As Victorian ghost stories go, few are as bizarre as the case of the Hammersmith Ghost. How did the search for an elusive ghoul, in what was then a rural-feeling village on the outskirts of London, end up in a murder trial which would haunt the British legal system for over 180 years? This tale is full of strange twists and unexpected turns, and whilst some aspects of the case are considered officially solved, there are still plenty of mysterious details that will stick with you for a long time after listening to this episode…

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Old Bailey Trial Record:

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18040111-79

Discovery UK Article:

https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/the-hammersmith-ghost-londons-paranormal-murder/

BBC Article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3364467.stm

Library of Congress Blog:

https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/

The Newgate Calendar Book:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3944560&view=1up&seq=270

Court of Appeal Document:

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/1983/4.html

Crime Magazine Article:

http://crimemagazine.com/hammersmith-ghost-and-strange-death-thomas-millwood

London Pubs Website:

https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/black-lion-hammersmith

Just before Christmas in 1982, a grim discovery was made in the cellar of a house in the Greater Manchester town of Bolton. Human remains, belonging to a woman, were found in a partially-mummified state. But how long had she been there? And why could no one work out who she was? This is the story of ‘Mary Ellen’, which grows stranger and more complex with every new detail and connection that emerges…

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BBC Articles:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63726889

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy03z7lg75eo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl5k08nd2jjo

Manchester Evening News Article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/i-started-clearing-round-through-28512171

The Forgotten Dead Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dny6v9/episodes/guide

Bolton News Article: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24320190.family-speak-mary-ellen-appear-bbc-podcast/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/24337891.bolton-family-owned-house-mary-ellen-found/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10063568.mystery-woman-found-in-cellar-on-missing-persons-website/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10152818.could-body-found-in-cellar-be-brenda/

For centuries, the Green Children of Woolpit story was seen as little more than a folktale that took place in a small Suffolk village during the 12th century. But what if there was more truth to it than many had previously imagined? Over 800 years on, the debate about this fascinating case rumbles on, with explanations for the sudden presence of these green-skinned children in the village of Woolpit ranging from the scientific to the supernatural. In this episode, Chyaz explores each angle of this incredibly compelling medieval mystery…

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Historic UK Article: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/

Medievalists Article: https://www.medievalists.net/2025/04/the-green-children-woolpit/

Snopes Article: https://www.snopes.com/articles/459775/green-children-of-woolpit/

Ancient Origins Article: https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/green-children-of-woolpit-002347

All That’s Interesting Article: https://allthatsinteresting.com/green-children-of-woolpit

Woolpit Parish Council Article: https://woolpitparishcouncil.gov.uk/information-2/a-short-history/

Time Magazine Article: https://time.com/archive/6892277/medicine-chlorosis/

Duncan Lunan’s Book: https://www.duncanlunan.com/childrenfromthesky.asp

Jeffrey J Cohen’s Book: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230614123_5

Smithsonian Magazine Article:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-medieval-power-struggle-that-inspired-hbos-house-of-the-dragon-180980967/

The Paris Review Article: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/

NWO Article: https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/multilingualism-was-creative-force-flemish-medieval-literature