A landlord claimed that his daughter was haunted, by the deceased wife of a former tenant. Most shocking of all, this ghost was accusing her husband of murder. Ghosts aren't real (most of the time, sorry), but murders plots can be very, very real. But who is the real murderer here?

SOURCES:
Gentlemen’s Magazine archives (by Samuel Johnson) 
“Ghostly Hands and Ghostly Agency,” Jennifer Bann
“Missionaries, Methodists, and a Ghost,” Travis Glasson
“We See a Ghost: Hogarth’s Satire on Methodists and Connoisseurs,” Bernd Krysmanski
“Samuel Johnson and Spectral Media,” Rachael Scarborough King 
Elizabeth [called the Cock Lane Ghost], Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

A landlord claimed that his daughter was haunted, by the deceased wife of a former tenant. Most shocking of all, this ghost was accusing her husband of murder. Ghosts aren't real (most of the time, sorry), but murders plots can be very, very real. But who is the real murderer here?
SOURCES: Gentlemen&rsquo;s Magazine archives (by Samuel Johnson)&nbsp; &ldquo;Ghostly Hands and Ghostly Agency,&rdquo; Jennifer Bann &ldquo;Missionaries, Methodists, and a Ghost,&rdquo; Travis Glasson &ldquo;We See a Ghost: Hogarth&rsquo;s Satire on Methodists and Connoisseurs,&rdquo; Bernd Krysmanski &ldquo;Samuel Johnson and Spectral Media,&rdquo; Rachael Scarborough King&nbsp; Elizabeth [called the Cock Lane Ghost], Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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Why do so many people believe things that aren&rsquo;t true? In an era when claims of &ldquo;fake news&rdquo; come as natural as breathing, and social media allows lies to spread and multiply like viruses, the question feels more relevant than ever. From the teenage girls who convinced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that fairies were real in the 19th century to&nbsp;&ldquo;Balloon boy&rdquo; in 2009, Hoax! will explore the most audacious and ambitious tricks in history. And along the way, we&rsquo;ll uncover the reasons people let themselves be fooled, and how we can live our lives and engage with the media with a more critical eye. Co-hosted by Noble Blood&rsquo;s Dana Schwartz and pop culture writer Lizzie Logan, we&rsquo;ll bring you stories of pranks and grifts throughout history so big and bold they make us question why we believe what we believe in the first place.
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