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Podcast: Historical True Crime
Episode: Murder in the Fog: The Hammersmith Ghost Case
Description: In 1803, a ghost was said to haunt the lanes of Hammersmith.By the time the truth emerged, one man was dead—and another stood trial for murder. This is the story of the Hammersmith Ghost: where fear, rumor, and justice collided in the dark.Source MaterialsProceedings of the Old Bailey,11 January 1804 – Trial of Francis Smith for the murder of Thomas Millwood.Burton, Paul J. “The Hammersmith Ghost and the Rule of Law.” SSRN Scholarly Paper, 2015. Davies, Owen. The Haunted: A Social History of Ghosts. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.Wes...