Good
Evening Everyone and Welcome to Between Monsters and Men. Today we will be
getting into the theories of The Bell Witch Haunting. This is the second part
of my Bell Witch videos. I am happy to say I rather enjoyed researching this
haunting, I really didn’t expect so many theories to have come up but I will
bring up the most known theories and a very few not so heard of ones. I hope you enjoy.
Evening Everyone and Welcome to Between Monsters and Men. Today we will be
getting into the theories of The Bell Witch Haunting. This is the second part
of my Bell Witch videos. I am happy to say I rather enjoyed researching this
haunting, I really didn’t expect so many theories to have come up but I will
bring up the most known theories and a very few not so heard of ones. I hope you enjoy.
Theory
#1 Kate Batts, the Witch:
#1 Kate Batts, the Witch:
The
first theory is the most common and accepted for majority of those who just
heard of the haunting and never did much more digging other than that. It is
easier to accept because the finger was pointed at someone who once was alive
and had a possible reason to want vengeance on the family. But what people
don’t know is the real back-story.
first theory is the most common and accepted for majority of those who just
heard of the haunting and never did much more digging other than that. It is
easier to accept because the finger was pointed at someone who once was alive
and had a possible reason to want vengeance on the family. But what people
don’t know is the real back-story.
Kate
Batts was another resident of Adams, Tennessee during the 1800s along with the
Bell family. She lived with her husband and seemed a bit off, most claiming it
being her practice in the dark arts. Her grudge for John Bell was stemmed along
the roots of a bad land deal, and one day she died to haunt him. What about
that? Or so most think.
Batts was another resident of Adams, Tennessee during the 1800s along with the
Bell family. She lived with her husband and seemed a bit off, most claiming it
being her practice in the dark arts. Her grudge for John Bell was stemmed along
the roots of a bad land deal, and one day she died to haunt him. What about
that? Or so most think.
Another
theory as to why Kate Batts hated John Bell was that they had a secret affair
and during this affair, she had gotten pregnant. Not wanting her to have the
baby, John Bell led her into the woods and killed her. Afterwards, she haunted
him; again, a good reason for the people to blame her as the vengeful spirit.
theory as to why Kate Batts hated John Bell was that they had a secret affair
and during this affair, she had gotten pregnant. Not wanting her to have the
baby, John Bell led her into the woods and killed her. Afterwards, she haunted
him; again, a good reason for the people to blame her as the vengeful spirit.
But
that’s not the only reason they pointed the finger at the young woman.
that’s not the only reason they pointed the finger at the young woman.
One
of the oldest telling of the Bell Witch Haunting is by an author named Martin Van Buren Ingram,
whom many skeptics believe falsified majority of the story. Now he is not the
only one who’s written about the Haunting, so did one of the Bell children. But
in Ingrams story, he was the one who brought up that not only did the spirit
claim to be many other people, one being a native American, but of that of Kate
Batts.
of the oldest telling of the Bell Witch Haunting is by an author named Martin Van Buren Ingram,
whom many skeptics believe falsified majority of the story. Now he is not the
only one who’s written about the Haunting, so did one of the Bell children. But
in Ingrams story, he was the one who brought up that not only did the spirit
claim to be many other people, one being a native American, but of that of Kate
Batts.
Now
let’s get into why the most known theory that is widely accepted is the most
false.
let’s get into why the most known theory that is widely accepted is the most
false.
Kate
Batts was known for being a little “strange.” She was close to nature due to
her grandmother having been Cherokee Indian and with her close relative living
with her for a time she learned the art of herbs to heal – not to cause pain.
And thus she did, she was much intoned with nature which at that time period
when the church mostly ruled, especially in smalls towns, this type of interest
was seen as odd or simply just of dark nature.
Batts was known for being a little “strange.” She was close to nature due to
her grandmother having been Cherokee Indian and with her close relative living
with her for a time she learned the art of herbs to heal – not to cause pain.
And thus she did, she was much intoned with nature which at that time period
when the church mostly ruled, especially in smalls towns, this type of interest
was seen as odd or simply just of dark nature.
There
is also no PHYSICAL proof stating of any purchasing, selling or auctioning of
land between Kate Batts and John Bell. That doesn’t mean it could have not
happened but it is also unlikely.
is also no PHYSICAL proof stating of any purchasing, selling or auctioning of
land between Kate Batts and John Bell. That doesn’t mean it could have not
happened but it is also unlikely.
As
for the affair and her dying, whether it was from being killed or dying
previous to the curse is off as well. Kate Batts died 27 years after John Bell.
27 years. Not many know this but it is in the records. Demons and spirits do
have a way of using their “summoners” names as their own when being asked who
they are, usually because demons can be exorcized easier when they give their
real names but it doesn’t appeal to me why the spirit would claim to be so many
other people before saying Kate Batts and its only in one story that I was able
to find this statement. Unfortunately, it is Ingram’s story that many
historians and researchers referred to back then and now as being reliable.
Also, a demon and spirit taking on the name of a human is unlikely unless it is
of the person they are possessing or who they truly are.
for the affair and her dying, whether it was from being killed or dying
previous to the curse is off as well. Kate Batts died 27 years after John Bell.
27 years. Not many know this but it is in the records. Demons and spirits do
have a way of using their “summoners” names as their own when being asked who
they are, usually because demons can be exorcized easier when they give their
real names but it doesn’t appeal to me why the spirit would claim to be so many
other people before saying Kate Batts and its only in one story that I was able
to find this statement. Unfortunately, it is Ingram’s story that many
historians and researchers referred to back then and now as being reliable.
Also, a demon and spirit taking on the name of a human is unlikely unless it is
of the person they are possessing or who they truly are.
I
personally don’t believe the spirit was of Kate Batts.
personally don’t believe the spirit was of Kate Batts.
Theory #2 Banshee:
Banshee,
you say? This theory I actually didn’t find anywhere, my husband brought it up.
He too, is into this sort of stuff but he doesn’t read or research any of the
information and primary relies on television and games for his knowledge. Very
rarely does he ever ask me about cryptids, monsters, spirits and etc, and it
wouldn’t surprise me if he tunes me out whenever I start going on a rambling on
this stuff but when he brought it up, I had to acknowledge it.
you say? This theory I actually didn’t find anywhere, my husband brought it up.
He too, is into this sort of stuff but he doesn’t read or research any of the
information and primary relies on television and games for his knowledge. Very
rarely does he ever ask me about cryptids, monsters, spirits and etc, and it
wouldn’t surprise me if he tunes me out whenever I start going on a rambling on
this stuff but when he brought it up, I had to acknowledge it.
I
know much about Banshees, my family derives from all over but a big chunk comes
from Scotland and a small piece of me comes from Ireland. Not just that, but
one of my ancestors, a famous writer by the name Sir Walter Scot, has written
about Banshees in his poems so the interest on this spirit is close to heart.
know much about Banshees, my family derives from all over but a big chunk comes
from Scotland and a small piece of me comes from Ireland. Not just that, but
one of my ancestors, a famous writer by the name Sir Walter Scot, has written
about Banshees in his poems so the interest on this spirit is close to heart.
Banshees
are spirits or faeries that, depending what you believe in, you can hear
wailing or crying from when near streams or admist the moors. When you hear
them it’s a omen, that either you or someone close to you will die. Kind of like
the flying Dutchman. In most popular stories, the Banshee usually only follows
royal related families but there are stories of others who ran into them. They
don’t ever really…do much talking. I actually have never heard of a story where
a banshee has done any talking just a lot of wailing.
are spirits or faeries that, depending what you believe in, you can hear
wailing or crying from when near streams or admist the moors. When you hear
them it’s a omen, that either you or someone close to you will die. Kind of like
the flying Dutchman. In most popular stories, the Banshee usually only follows
royal related families but there are stories of others who ran into them. They
don’t ever really…do much talking. I actually have never heard of a story where
a banshee has done any talking just a lot of wailing.
But
when he brought it up I had to look further.
when he brought it up I had to look further.
The
Bell name does come from an Irish or Scottish descent. There are other
countries it is related too but I found it mostly brought up via in Irish. So
the setting of the family would fit depending if you believe in the royal
following or the random bad omen following.
Bell name does come from an Irish or Scottish descent. There are other
countries it is related too but I found it mostly brought up via in Irish. So
the setting of the family would fit depending if you believe in the royal
following or the random bad omen following.
But
again, Banshees don’t haunt. They warn. They don’t talk. They wail. I would
have loved if this theory would have had most roots but it’s the most unlikely
out of the theories.
again, Banshees don’t haunt. They warn. They don’t talk. They wail. I would
have loved if this theory would have had most roots but it’s the most unlikely
out of the theories.
Theory #3 Abuse:
This
theory has been popularized by the movie “An American Haunting.”
theory has been popularized by the movie “An American Haunting.”
If
you are really into the paranormal and spirits, you’ve probably heard of
psychokinetic abilities. There have been a couple of rare occurrences when
poltergeist activity would begin to happen in a house or building that has
never happened before. These houses and buildings are built on land with no
dead beneath and no one dying within and then for some unknown reason activity
it suddenly occurring.
you are really into the paranormal and spirits, you’ve probably heard of
psychokinetic abilities. There have been a couple of rare occurrences when
poltergeist activity would begin to happen in a house or building that has
never happened before. These houses and buildings are built on land with no
dead beneath and no one dying within and then for some unknown reason activity
it suddenly occurring.
When
investigating these cases, people have found that it wasn’t a spirit causing
the rage but instead a teenage associate or family member, usually between the
age of 13-25. These teenagers would not know they were causing the distress,
and how were the able too?
investigating these cases, people have found that it wasn’t a spirit causing
the rage but instead a teenage associate or family member, usually between the
age of 13-25. These teenagers would not know they were causing the distress,
and how were the able too?
Well
during that time period is when our brains are still fragile and growing but is
also when we are experiencing the most emotional loss of control. We feel
things in a larger bigger atmosphere then when we do when we are adults. These
activities are caused by teenagers whom are going through trauma, problems at
home such as divorce, abuse or sexual abuse or extreme stress. I’ve heard of
two cases of this happening but I can’t remember the details exactly only that
one was in a store that a teenage girl was working at. She had problems at home
and when investigated found out that the activity would only happen when she
was there and stopped when she quit.
during that time period is when our brains are still fragile and growing but is
also when we are experiencing the most emotional loss of control. We feel
things in a larger bigger atmosphere then when we do when we are adults. These
activities are caused by teenagers whom are going through trauma, problems at
home such as divorce, abuse or sexual abuse or extreme stress. I’ve heard of
two cases of this happening but I can’t remember the details exactly only that
one was in a store that a teenage girl was working at. She had problems at home
and when investigated found out that the activity would only happen when she
was there and stopped when she quit.
When
the activity began on the Bell farm, Betsy Bell was entering puberty and it is
suggested by word of mouth that John Bell and Betsy had incestuous relationship
that distressed her. Many believe because of this that the activity attacked
John and the reason why it attacked Betsy as well is due to another
psychological trauma.
the activity began on the Bell farm, Betsy Bell was entering puberty and it is
suggested by word of mouth that John Bell and Betsy had incestuous relationship
that distressed her. Many believe because of this that the activity attacked
John and the reason why it attacked Betsy as well is due to another
psychological trauma.
When
a woman is sexually abused many traumatic things go through their head but one
thing particularly sticks out the most and that is that they feel guilty that
they couldn’t protect themselves.
a woman is sexually abused many traumatic things go through their head but one
thing particularly sticks out the most and that is that they feel guilty that
they couldn’t protect themselves.
Due
to her own thought process and feeling guilty, the activity could have also
came for her.
to her own thought process and feeling guilty, the activity could have also
came for her.
The
downfall on this theory is that psychokinetic abilities only cause noises and
physical pain, such as throwing things, scratches, etc and not verbal
communication. But it is possible for Betsy to have felt so much anguish, pain,
anger, guilt that she may have unconsciously also summoned an evil presence. It
is not unheard of.
downfall on this theory is that psychokinetic abilities only cause noises and
physical pain, such as throwing things, scratches, etc and not verbal
communication. But it is possible for Betsy to have felt so much anguish, pain,
anger, guilt that she may have unconsciously also summoned an evil presence. It
is not unheard of.
But
here is what a clairvoyant has to say about these theories of abuse:
here is what a clairvoyant has to say about these theories of abuse:
Sara
Dulaney Pugh, a Mississippi clairvoyant said, that she got her information
directly from Betsy Bell. Sara grew up in a Christian household where she felt
she had to keep her abilities a secret and only when she got older did she feel
safe enough to go out into the world to use them for their real purpose. At 29
she joined a paranormal investigation group.
Dulaney Pugh, a Mississippi clairvoyant said, that she got her information
directly from Betsy Bell. Sara grew up in a Christian household where she felt
she had to keep her abilities a secret and only when she got older did she feel
safe enough to go out into the world to use them for their real purpose. At 29
she joined a paranormal investigation group.
A&E
asked her to join on the documentary of Cursed: The Bell Witch, and this is
where she met Betsy Bell.
asked her to join on the documentary of Cursed: The Bell Witch, and this is
where she met Betsy Bell.
What
she had said was that the Bell family wasn’t cursed, the land was. And it
wasn’t the spirit that killed John Bell but a slave instead. A slave poisoned
him because he could not protect Betsy from a family member who was sexually
abusing her.
she had said was that the Bell family wasn’t cursed, the land was. And it
wasn’t the spirit that killed John Bell but a slave instead. A slave poisoned
him because he could not protect Betsy from a family member who was sexually
abusing her.
To
further prove her abilities, she was taken on tour of places in central to the
Bell Witch legend. While there she would scribble in a notebook and at the end
of the day she had lists of names of everyone in the Bell Family and came up
with facts that both men who brought her on the tour, one being a Bell family
member and the other, a historian, said she couldn’t have known.
further prove her abilities, she was taken on tour of places in central to the
Bell Witch legend. While there she would scribble in a notebook and at the end
of the day she had lists of names of everyone in the Bell Family and came up
with facts that both men who brought her on the tour, one being a Bell family
member and the other, a historian, said she couldn’t have known.
Sara
doesn’t disclose who in the family had sexually abused Betsy. If it wasn’t
John, I can’t imagine why the slave would have solely killed him instead of the
actual abuser. It doesn’t make much sense to me – because if the slave killed
John because he didn’t protect his daughter – then if it was someone else, they
could still abuse her. No one else in the family was killed but John. It makes
more sense to me if the slave killed John Bell because he was the abuser, and
this was his way of protecting little Betsy.
doesn’t disclose who in the family had sexually abused Betsy. If it wasn’t
John, I can’t imagine why the slave would have solely killed him instead of the
actual abuser. It doesn’t make much sense to me – because if the slave killed
John because he didn’t protect his daughter – then if it was someone else, they
could still abuse her. No one else in the family was killed but John. It makes
more sense to me if the slave killed John Bell because he was the abuser, and
this was his way of protecting little Betsy.
To
help with that theory is that John Bell wasn’t whom he seemed.
help with that theory is that John Bell wasn’t whom he seemed.
Back
in North Carolina before they moved, John Bell had killed a man named John
Black. He killed this man for speaking indecently about his eldest daughter
Mary. And that’s about all we know about that incident. He was also
excommunicated by the church for life.
in North Carolina before they moved, John Bell had killed a man named John
Black. He killed this man for speaking indecently about his eldest daughter
Mary. And that’s about all we know about that incident. He was also
excommunicated by the church for life.
I
can’t exaggerated enough how destructive back then being excommunicated from
the church was. The church was life, it ruled and controlled. In the medieval
times, it was all you know. The church was capable of picking kings and killing
them. Though in the 1800s it wasn’t as bad as the medieval times it still ruled
with a firm fist. And it was pretty hard to get excommunicated.
can’t exaggerated enough how destructive back then being excommunicated from
the church was. The church was life, it ruled and controlled. In the medieval
times, it was all you know. The church was capable of picking kings and killing
them. Though in the 1800s it wasn’t as bad as the medieval times it still ruled
with a firm fist. And it was pretty hard to get excommunicated.
You
had to have done something the church would have said, “No, nope, get out!”
had to have done something the church would have said, “No, nope, get out!”
And
no one is entirely sure what he had done. Some believe it had something to do
with his slaves and others with possibly being found out as sexually doing the
taboo. There is no document saying what he did, just that he was
excommunicated.
no one is entirely sure what he had done. Some believe it had something to do
with his slaves and others with possibly being found out as sexually doing the
taboo. There is no document saying what he did, just that he was
excommunicated.
Another
connection to the incestuous nature was that, John apparently wrote down many
of the things the spirit had said but refused to write down things that he felt
was blasphemous or an explicitly sexual of nature. I can understand a stubborn
man wanting not to write down lies – but a man would do the same if they were
truths he didn’t want repeated.
connection to the incestuous nature was that, John apparently wrote down many
of the things the spirit had said but refused to write down things that he felt
was blasphemous or an explicitly sexual of nature. I can understand a stubborn
man wanting not to write down lies – but a man would do the same if they were
truths he didn’t want repeated.
For
this theory I can kind of see the sexual abuse happening. Why? Back then it was
kind of common as taboo as it was. They were getting out of the mind frame that
people would marry young and out of the mind frame that young females had to
marry way older men. It was still practiced but it was slowly being turned away
from. For a man to touch his daughter is a dark, dark thing to think about in
this time period. A man could be killed on the spot from a person walking into
it but back then, when men ruled, they could almost get away with anything.
this theory I can kind of see the sexual abuse happening. Why? Back then it was
kind of common as taboo as it was. They were getting out of the mind frame that
people would marry young and out of the mind frame that young females had to
marry way older men. It was still practiced but it was slowly being turned away
from. For a man to touch his daughter is a dark, dark thing to think about in
this time period. A man could be killed on the spot from a person walking into
it but back then, when men ruled, they could almost get away with anything.
I
mean, John Bell killed a guy for speaking wrong of his daughter, and he walked
away without a slap on the hand.
mean, John Bell killed a guy for speaking wrong of his daughter, and he walked
away without a slap on the hand.
Theory #4 Cursed Lands:
Out
of all the theories, this one should be the most thought of one out of them
all.
of all the theories, this one should be the most thought of one out of them
all.
When
you walk onto someone’s grave you can almost feel their presence, their touch,
their longing for life but when you build, that touch can be harmful. The
activity took quite a few years before really kicking in but long enough for
John Bell to buy more land and begin adding onto it. Building and adding onto a
gravesite has been heard of wakening or upsetting the spirit that once lived there,
turning their intent from just watching you to wanting to harm you.
you walk onto someone’s grave you can almost feel their presence, their touch,
their longing for life but when you build, that touch can be harmful. The
activity took quite a few years before really kicking in but long enough for
John Bell to buy more land and begin adding onto it. Building and adding onto a
gravesite has been heard of wakening or upsetting the spirit that once lived there,
turning their intent from just watching you to wanting to harm you.
It’s
like a stranger coming into your house, changing everything about it you once
loved and leaving. You’d be angry too.
like a stranger coming into your house, changing everything about it you once
loved and leaving. You’d be angry too.
The
land the Bell farm and cave were on was and still is, a Native American burial
ground. There are still stones that the Natives put on the ground on that land
that indicated someone was buried underneath.
land the Bell farm and cave were on was and still is, a Native American burial
ground. There are still stones that the Natives put on the ground on that land
that indicated someone was buried underneath.
In
the show, “Cursed: The Bell Witch” which is a documentary of a descendent of
the Bell family trying to find an end to his family curse, it was mentioned on
two different occasions from two separate mediums that the Bell Descendant was
being followed by a little Native girl in a white dress with ruffles at the
sleeves. Sometime during the show they asked her a few questions. She replied
that something had happened to her on the Bell Land before the Bells lived
there.
the show, “Cursed: The Bell Witch” which is a documentary of a descendent of
the Bell family trying to find an end to his family curse, it was mentioned on
two different occasions from two separate mediums that the Bell Descendant was
being followed by a little Native girl in a white dress with ruffles at the
sleeves. Sometime during the show they asked her a few questions. She replied
that something had happened to her on the Bell Land before the Bells lived
there.
In
the visions the medium saw the little girl with long black straight hair was
bringing food to a tree.
the visions the medium saw the little girl with long black straight hair was
bringing food to a tree.
According
to historian Pat Fitzhugh, a specialist on the Bell history, said that there is
a story of Drewry Bell, John and Lucy Bell’s son, and a friend, disturbed a
native American grave on their land. They were walking around on the farm when
they came across the grave. For unknown reasons, they dug it up thinking they
would find treasure and instead they found a skeleton and again, for unknown
reasons, they took the skeletons jaw bone and brought it back to the Bell home
as a souvenir.
to historian Pat Fitzhugh, a specialist on the Bell history, said that there is
a story of Drewry Bell, John and Lucy Bell’s son, and a friend, disturbed a
native American grave on their land. They were walking around on the farm when
they came across the grave. For unknown reasons, they dug it up thinking they
would find treasure and instead they found a skeleton and again, for unknown
reasons, they took the skeletons jaw bone and brought it back to the Bell home
as a souvenir.
When
John Bell found out they had the jaw, he scolded them and demanded they better
go back to bury it. One of the boys, angry for being yelled at, threw the jaw
down on the porch very hard before taking it back to be buried. After this and
before the Bell Witch manifested, there was a spirit looking for a lost tooth.
The Bells summed up that the spirit must have been looking for the tooth that
could have broken from the jaw so one day, John and a few other began sifting
through the dirt under the porch in search of this tooth but they found
nothing.
John Bell found out they had the jaw, he scolded them and demanded they better
go back to bury it. One of the boys, angry for being yelled at, threw the jaw
down on the porch very hard before taking it back to be buried. After this and
before the Bell Witch manifested, there was a spirit looking for a lost tooth.
The Bells summed up that the spirit must have been looking for the tooth that
could have broken from the jaw so one day, John and a few other began sifting
through the dirt under the porch in search of this tooth but they found
nothing.
When
the Bell Witch did manifest itself and the Bells asked of its origins, out of
the many it gave, the Native American mentioning was the only one they felt was
directly linked to the haunting. To further provide proof of an angry Native
spirit comes from Native American Shaman William “Windwalker” Gibson, who
states that he believes there are multiple spirits on the land but one was
called the “Watcher.” He believes that this Watcher, who usually protects the
land, has killed people even before the Bells came along, and once killed
became bloody thirsty and angry.
the Bell Witch did manifest itself and the Bells asked of its origins, out of
the many it gave, the Native American mentioning was the only one they felt was
directly linked to the haunting. To further provide proof of an angry Native
spirit comes from Native American Shaman William “Windwalker” Gibson, who
states that he believes there are multiple spirits on the land but one was
called the “Watcher.” He believes that this Watcher, who usually protects the
land, has killed people even before the Bells came along, and once killed
became bloody thirsty and angry.
Adding
onto the land by building more would only anger the watcher as well. Gibson
also stated that there was one dominant spirit within the Bell Witch cave and
it was this spirit that haunted John Bell and killed him.
onto the land by building more would only anger the watcher as well. Gibson
also stated that there was one dominant spirit within the Bell Witch cave and
it was this spirit that haunted John Bell and killed him.
What
is real and what may not be:
is real and what may not be:
Most
of the information that we’ve obtained on the Bell Witch haunting come from
Ingram’s book that I had mentioned before. And like I have mentioned many
skeptics and historians believe his retelling is more folklore than reality.
But his work has already made its rounds to many historians, investigators and
story tellers to be separated now from fact or fiction.
of the information that we’ve obtained on the Bell Witch haunting come from
Ingram’s book that I had mentioned before. And like I have mentioned many
skeptics and historians believe his retelling is more folklore than reality.
But his work has already made its rounds to many historians, investigators and
story tellers to be separated now from fact or fiction.
An
example of this is: Ingram’s book was the one that mentioned Andrew Jackson’s
visit to the Bell Witch Farm, however, paranormal investigators Benjamin
Radford and Brian Dunning, say that there is not a lick of evidence of Andrew
Jackson ever visiting the farm. During these years that he would have visited,
Andrew Jackson’s activities were well documented but nowhere in history or in
his own writings, did he mention or acknowledge the Bell family. The proof that
Brian Dunning a use is that the 1824 presidential election was infamously
malicious and that is opponent would have never overlooked the opportunity to
hold a pitchfork to Jackson with the loss fight against the witch.
example of this is: Ingram’s book was the one that mentioned Andrew Jackson’s
visit to the Bell Witch Farm, however, paranormal investigators Benjamin
Radford and Brian Dunning, say that there is not a lick of evidence of Andrew
Jackson ever visiting the farm. During these years that he would have visited,
Andrew Jackson’s activities were well documented but nowhere in history or in
his own writings, did he mention or acknowledge the Bell family. The proof that
Brian Dunning a use is that the 1824 presidential election was infamously
malicious and that is opponent would have never overlooked the opportunity to
hold a pitchfork to Jackson with the loss fight against the witch.
But
even Brian Dunning and Benjamin Radford could be wrong, because the direct
descendant of John Bell; Charles Bailey Bell, the man the Bell Witch was
supposed to have visited after 107 years, published a book entitled, “The Bell
Witch: A mysterious Spirit,” in 1934. In his book he tells of stories told by
his great aunt, Betsy Bell, later in life of her accounts involving Andrew
Jackson and even of a boy being trapped in the Bell Witch Cave who was then
forcefully pulled out feet first by the witch.
even Brian Dunning and Benjamin Radford could be wrong, because the direct
descendant of John Bell; Charles Bailey Bell, the man the Bell Witch was
supposed to have visited after 107 years, published a book entitled, “The Bell
Witch: A mysterious Spirit,” in 1934. In his book he tells of stories told by
his great aunt, Betsy Bell, later in life of her accounts involving Andrew
Jackson and even of a boy being trapped in the Bell Witch Cave who was then
forcefully pulled out feet first by the witch.
Skeptics
go even as far as saying Betsy Bell was a fraud. Joe Nickell, who is one of
those skeptics said after hearing the Bell Witch Story, “Sounds suspiciously
like an example of ‘the poltergeist faking syndrome,” in which someone,
typically a child, causes the mischief.
go even as far as saying Betsy Bell was a fraud. Joe Nickell, who is one of
those skeptics said after hearing the Bell Witch Story, “Sounds suspiciously
like an example of ‘the poltergeist faking syndrome,” in which someone,
typically a child, causes the mischief.
There
are so many versions of the story now that it is hard to distinguish fact from
fiction. General versions relied on the basis of the diary of Richard William
Bell, one of John Bell’s sons.
are so many versions of the story now that it is hard to distinguish fact from
fiction. General versions relied on the basis of the diary of Richard William
Bell, one of John Bell’s sons.
My
intake:
intake:
I
firmly believe that the land is cursed. Any Native burial ground that is
disturbed you should expect retaliation from. The Natives were extremely
spiritual people, contacted to the earth in ways we can never imagine now, just
like the druids in Ireland and Scotland. To then also disturb their graves,
steal and causes damage is basically asking to be harmed. It is the utmost
disrespect you can do to a person after death. But I also believe that Betsy
Bell was abused. The way I see it is.
firmly believe that the land is cursed. Any Native burial ground that is
disturbed you should expect retaliation from. The Natives were extremely
spiritual people, contacted to the earth in ways we can never imagine now, just
like the druids in Ireland and Scotland. To then also disturb their graves,
steal and causes damage is basically asking to be harmed. It is the utmost
disrespect you can do to a person after death. But I also believe that Betsy
Bell was abused. The way I see it is.
Betsy
was abused, unknowing to her she caused a small amount of the activity but then
the disturbances of the graves, the building on the land, and the guilt and
anger and sadness she felt, fed the enraged spirits and built in them a demonic
presence and now probably can never be distinguished. I do not think at all
that Kate Batts is the cause of any of this, nor a Banshee as cool as a story
that would be. But hey, that is just my belief. What is yours?
was abused, unknowing to her she caused a small amount of the activity but then
the disturbances of the graves, the building on the land, and the guilt and
anger and sadness she felt, fed the enraged spirits and built in them a demonic
presence and now probably can never be distinguished. I do not think at all
that Kate Batts is the cause of any of this, nor a Banshee as cool as a story
that would be. But hey, that is just my belief. What is yours?
I
truly hope you enjoyed this video. Please do not discriminate if any of the
theories go against anything you personally believe this is just what I found,
searched and etc.
truly hope you enjoyed this video. Please do not discriminate if any of the
theories go against anything you personally believe this is just what I found,
searched and etc.
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