The Bell Witch: America’s Most Infamous Haunting

In 1817, an invisible force took over a Tennessee farm. It spoke, it screamed, it sang—and it made one thing clear: it wanted John Bell dead. The Bell Witch tormented the Bell family for years, pulling hair, slapping faces, and whispering threats in the night. Was this America’s first documented haunting? A spirit seeking revenge? Or one of the greatest hoaxes in paranormal history? This episode unpacks the eerie legend, the shocking death of John Bell, and the theories that refuse to die.

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