Hammersmith Ghost
Event in History
Hammersmith Ghost has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Alaina UrquhartCo-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels
Urquhart said Smith's fear made sense given the era's genuine belief in a ghost terrorizing the community.
“it makes sense for back then that they truly thought that a ghost was terrorizing their community”
Morbid: Phantom Stalkers: The Halifax Slasher and The Hammersmith Ghost (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 21:45
Ash KelleyCo-host of the true crime podcast Morbid
Kelley recounted that John Graham, a local shoemaker, came forward and confessed to being the Hammersmith Ghost after Smith's conviction.
“caused the real Hammersmith ghost, a local shoemaker named John Graham, to come forward and confess”
Morbid: Phantom Stalkers: The Halifax Slasher and The Hammersmith Ghost (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 25:13
Podcasts
- Morbid · 1 episode
Episodes
Phantom Stalkers: The Halifax Slasher and The Hammersmith GhostMorbid · Jul 20, 2026 · 54 min
Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart recount two English mass-hysteria cases: the 1803–04 Hammersmith Ghost killing and the 1938 Halifax Slasher panic.