HELEN DUNCAN THE MYSTERY SHOW TRIAL

The 1944 Old Bailey trial of Helen Duncan is considered to be one of the strangest and most sensational trials in English legal history. Helen, a medium and mother of six, was charged under the Witchcraft Act of 1735 and imprisoned.

People are still talking about the case over 60 years later. Spiritualists believe that she was imprisoned because she gave out military secrets whilst the state accused her of being a common fraud.

This book tells the story of how documentary film director Robert Hartley adopted the approach of taking seriously communications he received from mediums in his attempt to film spirit phenomena. This led him to investigate the trial and his book examines the case for believing that there was a state conspiracy to convict Helen Duncan.

Startling new evidence has been uncovered which tells the most complete story of what truly took place. It leaves readers to make up their own minds and wonder along with the author whether the spirit world may be finally organising their response to the charge of fraud against one of their most outstanding and beloved mediums.' (319 pages)  Publisher: H Pr Publishing ISBN 9780955342080