One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries The Baleroy Mansion
Chestnut Hill is a desirable neighborhood in the deliciously weird city of Philadelphia. But there’s very, very old American history there, too – so is it all that big a surprise that a mansion there is haunted? The real question is: between the death chair, the ghost boys, and the screaming parrot… who would film a music video there?
Hosted by Laurah Norton
Researched by Maura Currie and Anna Luria
Written, Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie
This episode previously appeared as Premium Episode 52.
One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines.
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Works Cited
Bill Hayden, “Ghosts of Ney and Milton…” The News Journal, 1973.
Claire Huff, “The ghosts of Chestnut Hill,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1976.
NA, “A high-spirited evening…” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1989.
Kevin Feeley, “My Neighbor’s Chestnut Hill…” BillyPenn/WHYY, 2015.
Beverly J. Smith, “A Magical Mystic Tour,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1973.
Ron Avery. “Squire revels in domain…” Philadelphia Daily News, 1991.
Kaitlyn Foti, “Chestnut Hill’s Baleroy…” Chestnut Hill-Mt. Airy Patch, 2011.
Ally Mullen, “Interview: Sean Pecknold,” Urban Outfitters Blog, 2012 (via Wayback Machine)
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