The Curious Case of Edgar Vandy

The Curious Case of Edgar Vandy

From Dark Histories by Ben Cutmore

January 20, 2026 · 52 min · Season 10 · Episode 1

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious death of inventor Edgar Vandy and the subsequent search for answers through spiritualist mediums.

In 1933 when a young, London inventor died under suspicious circumstances, his two surviving brothers turned to the talents of spiritualist mediums in the hopes of finding some answers to the many questions they had following the wholly satisfying inquest. Over a period of six months, the two men sat for several well known mediums, but by the end of it all, were given no hard answers to any of the bigger matters; Exactly who had been with him at the time of his death, and how had it come about? If anything, they were only asked a new question; Were any of the details given by the mediums to be trusted at all?SOURCES Gay, Kathleen (1957). The case of Edgar Vandy. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 39, 2-61. London, UK. Mackenzie, Andrew (1970) The unexplained; some strange cases in psychical research. Abelard Schumann, London, UK. ​​Keen, M. (2002). The case of Edgar Vandy: Defending the evidence. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 66, 247-59. London, UK. West Ham & South Essex Mail (1912) Funeral of Mr G.H Vandy. West Ham & South Essex Mail, Fri 7 June 1912, p8. London, UK. Liverpool Daily Post (1967) The Unexplained. Liverpool Daily Post, Mon 6 Feb 1967…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Cutmore

Topics covered

  • spiritualism
  • mystery
  • psychical research
  • inquest
  • suspicious death

Keywords

  • Edgar Vandy
  • spiritualism
  • mediums
  • mystery
  • inquest
  • psychical research
  • suspicious death

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, BBC

Places: London, Sussex

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