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Mina "Margery" Crandon (1888–November 1, 1941) was an American psychic medium who said that she channeled her dead brother, Walter Stinson. Investigators who studied Crandon concluded that she had no such paranormal ability, and others detected her in outright deception.
Mina Crandon, also known as Margery, was a famous American séance medium in the 1920s. She produced various phenomena, such as direct voice, levitation, and apports, under the scrutiny of many investigators, but also faced accusations of fraud.
Jun 12, 2006 · Mina Crandon, also known as Margery, was a famous medium who claimed to communicate with the dead. She faced a skeptical test by the magician Harry Houdini, who tried to expose her as a fraud.
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Oct 31, 2013 · Her name was Mina Crandon. Followers called her “Margery”; detractors knew her as the Blonde Witch of Lime Street. And she was renowned for conjuring the voice of her dead brother, Walter,...
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Mina Crandon, also known as Margery, was a famous medium who performed various phenomena under the control of a spirit named Walter. She was investigated by many scientists, both in America and Europe, who could not agree on her genuineness or fraud.
Nov 24, 2015 · Mina Crandon was a famous psychic who challenged Houdini to expose her as a fraud. David Jaher's book reveals the personal and intellectual battle between the two, and the social and scientific implications of spiritualism in the 1920s.
Houdini was a vocal opponent of Spiritualism and a critic of mediums who claimed to contact the dead. He wrote a pamphlet to expose Mina Crandon, known as Margery, who claimed to produce psychic phenomena under test conditions.
