The dead don’t usually testify at their own murder trials, but in the smoke-stained alleys of Chicago, I learned that some victims refuse to let their killers walk free — even from beyond the grave.

The dead don’t usually testify at their own murder trials, but in the smoke-stained alleys of Chicago, I learned that some victims refuse to let their killers walk free — even from beyond the grave.
At a time when speaking to the dead was a national obsession, America’s séance rooms became theaters of mystery, manipulation, and maybe — just maybe — real contact with the other side.