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As Victorian ghost stories go, few are as bizarre as the case of the Hammersmith Ghost. How did the search for an elusive ghoul, in what was then a rural-feeling village on the outskirts of London, end up in a murder trial which would haunt the British legal system for over 180 years? This tale is full of strange twists and unexpected turns, and whilst some aspects of the case are considered officially solved, there are still plenty of mysterious details that will stick with you for a long time after listening to this episode…
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Source Shout Outs
Old Bailey Trial Record:
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18040111-79
Discovery UK Article:
https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-hammersmith-ghost-londons-paranormal-murder/
BBC Article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3364467.stm
Library of Congress Blog:
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/
The Newgate Calendar Book:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3944560&view=1up&seq=270
Court of Appeal Document:
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/1983/4.html
Crime Magazine Article:
http://crimemagazine.com/hammersmith-ghost-and-strange-death-thomas-millwood
London Pubs Website: