Enfield Poltergeist

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Definition

A haunting reported in Enfield, London, from 1977 to 1979. Investigators Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair documented claims of moving furniture and of 11-year-old Janet Hodgson speaking in the voice of a dead elderly man.

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This Why Files episode looks at three famous haunted house cases where families reported violent, unexplained activity in their homes. Accounts include furniture moving on its own, a child speaking in a dead man's voice, and scratches appearing on a homeowner's body. Each case involved many witnesses, including police officers, nurses, a social worker, and paranormal investigators.

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