William Mumler
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
publication date: Monday, January 25, 2021 (part of Winter 2021)
category: 
Paranormal
clue: His most famous photograph was the dead husband of a desperate, perhaps gullible, First Lady.
explanation: William Mumler was a 19th-century fraud who claimed he took photographs of spirits. His most famous client was Mary Todd Lincoln. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Scott Hardie
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