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February 18, 2020 05:42 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/18/in-1828-ann-marten-began-to-h.html
In 1828, Ann Marten began to have disturbing dreams about her missing stepdaughter's whereabouts
When Maria Marten disappeared from the English village of Polstead in 1827, her lover said that they had married and were living on the Isle of Wight. But Maria's stepmother began having disturbing dreams that hinted at a much grimmer fate. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Red Barn, which transfixed Britain in the early 19th century.
We'll also encounter an unfortunate copycat and puzzle over some curious births.
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