Ep. 94 - Deadly Ghosts, Body Snatching & Bizarre Victorian Fads

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the case of the Hammersmith Ghost, The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal of 1826, as well as little-known, strange, disturbing and silly Victorian fads. Thank you to today’s sponsors! Go to Omahasteaks.com/VICTORIAN at checkout for $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. Go to Biologica.com/VICTORIAN and get up to 32% off your first subscription order today! 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: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDovdijHeP/?igsh=MWxsbDFiazRudTU0Ng== References: https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Ghost_murder_case https://www.icysedgwick.com/hammersmith-ghost/ https://mymacabreroadtrip.com/the-hope-street-body-snatching-affair-liverpool/ https://bodyartforms.com/blog/victorian-nipple-rings?srsltid=AfmBOorl2S_72ZTUej_m4alj0heFYvEp7RVnseQtTwzaCBwsdCOIb8Tg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_headless_portrait https://medium.com/promptly-written/the-victorians-wore-nipple-rings-4589a9b69bd4 https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/zander-gym/m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.1	Hello and welcome to my Victorian nightmare.
1:12.9	I'm your host, Genevieve Mannion,
1:15.3	and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations,
1:20.1	disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.
1:25.8	Because to me, there's just something especially intriguing, creepy,
1:30.6	and oddly comforting about horror and mayhem from the 19th century. So, listener discretion is advised.
1:43.5	Hello, friends, and welcome to this my 94th episode, and do I have a spooky, weird, and deeply
1:54.5	concerning episode for you today. In the shadowy country lanes and moss-covered churchyards of Hammersmith, West London,
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