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Cautionary Tales – Houdini: The phone call from the coffin (Part 3)

Fearing for his life, Harry Houdini leaves secret codes with his loved ones that he promises to use in any post-mortem messaging. In 1926, Houdini's death shocks the world, but the news that follows is even more astounding. A report of the impossible: contact has been made.

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Tim Harford · Cautionary Tales – Houdini: The phone call from the coffin (Part 3)Fearing for his life, Harry Houdini leaves secret codes with his loved ones that he promises to use in any post-mortem messaging. In 1926, Houdini’s death shocks the world, but the news that …