The Witch

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

Laurah Norton

Paranormalpodcast, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Mystery

4.6 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 26 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 Order Laurah's book, LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ 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 You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Interested in advertising on our show? Contact Glassbox Media: https://glassboxmedia.com/contact-us/ Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2023

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0:00.0	I'm Lauren Orton, and this is one strange thing,
0:08.8	the show where we search the nation's news archives,
0:11.9	for stories that can't quite be explained.
0:33.4	Thank you. Strangers, if there's a category of spooky season story that we've covered the least, it might well be witches.
0:40.3	If we are being honest, that's mostly because witch stories just aren't as timeless as, say, a possession or a haunting.
0:43.3	It's hard to find contemporary reports of a witch in this day and age.
0:49.3	Well, actually, we can find plenty of witches, whole Etsy shops even.
0:55.2	And just to get this out of the way, we are aware of the witches of TikTok.
1:01.1	Frankly, they frighten us.
1:03.5	We wish them very, very well.
1:05.8	But this isn't about them.
1:09.0	In this case, we're referring to a certain strain of the supernatural,
1:13.6	a witch in the legendary sense, with all the power of folklore and myth behind her.
1:21.6	So why has the witch's tail fallen out of fashion? Well, we can't say for sure.
1:29.3	Of course, there's the fact that in this part of the world,
1:33.3	the term has historically been used as a catch-all for women who society does not like.
1:39.3	See Salem, Massachusetts.
1:42.3	But there's also the fact that witches of legend have been thoroughly made a caricature,
1:48.7	the pointy hats, the brooms, the green skin, the striped stockings.
1:54.4	Without real-world tales of witchcraft, popping up like a Bigfoot story might,
1:59.8	it's easy to let that caricature take over the public
2:03.3	consciousness. So today's strangers, we're tackling the often-requested story of one of America's
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