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August 26, 2025 64 mins

A rerelease of a classic episode of A Study of Strange about the most notorious account of poltergeist activity in Canada. This infamous paranormal mystery involves Esther Cox, a young woman who began experiencing unexplainable events including objects moving, physical attacks, and fires starting on their own. These strange occurrences were reported on extensively, but they're still debated to this day. 

Check out our guest, T.J. Rotell's, work! twitch.tv/channel29 linktr.ee/channel29 linktr.ee/geekyteej  

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Links: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Amherst-Mystery-Supernatural-Collectors/dp/0809481081 https://www.amherst.ca/esther-fest.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mystery https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2021/10/28/the-great-amherst-mystery-1888/ http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_esther_14E.html



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