SYMHC Classics: The Sisters Fox - They Talked to Dead People

SYMHC Classics: The Sisters Fox - They Talked to Dead People

This 2011 episode from Sarah and Deblina features the Fox family, which began hearing strange noises in 1848, and sisters Maggie and Kate started communicating with spirits. They built a career as mediums, and today they're credited with launching the modern spiritualist movement. But was it all a hoax?

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