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August 13, 2021 18 mins

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During the height of the spiritualism movement led by the Fox Sisters, a reverend and doctor Eliakim Phelps moved his family to a new home in Stratford, Connecticut. After being intrigued by the idea of talking to the dead through seances, Reverend Phelps and a friend decided to give it a try. The act opened the door to the other side, allowing spirits to inhabit his home and target his children.

But... did it really happen? Find out the whole story and decide for yourself on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://books.google.com/books?id=7NwrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA132&dq=%22Eliakim+Phelps%22+spiritualism&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RPvRVIy1GYqkgwTDooHYDQ&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Eliakim%20Phelps%22%20spiritualism&f=false

https://www.glittercollective.com/2020/02/19/the-phelps-mansion-haunting/

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/stratford-knockings-brought-throngs-spiritualists-connecticut/

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/stratford

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178183381/mary-bassett

http://libraryweb.org/~digitized/books/Rochester_Knockings_Discovery_and_Explanation.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_sisters

https://ancestralfindings.com/the-connecticut-witch-trials-witch-hysteria-in-america-long-before-salem/

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