Serial Killers

Hellish Nell, the Last Witch of Scotland 2026-07-13 07:00:00

To some, Helen Duncan is a powerful medium who bridges the realms of the living and the dead. To others, she’s a dangerous con artist blending deception and stolen top-secret information to prey on the grieving and the gullible.

Sources for this episode include:

The Strange Case of Hellish Nell: The Story of Helen Duncan and the Witch Trial of World War II by Nina Shandler
Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
Regurgitation and the Duncan Mediumship by Harry Price

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