Session 16: Mary Todd Lincoln's White House Seances

Crime in Congress

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session, we're talking about the spooky, scandalous seances (say that three times fast) that First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln held in the White House - complete with a floating piano and lobbying from beyond the grave.

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Sources:

https://www.ohmaryplay.com/

https://www.mtlhouse.org/the-todd-family

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/first-families/mary-todd-lincoln/

https://www.knox.edu/documents/LincolnStudies/BurlingameVol1Chap6.pdf

https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=urss

https://www.lincolncottage.org/mourning-a-son-in-the-midst-of-war/

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/seances-in-the-red-room

https://www.archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/thats-the-spirit/

https://boundarystones.weta.org/2023/10/25/meet-georgetown-witches-margaret-ann-and-belle-laurie

https://web.english.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Maynard_Curious_Revelations.pdf

https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000867/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/articles/want-to-meet-general-sickles-a-rapscallions-resume/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-spiritualist-who-warned-lincoln-was-also-booths-drinking-buddy-180954317/

https://chicagohistoryresources.org/wetwithblood/bloody/bullet_hair/index.htm

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/photographer-who-claimed-to-capture-abraham-lincoln-ghost

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