Suffolk Archives : The X Trials- Strange Cases of Law and the Supernatural
A talk with Naomi Ryan.
The English legal system is often considered a bastion of intellectual rationality, with no time for supernatural matters. However, people have always believed in strange, spooky and sinister supernatural creatures, from aliens to zombies and everything in between. On occasion, these beliefs have led them to do strange and terrible things. When they appear before a judge and jury for these weird and wicked crimes, these beliefs must be subjected to the same harsh scrutiny as any other legal case. As a result, the law has been confronted by everything from witches leaking war secrets to ghosts solving their own murders.
So come and join Naomi Ryan and learn about some of the strangest cases in legal history, in which the Fortean meets the forensic, the bizarre is examined by barristers and the strange is investigated by the state. Learn about the Old Bailey’s connection to the last witchcraft trial, decide whether a ghost can solve their own murder and most importantly, discover the connection between the BBC and a foul mouthed, furry demon called Gef.
