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Ghost Story Wondery
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Host Tristan Redman is a seasoned journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in the bedroom he lived in as a teenager. When he discovers years later that subsequent occupants of the same house have been visited by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. Because it just so happens that Tristan’s childhood home is right next door to the house where his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in 1937 – killed by two gunshots to the face. Could there be a connection between the ghost and the murder? Tristan decides to investigate and soon finds himself going where no son-in-law should go, deep into his wife’s family history, asking questions no one wants answered.
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The House Next Door
Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom. And when he discovers later that occupants of his family home have seen the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s intrigued. Because it just so happens that his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in the house next door…killed by two gunshots to the face.
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide.
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Episode Notes:
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The Witness
Naomi’s husband, Dr John Dancy, emerged from the murder scene a hero. He’s known in the family as “Feyther” and is still revered as a larger-than-life figure by the family. But as Tristan examines the police records, he soon finds himself where no son-in-law should ever be - questioning the family narrative about what really happened in 1937.
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide. Take care while listening.
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The Locked Room
When the family haunted by the faceless apparition in Tristan’s teenage bedroom ghosts him, he's left wondering why they’re too scared to share their story. Then he finds a curious piece of evidence. Is it actually Feyther’s confession?
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Episode Notes:
Special thanks to all of the detectives who helped with this episode: retired US homicide detectives Christine Manina, Cloyd Steiger, Dr. Alfred Titus and Wendell Stradford; former detective now criminologist Michael Arntfield; former criminal behavioral analyst and domestic abuse expert for Scotland Yard, Laura Richards; former Metropolitan Police head of homicide Hamish Campbell; and retired Scotland Yard detective chief inspector Jackie Malton.
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The Advantages of Believing
Tristan reluctantly calls in the paranormal experts and tries to contact Naomi’s spirit — and the ghost hunters help him in ways he never expected. Then, he finds a cache of documents which reveal an unexpected side of Feyther.
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Episode Notes:
Special thanks to all of the ghost hunters who helped with this episode: Nick Howe and Andy Wilson from Paranormal Research Investigators UK; Sam Ashford from Spirit Shack ; and Hazel Williams, Dean Williams and Emily Mathers from Spectrum Paranormal Investigators.
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The Bulletins
Tristan thinks he’s getting a handle on the case of Feyther and Naomi until he meets their 98-year-old daughter, Bindle. The picture she paints of her parents’ loving marriage turns everything on its head.
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The Ugly Truth
After his encounter with the ghost hunters, Tristan continues his paranormal quest by meeting with a series of psychic mediums. He doesn’t take them too seriously until he meets a strange, quiet man who seems to know more than he should about the night Naomi died. Tristan is shaken but decides it’s finally time to tell his in-laws everything that he has learned about Feyther.
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide.
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Customer Reviews
The perfect podcast
This podcast was the perfect podcast. Mysterious, personal, gripping; gave me goosebumps more than a few times. Made me think about connections through time and space and how energies linger or are transferred… only downside is it’s now finished!
Whew
What a roller coaster this podcast has been. I was amused that a ghost seems to be able to move next door, and that said ghost is the host’s wife great grandmother. I was trying to send telepathic messages to the host (for all the good that will do!) to stop before things become awkward on the dinner table of his wife’s family. I was angry and exasperated at the blatant defence of the patriarch of the family to the cost of the actual victim of this show (they didn’t even bother to find out her name for god’s sake! That’s how focused and loyal they were to the family’s patriarch and his honour, reputation and name). I was spooked by Nicola and the seance. And I was touched by the memoriam written about the two deceased persons. Overall, very binge-worthy and I appreciate that the host honoured the wonderful woman that was Naomi and all the good she has done during her too-short life. It’s lovely that in the end she was not only remembered as the murder victim (as that was the way the family has remembered her all this time because of the misogynistic loyalty to her husband), but as a doctor, a humanitarian, a surgeon, an incredible woman who helped countless other women and children in an era where their voices were dismissed (because PATRIARCHY), and though painful for the family, at least bringing up the past meant they at least now knows more about her.
Best podcast of 2023
This is an extraordinary piece of journalism covering a dizzying array of topics and themes. As a standalone whodunnit it would have been gripping, but the humanity behind the real people who’s story is being told elevates it completely.