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Do You Dare? · August 13 · 24 min

Case #067 - The Hammersmith Ghost

Welcome to Episode Sixty-Seven of Do You Dare? This week we are looking at a hoax haunting that led to a very real murder. (Trigger warnings: N/A) In this episode Em shares the story of the Hammersmith Ghost, a fabricated tale of a ghost from 1800’s England that scared a town so much it led to the murder of a completely innocent man after a tragic case of mistaken identity. Following along as we unpack how this very real death had ripple effects that led to changes in UK law. Thanks to everyone who has joined us for this week's case and we hope to see you back next episode when Em covers the case of a mass kidnapping that changed the way professionals treated PTSD in children. If you enjoyed this episode it would mean the world to us if you could take a minute to rate, review and subscribe! Don't forget you can join in the conversation with us over on social media to share your thoughts and theories. You can contact us at doyoudarepodcast@gmail.com if you want to suggest cases, tell us your personal true crime or paranormal stories to be read out in future listener episodes or just to say hi! *Ad included at the beginning of this episode is for The Creators Collective and you can find them by following the link below https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters (sources for this episode were: blogs.loc.gov, regancyfictionwriters.org, wikipedia.)

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Welcome to Episode Sixty-Seven of Do You Dare?

 

This week we are looking at a hoax haunting that led to a very real murder.

 

(Trigger warnings: N/A)

 

In this episode Em shares the story of the Hammersmith Ghost, a fabricated tale of a ghost from 1800’s England that scared a town so much it led to the murder of a completely innocent man after a tragic case of mistaken identity.

 

Following along as we unpack how this very real death had ripple effects that led to changes in UK law.

 

Thanks to everyone who has joined us for this week's case and we hope to see you back next episode when Em covers the case of a mass kidnapping that changed the way professionals treated PTSD in children.

 

If you enjoyed this episode it would mean the world to us if you could take a minute to rate, review and subscribe! 

Don't forget you can join in the conversation with us over on social media to share your thoughts and theories. 

You can contact us at doyoudarepodcast@gmail.com if you want to suggest cases, tell us your personal true crime or paranormal stories to be read out in future listener episodes or just to say hi!

 

*Ad included at the beginning of this episode is for The Creators Collective and you can find them by following the link below

 

https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters

 

(sources for this episode were: blogs.loc.gov, regancyfictionwriters.org, wikipedia.)

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