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Mysterious Dr Mitchell and the Hanging Trapdoor Mystery
A Philadelphia neurologist Dr Mitchell is recounted in a tale of odd events. A snowbound knock at his door brings a sick child who leads him to a corpse masquerading as a living patient. The story shifts to Exeter England where John Lee faces a repeated hanging trapdoor failure and a commuted death sentence ending in release.
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American Neurological Association
Philadelphia
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