Ep. 75 - SPOOKY Ghosts of the Tower of London

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss the ghosts of The Tower of London, Welsh fasting girls, rabid brides, maniacs with razors, an attempted murder at a christening, a great deal of homicidal arson and a fatal masquerade. Subscribe to the Newsletter! ⁠⁠https://myvictoriannightmare.myflodesk.com/myukzmys04⁠⁠ Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/MyVictorianNightmare/membership⁠ Instagram Post For Today's Episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSvme5Zjvd5/?igsh=MTliYThpZDMyajl6OA== References For Today's Episode: “The Tower Ghost” - The Sydney Mail, Feb. 26th, 1870. “THE WELSH FASTING GIRL” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 31st 1869. “A Rabid Bride” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 28th, 1872. “A Truant Wife in a House of Ill-Fame at Washington” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 15th, 1872. Josephine Creamer vs. Charles Creamer - Petition for Divorce - Puget Sound Dispatch, Aug. 1st 1872. “A Man and His Wife Murdered and Burned in Indiana” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 15th, 1872. “Struggle for Life in the Grasp of the Madman Purdy, at Newburg, N.Y.” — The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872. “A Bloody Christening in Boston — Timothy Cannon Stabs His Cousin”- The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 14th, 1872. “A Deserted Maiden of St. Louis Attempts to Burn Her Recreant Lover Alive” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872. “Fatal Result of a Masquerading Joke at Millerton, New York” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 7th, 1872. https://www.walks.com/blog/tower-of-london-ghosts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jacob https://ghil.hypotheses.org/2151 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to my Victorian nightmare. I'm your host, Genevieve Mannion,
0:09.1	and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.
0:19.6	Because to me, there's just something especially intriguing,
0:22.6	creepy, and oddly comforting about horror and mayhem from the 19th century. So, listener discretion
0:30.8	is advised.
0:46.3	Hello, friends, and welcome to this my 75th episode, the very last of the year. I hope that you are all having cozy, tasty holiday celebrations with people that you want to be around.
0:53.3	And if you have to hang out with people you don't want to be around,
0:55.9	I hope that you have at least a dog.
0:58.5	They're so helpful in those situations.
1:00.5	A creepy baby, creepy pig or frog-faced newborn babies,
1:04.7	always a fine distraction.
1:06.1	I thought that we would discuss some terrible things today.
1:09.5	Thank you very much for joining me.
1:12.5	Okay, today for you, dear listener, I will have English bear ghosts, Welsh fasting girls,
1:20.2	rabid brides, maniacs with razors, and attempted murder at a christening, a great deal of
1:26.4	homicidal arson and a fatal masquerade. But first,
1:30.6	a teeny, tiny bit of haunted housekeeping. Thank you to Beth, Carolyn, Nina, Sarah, Lucienne,
1:38.9	Catherine and Madeline for joining the fan coven this week, as well as everyone who has subscribed to the show.
1:45.9	You too can receive the show at free a day early and also receive an entire audiobook on
1:51.3	eclectic witchcraft, weekly witchy content, and bloody true crime extras every single week by
1:57.4	clicking the link in the show description or by going to myvictorian nightmare.com to learn more.
2:02.7	And just a reminder, you can get that audiobook where to begin on eclectic witchcraft all by itself.
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