Cock Lane Ghost

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Definition

A famous 1762 London haunting in which knocking sounds around 12-year-old Elizabeth Parsons supposedly came from the spirit of Fanny Lynes. The 'ghost' accused William Kent of murder, but investigators including Samuel Johnson concluded it was a fraud.

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36.17 - MU Podcast - Super Special Spooky Halloween Special

Mysterious UniverseOct 30, 2026

Hosts Brandon Thomas and Joe Hodgden trade campfire-style ghost stories for a Halloween special. The tales include British ghosts said to have followed the London Bridge to Lake Havasu, Arizona, and a 1963 Boy Scout who woke up with 1870s-era shell casings after an apparent encounter with outlaw Black Jack Ketchum. They also revisit two famous English poltergeist cases, the Cock Lane Ghost and the Drummer of Tedworth, plus an invisible strangling entity from a Brad Steiger book.

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