Case: GG-2026-113
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: B
Location: Battersea, England
The Battersea Poltergeist case (1956–1968) stands as one of the longest-running, most extensively publicized poltergeist investigations in British history. Centered on 15-year-old seamstress Shirley Hitchings and her working-class family at 63 Wycliffe Road, London, the outbreak was ignited in January 1956 by the sudden appearance of an ornate, unassigned silver key on her bed pillow, followed immediately by deafening subterranean banging that shook the foundation of the terrace home. Over twelve years, the entity—dubbed "Donald" by the family—exhibited severe physical manifestations: heavy fu…
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