The book explored the possibility that branches of spiritualism were tied to organized crime and that Houdini's death could have been the result of poisoning by criminal groups.
There are two actually Houdini biographers, William Kalish and Larry Sloman, who think those gut punches and appendicitis stories are all red herrings. They wrote a book a few years ago, suggesting th...
— Episode: 363 - Landed In Marshmallows
Episode: 363 - Landed In Marshmallows
The book explored the possibility that branches of spiritualism were tied to organized crime and that Houdini's death could have been the result of poisoning by criminal groups.
There are two actually Houdini biographers, William Kalish and Larry Sloman, who think those gut punches and appendicitis stories are all red herrings. They wrote a book a few years ago, suggesting that certain branches of spiritualism had ties to organized crime.