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Oct 2019
1h 17m

Sarah Winchester and the Mystery House

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The Winchester Mystery House has intrigued us for almost a century. Its story has always been a dramatic one, full of ghosts, guns, and desperation - but perhaps there is a simpler explanation buried within the life of Sarah Winchester herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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