The Bell Witch

Album: In The Shadows (1993)
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  • "The Bell Witch" is based on the true story of the Bell family in Tennessee. After John Bell fired his gun at a strange animal in his cornfield, mysterious noises occurred and his daughter Betsy claimed to have been assaulted. John later died in his bed with a mysterious vial, thought to have been medicine, next to him. People reported hearing a witch laughing during the funeral. >>>
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    Aki - Sunrise, FL

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