Did Thomas Edison make a machine to unlock the secrets of the dead?
A couple acquired a peculiar phonograph at an antique auction labeled "PsychoPhone". Their research makes our contributors think Thomas Edison invented the PsychoPhone to record messages from the afterlife. History Detectives finds out if Edison made a machine to unlock the secrets of the dead.
AIR DATE 6/14/09
HISTORY DETECTIVES returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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