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December 30, 2008

Dress fire mystery

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 30 Dec 2008

Did this woman die from spontaneous human combustion or is there a more logical explanation for her death?
Phyllis Newcombe and her fiancee were leaving the dance floor of a Chelsmford, England, ballroom on the 27th. August 1938 when suddenly her …

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Priest victim

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 30 Dec 2008

Priests and clergyman may be particularly vulnerable to spontaneous human combustion
This clergyman apparently became a victim of human spontaneous combustion during a visit from his native England to New York City during the Victorian age.
While away from his parish in …

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Unusual combustibility

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 30 Dec 2008

Some victims of human spontaneous human combustion may be in a state of unusual combustibility, as this victim appears to have been
The charred remains shown here are of ‘a slim lady, 85 years old, who was in good health’ when …

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August 24, 2008

Earth magnetic field theory

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 24 Aug 2008

Spontaneous human combustion may be influenced by the force of the Earth’s magnetism, according to one theory.
The Earth’s magnetism is surprisingly uneven, it is is unequally distributed around the globe, and …

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Suicide by fire theory

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 24 Aug 2008

Spontaneous human combustion may be caused by depression leading to suicide, according to one theory
Veteran fortean investigator Vincent Gaddis noted that a high proportion of victims of spontaneous human combustion had apparently given up on life.
Reviewing the cases of spontaneous human combustion in …

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May 8, 2008

Pioneering scientific analysis

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 08 May 2008


Some early pathologists theorised that spontaneous human combustion was in certain circumstances caused by the body producing gases that combusted or `caught fire’  on exposure to quantities of oxygen.
The distinguished scientist Baron …

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Suspected black magic

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 08 May 2008

victim of spontaneous human combustionWorkmen are seen here clearing away the remains of the chair in which a suspected spontaneous human combustion victim died.
Mrs Mary Reeser, a widow of 67, …

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May 4, 2008

Early `reliable’ report

Filed under: spontaneous human combustion - 04 May 2008

Probably the earliest reliable report of spontaneous human combustion was reported in Verona, Italy, in the 18th. century.
According to a statement by Bianchini, a prebendary (clergyman) of Verona, dated 4 April …

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