Criminal

The Hammersmith Ghost

Oct 7, 2022

37:40

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Hammersmith v Francis Smith - The Law of Insanity

03:37

The Hammersmith Ghost Murder Case

01:36

The Ghost Club

03:29

Introduction

2min

The Hammersmith Ghost

2min

Anti-Ghost Vigilant

3min

Francis Smith Shot James Millwood in Black Lion Lane

3min

Francis Smith's Trial Started a Week After the Shooting of James Millwood

2min

Smith's Defense of Justifiable Homicide

2min

The Death of James Millwood

2min

Francis Smith's Execution in Hammersmith

2min

What Happened in Hammersmith?

3min

10.

Hammersmith v Francis Smith - The Law of Insanity

4min

11.

The Hammersmith Ghost Murder Case

2min

12.

The Ghost Club

3min

13.

The Hammersmith Ghost Returns Every 50 Years

3min

14.

Criminal Is a Crime Drama Podcast

2min

In the winter of 1803, residents outside of London reported strange encounters with a ghost. Some said it looked like Napoleon Bonaparte, or a horse without a head. Others said the ghost breathed fire and smoke. By Christmas, there was a “full-scale phantom panic.” Shortly after the New Year, one man decided he’d stop the ghost once and for all.

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