EP #44 Knocks, Lies, and the Birth of Modern Spiritualism: The Fox Sisters

Send us Fan MailJ and Ysa explore the strange and complicated story of the Fox Sisters, whose mysterious farmhouse knocks helped launch Modern Spiritualism in 1848.What began as a frightening nighttime disturbance soon grew into an alleged murder mystery, crowded séances, public investigations, accusations of fraud, and a movement that offered comfort to grieving families across the country. But behind the fame were invasive examinations, childhood exploitation, addiction, fractured relationships, and a confession that threatened everything the sisters had helped create.Were Maggie, Kate, and Leah Fox frauds, victims, believers, or somehow all three?