The Man Who Shot a Ghost -  The Hammersmith Ghost Murder

The Man Who Shot a Ghost - The Hammersmith Ghost Murder

From This Paranormal Life by This Paranormal Life

June 9, 2026 · 57 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Hammersmith Ghost case from 1803, where a phantom terrorized locals leading to a murder trial.

LONDON LIVE SHOW⁠ ⁠https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2084541 In the winter of 1803, a strange phantom began appearing late at night in the streets of Hammersmith, haunting locals and even physically assaulting them - Women refused to go out at night, gangs patrolled the streets with guns, and by the time the frenzy was over… one man would be dead and another on trial for his murder. Become a commune member to get access to bonus episodes: ⁠https://thisparanormallife.com⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Secret Society Facebook Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Official TPL Merch!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Edited by Philip Shacklady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: This Paranormal Life

Topics covered

  • ghosts
  • murder
  • true crime
  • historical events
  • paranormal activity

Keywords

  • Hammersmith Ghost
  • murder
  • paranormal
  • true crime
  • historical case

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Places: Hammersmith

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