terrorised. From spectral sightings to eerie encounters, we'll uncover the spine-tingling legends that have persisted for centuries. Are these restless spirits seeking redemption, or are they doomed to roam forever? Tune in for a journey into the haunted history of highwaymen.
My Special Guest Is Ruth Roper-Wylde
Ruth is a partially retired Civil Servant, living in Bedfordshire, UK with her husband and dog. Much of her career was spent as an investigator – firstly in Fraud/Theft and later in Bullying/Harassment/Discrimination claims.
She has a lifelong fascination with the supernatural and unexplained, stemming from formative years spent living in a house with an active poltergeist in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. As a hobby therefore over the years, she researched for endless hours on the subject with the idea of eventually writing a book.
She brings a healthy dose of scepticism and desire for scientific explanation to her research and writing, which was instilled by her ever pragmatic mother: who when presented with an inexplicably flying knife in the kitchen, calmly took out a tape measure and measured the length of its flight path.
Seven years ago, when the opportunity to take partial early retirement presented itself, Ruth decided to make her idea of writing a book into reality, and has since published eight books as an independent author:
“The Ghosts of Marston Vale”,
“The Almanac of British Ghosts”,
“These Haunted Times: Volumes One, Two, Three and Four"
“The Roadmap of British Ghosts: Volumes One and Two”.
She is currently writing book 9….which will be These Haunted Times Volume Five - America.
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Twitter:
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Email:
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Book Links:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Ruth-Roper-Wylde/author/B07MTR4LH3?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1721820650&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
The Sauchie Poltergeist case, one of Scotland's most notorious paranormal events, unfolded in 1960 in the small village of Sauchie. The case centred around 11-year-old Virginia Campbell, who experienced strange occurrences in her home, including unexplained knocking sounds, moving furniture, and eerie apparitions. Investigated by several credible observers, the phenomenon baffled experts and sceptics alike. Dive into this chilling case that continues to intrigue and mystify paranormal enthusiasts.
My Special Guest Is Malcolm Robinson
Malcolm Robinson is an established public speaker, presenter, scriptwriter and International author as well as the Founder of Strange Phenomena Investigations Scotland (SPI). He is the assistant editor of Outer Limits Magazine and has given lectures on UFO's around the world.
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Thomas Lacey was born on November 4, 1895, in Glossop, Derbyshire, England. His journey into the spiritual world began early in life, leading to a lifetime of mediumship. On March 18, 1918, he married Edith Emma Lomas in Whitfield. Edith, born on September 28, 1895, was not a medium herself, but she played a vital role in supporting Thomas's work.
In the early 1920s, the Laceys made a significant move to Canada—settling in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. It was here in 1924 that Thomas began conducting séances, with Edith actively participating.
Throughout the 1960s, Thomas and Edith held séances in the home of Otto and Nelda Smith in Kitchener with attendees reporting experiencing apports, materialisations, automatic writing, and even Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP).
My Special Guest Is Dr. Nick Richbell
Dr. Nick Richbell recently received his PhD in History from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. His area of research is the history of Spiritualism, and his doctoral dissertation is a biographical history about the medium Maurice Barbanell and his guide, Silver Birch. The teachings of Silver Birch are still talked about in Spiritualist churches today, however, Maurice Barbanell’s name is rarely mentioned.
Nick has long believed that there is more to life than an earthly existence. However, it was not until he started work as the Head of Special Collections and Archives at the University of Waterloo Library that he started to further consider the afterlife. The archives had two séance related collections. The Maines-Pincock Family collection holds records of seances conducted by the American medium William Cartheuser in the private home of Jenny O’Hara Pincock in St. Catharines, Ontario. Another collection, the Thomas Lacey Lecture collection contains over 400 lectures given by Lacey while in trance. Nick was able to bring in a new Lacey collection during his tenure at Waterloo: the Thomas Lacey séance collection: over 100 reel-to-reel tapes from the 1960s of recordings of seances conducted by Lacey in a Kitchener, Ontario home. He is often invited to give talks about his research about this magnificent collection. Nick was the research associate on the audio-documentary, The Ghost of Thomas Lacey, produced by Anthroscope Media.
Originally from London, England, Nick is currently the Head of Special Collections and Archives at Clemson University in South Carolina. Prior to moving to South Carolina, Nick oversaw the Special Collections and Archives department at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He also managed the archives of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal and worked at the McGill University Archives as well as the McGill University Health Centre.
In this episode, you will be able to:
2. Discover more about Thomas Lacey and his mediumship.
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The crash of the R101 airship in 1930 was a devastating disaster, resulting in the loss of 48 lives. In the aftermath, trance medium Eileen Garrett claimed to receive messages from the deceased crew and passengers. These messages suggested design flaws and material failures as the primary causes. While sceptics questioned the validity of her communications, supporters believed Garrett's insights offered a unique perspective on the tragedy, blending the realms of spiritualism and aviation to seek understanding and closure.
My Special Guest Is Sarah Blake
Sarah Blake began Hushed Up History in October 2014 as a way to tell the dark, amusing, surprising, and forgotten true tales hidden inside history's discarded pages. She currently lives in New Jersey and when she is not writing about all things weird she works in cemeteries and museums, studies tarot and mediumship, paints nightmares, and devours everything she can about the history of her ancestor's home of Salem, Massachusetts. She also drinks way too much tea and has absolutely no regrets about it. If learning about tarot floats your boat she can be found at Twin Crows Tarot on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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2. Look at Eileen Garrett's life and mediumship.
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Website: https://husheduphistory.com/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/husheduphistory/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/husheduphistory/?hl=en
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In today’s podcast we explore the eerie tales of Epping Forest, the spectral whispers of Bosworth Hall, and the ghostly apparitions of the British Schools Museum with special guest, Penny Griffiths-Morgan, renowned author, paranormal investigator, and researcher who brings her unique insights and passion for the supernatural. With years of experience uncovering the unknown, Penny shares spine-tingling stories and personal encounters as well as taking us on a journey through her own haunting tales and passions.
My Special Guest Is Penny Griffiths-Morgan
Penny has had an interest in all things unusual from a young age after experiencing seeing a light anomaly in an old barn in the village that she grew up in. Her love of history has led her to visit as many museums, old buildings and ruins as humanly possible and fast forward some years and she was given the chance to embrace both her loves by both producing and presenting the Haunted Histories podcast.
She has been featured in a national newspaper, been interviewed on radio, tv and other podcasts, is a regular historian on “Help! My House is Haunted” , a guest on the recent “A history of the paranormal” documentary, a regular speaker at paranormal events around the UK and is also a feature writer for Haunted magazine. If that was not enough, she is a published author, her five current books are available via Amazon, and a sixth is on the way.
In this episode, you will be able to:
2. Explore some of the haunting histories behind Penny's passions and research.
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Website: https://www.hauntedhistories.co.uk/
Podcast Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/haunted-histories
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5K02AD928JMGvMvGCxjAg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hauntedhistories
Links To Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3APenny+Griffiths+Morgan&s=relevancerank&text=Penny+Grif
Thomas Bradford, a spiritualist in early 20th century Detroit, sought to prove the existence of an afterlife through a unique and tragic experiment. Partnering with fellow spiritualist Ruth Doran, Bradford devised a plan where he would take his own life and attempt to communicate with Doran from the beyond. In February 1921, Bradford was found dead in his apartment, leaving a note detailing his intentions. Despite his tragic end, Bradford's experiment did not produce the hoped-for proof of life after death, but it did ignite public fascination and debate over spiritualism and the mysteries of the afterlife.
My Special Guest Is Sarah Blake
Sarah Blake began Hushed Up History in October 2014 as a way to tell the dark, amusing, surprising, and forgotten true tales hidden inside history's discarded pages. She currently lives in New Jersey and when she is not writing about all things weird she works in cemeteries and museums, studies tarot and mediumship, paints nightmares, and devours everything she can about the history of her ancestor's home of Salem, Massachusetts. She also drinks way too much tea and has absolutely no regrets about it. If learning about tarot floats your boat she can be found at Twin Crows Tarot on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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Website: https://husheduphistory.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/husheduphistory
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/husheduphistory/?hl=en
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