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Citegeist explores the paranormal through an archival lens. Each episode begins with a ghost story as it’s typically told, and then we dive into the archive for a ghoulish gossip sesh, examining historical and archival resources to learn what really happened. You'll find that oftentimes, the real history is stranger, and scarier, than ghosts.

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  • The Spirit of Katie King: Spiritualism, Séances, and Scandal

    The Spirit of Katie King: Spiritualism, Séances, and Scandal
    Apr 1 2026
    During the height of the Spiritualist movement, a spirit named Katie King appeared in darkened séance rooms across America and England. She was like nothing the world had ever seen. She materialized before witnesses, speaking, walking, and even allowing herself to be touched. Scientists, journalists, and believers alike insisted she was proof of life after death.Katie King claimed to be the daughter of the infamous pirate Henry Morgan, returning from the afterlife as a "spirit control" to show the world that death was not the end. But as the séances grew more elaborate, and the manifestations more physical, suspicion began to rise. Join us today for a story of dimly lit cabinets, public demonstrations, whispered accusations, and a series of dramatic exposures that shook the foundation of Spiritualism itself, leading to its downfall.https://citegeistpod.com/Have a ghost story you want to share? Leave a voice note or send an en email at https://citegeistpod.com/contactPodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/citegeistpodPersonal Instagram: http://instagram.com/joshua.spellmanChannel illustration byGiAnna Ligammari: https://virtualgia.com/GiAnna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualgia.zipRoyalty Free Music: "Behind the Veil" by 8er41SOURCESAmerican Hauntings. “MEDIUMS OR MAGICIANS?” Accessed March 18, 2026. https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/davenport.Beachcombing. “Spirit Photo Fakes: Katie King.” Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog, January 4, 2014. http://www.strangehistory.net/2014/01/05/spirit-photo-fakes-katie-king/.“Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member Details.” Accessed March 23, 2026. https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=O000152&lang=en&lang=en&lang=en.“Charley and Walter Ross: The First People Kidnapped in the U.S.” Accessed March 23, 2026. https://www.ushistory.org/germantown/upper/charley.htm?srsltid=AfmBOoo4kl_H2Wl0C7EBb979k_Y5_iuptZdvLOziLdSAb_ti6mBNCDuE.Child, Henry T. “Report of Henry T. Child, M. D., Vaccine Physician for the Northern District of the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia.” Medical Examiner (Philadelphia, Pa.) 3, no. 26 (1847): 86–87.Cincinnati Daily Gazette (Cincinnati, Ohio). “A Ghost or a Fraud.” July 23, 1874.Detroit Advertiser and Tribune (Detroit, Michigan). “The Katie King Affair.” September 25, 1874.Hoover, Stephanie. Philadelphia Spiritualism and the Curious Case of Katie King. The History Press, 2013. https://www.biblio.com/book/philadelphia-spiritualism-curious-case-katie-king/d/1588335242?srsltid=AfmBOor8LGIoqOeC-bMLOhMRnj7bTabEdHPM7OWWnZPcR3MxNop7G23j.Olcott, Henry Steel. People from the Other World. American Publishing Company, 1875.Photograph of the Materialized Spirit, “Katie King.” [with Dr. James Manby Gully (1808-1883)]. 1875 1874. Cabinet photograph. Harvard Art Museums.River Falls Journal (River Falls, WI). “Robert Dale Owen. The Cause and Manifestations of His Insanity.” July 30, 1875.“Rope Escapes, Musical Ghosts, and the Mysterious Magic of the Davenport Brothers.” Accessed March 18, 2026. https://www.weirdhistorian.com/rope-escapes-musical-ghosts-and-the-mysterious-magic-of-the-davenport-brothers/.“Spiritualists and Spiritualism.” Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, n.d. Accessed March 23, 2026. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/spiritualists-and-spiritualism/.Sunday Dispatch (Philadelphia, PA). “‘Katie King’ or ‘The Spiritualism Mysery Exposed.’” April 1, 1877.“The Curious Case of Cook and Crookes.” Accessed March 15, 2026. https://www.sparkmuseum.org/the-curious-case-of-cook-and-crookes/.The Evening News (Detroit, Michigan). “Holmes’ Humbug. A News Skeptic Goes After That Blissfield Ghost.” September 19, 1874.The Evening News (Detroit, Michigan). “Katie King. She Makes Her Debut in Michigan.” September 14, 1874.The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA). “Katie King. Her Autobiography Concluded.” Secs. 1-2. January 11, 1875.The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA). “Katie King. Her Full History. As Related by Herself.” Secs. 1-2. January 9, 1875.The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA). “Robert Dale Owen’s Insanity and Its Cause.” July 6, 1875.
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  • The Ghost of Anna Wheeler & the Trial of Mildred Brewster

    The Ghost of Anna Wheeler & the Trial of Mildred Brewster
    Mar 18 2026
    Anna Wheeler's ghost haunts College Hall at the Vermont College of Fine Arts...at least that’s what campus lore says. In this episode of Citegeist, we investigate the ghost of Anna Wheeler and the strange happenings reported in the building’s tower. But the real history is something far juicier than what the college's oral history would lead you to believe. In fact, Anna likely never even step foot in the building. The true tale involves an 1890s love triangle between Annie Wheeler, Jack Wheeler, and Mildred Brewster but with a bit of a twist. Through archival research and historical records, we uncover how a real crime became a campus ghost story...and why, once again, truth is stranger than the legend.https://citegeistpod.com/Have a ghost story you want to share? Leave a voice note or send an en email at https://citegeistpod.com/contactPodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/citegeistpodPersonal Instagram: http://instagram.com/joshua.spellmanChannel illustration byGiAnna Ligammari: https://virtualgia.com/GiAnna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualgia.zipRoyalty Free Music: "Behind the Veil" by 8er41SOURCESArchival RecordsUnited States Federal Census1900 — John Wheeler. Accessed February 27, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/7602/records/619130741910 — John Wheeler. Accessed February 27, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/7884/records/8646191920 — John Wheeler. Accessed February 27, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/6061/records/599607691920 — Mildred Brewster. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/6061/records/135690571930 — John Wheeler. Accessed February 27, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/6224/records/813796971930 — Mildred Brewster. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/6224/records/1118861591940 — John Wheeler. Accessed February 27, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2442/records/520159441940 — Mildred Brewster. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2442/records/66282820Other Records“Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852–1965.” Accessed February 27, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1222/records/664663“Lena Mildred Brewster.” Ancestry family tree record. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/163255563/person/172623223608“Vermont Homicides 1891 to 1900.” The Ohio State University.NewspapersBoston Herald“Shot Rival and Self.” May 30, 1897“Begged For Her Revolver.” June 1, 1897“Trial of Mildred Brewster Will Be Begun This Morning.” November 22, 1897“Validity of the Indictment.” November 23, 1897“Mildred Brewster’s Fate.” April 7, 1898“Jury Visited the Scene.” April 8, 1898“Mildred Brewster’s Letter.” April 9, 1898“Moods of Mildred Brewster.” April 15, 1898Boston Journal“Mildred L. Brewster: She Is Arraigned on the Charge of Murdering Annie Wheeler, and Held for Trial.” November 19, 1897“More of Insanity Theory.” April 20, 1898“Expert Testimony.” April 22, 1898“Insanity Theory Saves.” May 6, 1898“Mildred Brewster Sent Back to Asylum.” September 24, 1908“Mildred Brewster Once Accused of Murder, Quits Insane Asylum.” November 1, 1916Other NewspapersThe Barre Daily Times. “Experts Call Woman Sane.” October 27, 1916The Boston Globe. “Brewster Trial Begins Today.” April 4, 1898The Caledonian Record. “Sent Back to Waterbury.” September 30, 1908The Caledonian Record. “Woman Freed from Asylum.” November 1, 1916The Lowell Sun. “Mildred Brewster Will Die.” June 23, 1897Seattle Daily Times. “Lena Brewster Funeral Announcement.” April 29, 1942The Seattle Star. “Obituaries.” April 29, 1942St. Albans Daily Messenger. “Praying for Death.” May 31, 1897St. Albans Daily Messenger. “Asks for Release.” February 24, 1908St. Albans Daily Messenger. “Press Opinion: The Return of Mildred Brewster to State Insane Hospital.” September 26, 1908St. Albans Daily Messenger. “Tells Story of Life.” April 23, 1908St. Albans Daily Messenger. “A Century Ago, a Sensational Murder Shocked Montpelier.” July 15, 1997Vermont Watchman and State Journal. “Washington County Court.” April 20, 1898Articles & EssaysSinger, Michelle A. L., and Tom Brown. “The True Story Behind the Legend of Anna’s Ghost.” The Bridge, October 16, 2015.https://thebridgevt.org/2015/10/the-true-story-behind-the-legend-of-annas-ghost/Lockwood, Marissa. “The Haunted Vermont College Where History and Haunting Collide.” My Family Travels, November 28, 2025.https://myfamilytravels.com/the-haunted-vermont-college-where-history-and-haunting-collide/Ramsey, Connie Cain. “The Ghost of Montpelier’s Courthouse.” Burlington Free Press.https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/11/06/...
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  • The Gilded Ghosts of Santa Cruz's Golden Gate Villa

    The Gilded Ghosts of Santa Cruz's Golden Gate Villa
    Mar 4 2026
    Golden Gate Villa is said to be cursed, haunted, and steeped in violence. The the story goes that a man who was in love with his step-daughter and murdered her and committed suicide when he couldn't have her for himself...but what does the historic record actually say? In this episode, we look into the life and times of Major Frank McLaughlin; learning about the man behind the murder to better understand the motivations behind his horrific crime.https://citegeistpod.com/Have a ghost story you want to share? Leave a voice note or send an en email at https://citegeistpod.com/contactPodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/citegeistpodPersonal Instagram: http://instagram.com/joshua.spellmanChannel illustration byGiAnna Ligammari: https://virtualgia.com/GiAnna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtualgia.zipRoyalty Free Music: "Behind the Veil" by 8er41SOURCES“Agnes L. McLaughlin (1875-1907) - Find a Grave...” n.d. Accessed February 14, 2026. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143555501/agnes_l-mclaughlin.Dormanen, Susan. n.d. “The Golden Gate Villa.” Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Accessed September 10, 2021. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/files/original/dac12ae750afce922632b1d9a1f17930.pdf.Gillespie, Metzgar &. Kelley. 1896. “Our Home Defenders.” Still image. United States. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b53219.Herald, Los Angles. 1916. Deutsch: Francisco Villa Auf Seinem Hengst Sieben Meilen Vor Seiner División Del Norte, Nördlich von Ojinaga, Chihuahua. January. Archivo General de la Nación Weekly journal-miner. March 15, 1916. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francisco_Villa.gif.Holcomb, Gwyneth. 2025. “Ask Lookout: Why Is There a ‘Door to Nowhere’ above Front Street?” Lookout Santa Cruz, February 7. https://lookout.co/ask-lookout-why-is-there-a-door-to-nowhere-above-front-street/story.Johnston, Frances Benjamin. 1897. “McKinley & Cabinet.” Still image. United States. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/89708610/.Los Angeles Examiner (Los Angeles, California). 1907. “Slays Daughter, Then Himself.” November 17.“Metroactive Features | The Haunting of Santa Cruz.” n.d. Accessed September 12, 2021. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/10.29.03/haunting-0344.html.My Vxw Site Napiwc. n.d. “Haunted Houses of Santa Cruz.” Accessed February 12, 2026. https://www.santacruzghostdirectory.com/haunted-houses-of-santa-cruz.Newspapers.Com. n.d. “7 Dec 1907, Page 1 - Santa Cruz Evening News at Newspapers.Com.” Accessed September 14, 2021. http://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=4203848&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjU1Mzc5MDMzLCJpYXQiOjE2MzE2MjAzMTAsImV4cCI6MTYzMTcwNjcxMH0.RvcF17nCqc3CPgInOgE9pYOuOODX01oAtIjpmA0sC0A.Oroville Daily Register (Oroville, California). 1907a. “Clipped From Oroville Daily Register.” November 18.Oroville Daily Register (Oroville, California). 1907b. “McLaughlin Major Frank-Oroville Daily Register 18 Nov 1907, Mon ·Page 1-Part 1.” November 18.“Patricia Wilder Obituary - Santa Cruz, CA (1924-2014).” n.d. Accessed February 14, 2026. https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/obituaries/patricia-sambuck-wilder/.“Patricia Wilder Obituary (1924 - 2014) - Santa Cruz, CA - Charlotte Observer.” n.d. Accessed February 14, 2026. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/patricia-wilder-obituary?id=17236590.PinkMelody428. 2020. “Haunted Locations / Scary Stories.” Reddit Post. R/Santacruz, December 3. https://www.reddit.com/r/santacruz/comments/k66ptw/haunted_locations_scary_stories/.San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California). 1907. “Agnes M’Laughlin Betrothed to Sam Rucker.” November 17.Santa Cruz Evening News (Santa Cruz, California). 1907. “Services Over the McLaughlins.” November 19.“Santa Cruz Is Weird.” n.d. Accessed February 14, 2026. https://www.thecobrasnose.com/xxghost/santacruz.html.Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California). 1907a. “Poverty Pitiful at the End.” November 19.Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California). 1907b. “Tragic Death of Major McLaughlin and His Daughter Agnes.” November 17.Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California). 1907. “Tragic Death of Major McLaughlin and Daughter.” November 23. Newspapers.com.“Sweet House Dreams: Golden Gate Villa, 1891 Queen Anne Victorian in Santa Cruz, California.” n.d. Sweet House Dreams. Accessed September 10, 2021. http://sweethousedreams.blogspot.com/2018/06/golden-gate-villa-1891-queen-anne.html.The Main Sheet. 1916. July 10. http://archive.org/details/mainsheet1191271917indo.The San Francisco Call Bulletin (San Francisco, California). 1907. “Frank McLaughlin Kills Daughter and Himself at Santa Cruz.” November 17.Tom Brezsny, dir. 2012. Golden Gate Villa - 924 Third Street Santa Cruz California - Lavishly Ornamented Victorian. 5:46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jd72cnY_6E.Wikipedia. 2021. “Golden Gate Villa.” May 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/...
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I found this a few days ago. I leave reviews on all the podcasts I like, but I truly love this one!! Josh really delves deep into the actual history of these stories and its great to hear the the horror stories then the truth behind it. listening to Josh talk about thr story "queer ghosts" with such emotion made me tear up. my favorite episode is thr lady in the glass!! thank you Josh, keep up the good work!

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This podcast is so good! Just like listening to a friend talk, which I thoroughly enjoy. I'm following!

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