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26 10 Famous Paranormal Hoaxes

10 Famous Paranormal

Hoaxes

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3. The Salem Witches

The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 represent one of
the darkest chapters in the history of the New
World, when the false accusations of a handful
of teenage girls led to the execution of 20 men
and women, and the death of seven others in
prison, on charges of witchcraft [source:
History.com]. THE ‘X’ ZONE RADIO SHOW
The panic began when the young with ROB McCONNELL
daughter and niece of Rev. Samuel Parris of
Salem Village were struck with a mysterious From the world of the PARANORMAL to the science of PARAPSYCHOLOGY - Welcome to
illness that triggered violent contortions and The 'X' Zone.... a place where Fact is Fiction and Fiction is Reality where Canadian broadcaster,
hysterical screaming. A local doctor pronounced the host, creator and executive producer, Rob McConnell has been at the helm of this
them "bewitched," or cursed by a minion of the Internationally syndicated terrestrial radio and satellite programming since 1991.
devil [source: Salem Witch Museum].
Belief in the devil was strong in the 17th Since 1992, Rob has interviewed more than 4,100 guests, all of who can be view at
century, and the community of Salem Village www.rmmcpublishing.com/guestsofthex.
was rattled by a recent smallpox epidemic and
attacks from Native American tribes. The To read what guests have said about their visit to The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show, go to
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community's troubles on supernatural causes.
The girls named their accused witches, To contact Rob McConnell - Email - robmcconnell@xzbn.net
who were tried in a special court on the flimsiest
spectral evidence -- the alleged ability of the
accused to appear to the girls in spirit while their
physical bodies where elsewhere [source: www.XZBN.net
History.com].
Other young girls started exhibiting the
same "symptoms" and pointing fingers at their
neighbors. During the spring and fall of 1692,
150 citizens of Salem Village were thrown in jail
on charges of witchcraft [source: Salem Witch
Museum].
By October, the governor of
Massachusetts banned spectral evidence and
disbanded the witchcraft court. Those still in jail
were released and pardoned, and financial
compensation was given to the heirs of the
wrongly executed [source: History.com]. What
was really behind the accusations is still a
mystery.

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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
DID YOU KNOW...
CANADA with DR. KEVIN RANDLE

- In the 1940’s, the Canadian government
DR KEVIN RANDLE, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel who served combat tours as a
advised mothers to begin toilet-training
helicopter pilot in Vietnam and an intelligence officer in Iraq. He has been studying UFOs for
babies at one month old.
nearly fifty years. He has investigated some of the most famous UFO cases including the
Levelland sightings and series of sightings over Washington, D.C. in 1952. He has been
- One in ten Canadians say they'd support a
consulted for dozens of documentaries about UFOs and has made presentations to dozens of
law that encouraged people in major cities to
colleges and other organizations. He is considered one of the leading experts into the Roswell
wear name tags.
UFO crash of 1947. He had written more than 25 books about UFOs including the recently
published Roswell in the 21st Century and hosts a blog, KevinRandle.blogspot.com. To contact
- During World War II, German U-boats sank
Dr Kevin Randle - Email - drkevinrandle@xzbn.net
23 vessels in Canada’s St. Lawrence River.
Past Guests Include: Don Schmitt, Philip Mantle, Peter Robbins, Nick Redfern, Don Ecker, Jan
The United States invaded Canada twice -
Harzan, John Greenwald, Barry Greenwood, Lorna Hunter, Lance Moody, Don Ledger, Paul
once during the American Revolution and
Kimball, Chris Rutkowski, Col. Charles Halt, Curt Collins, and many others.
once during the War of 1812.

- One of Canada’s founding fathers was an
American: William P. Howland of Pawling, www.XZBN.net
New York.

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