The Bell Witch

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

Laurah Norton

Paranormalpodcast, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Mystery

4.6 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Bell family was prominent and well-liked by their neighbors in Robertson County, Tennessee. So when an apparent spirit manifested in the Bell home, people believed them. And when that so-called witch pivoted from conjuring snacks to causing young lovers to break up, and a patriarch to pass away suddenly… people had questions. One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Since September is a three-episode month, this is a rebroadcast of our classic episode, 77: The Witch. Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie Written and Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLC

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1:05.5	conditions apply. I'm Lauren Norton, and this is one strange thing, season story that we've covered the least,
1:38.7	it might well be witches.
1:41.3	If we are being honest, that's mostly because witch stories just aren't as
1:46.5	timeless as, say, a possession or a haunting. It's hard to find contemporary reports of a witch
1:54.1	in this day and age. Well, actually, we can find plenty of witches, whole Etsy shops even.
2:01.6	And just to get this out of the way, we are aware of the witches of TikTok.
2:07.6	Frankly, they frighten us.
2:10.6	We wish them very, very well.
2:12.6	But this isn't about them.
2:15.6	In this case, we're referring to a certain strain of the supernatural,
2:21.4	a witch in the legendary sense, with all the power of folklore and myth behind her. So,
2:29.9	why has the witch tale fallen out of fashion? Well, we can't say for sure.
2:36.7	Of course, there's the fact that in this part of the world,
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