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Melvin Charles Harris (1930 – 2004) was a British author, broadcaster, researcher and skeptic.
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- Biography
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Melvin harris big smoke last words gta sa
Biography
Harris was born in Monmouthshire. He later moved to London where he worked in the film and theatre industry. He married the actress Maureen Gavin in 1965. He was interested in solving mysteries and worked for the fifteen-minute slot on BBC Radio 4 called "Strange to Relate".
Jack the Ripper
Harris took interest in the Whitechapel murders and the identity of Jack the Ripper. He wrote three books on the subject, Jack the Ripper: The Bloody Truth (1987), The Ripper File (1989) and The True Face of Jack the Ripper (1994). He came to the conclusion that Robert D'Onston Stephenson was a likely suspect for the murders.
Skepticism
Harris a sceptic of paranormal claims wrote the book Sorry, You've Been Duped (1986), later republished as Investigating the Unexplained by Prometheus Books in 2003.
Harris argued that past life regression cases are not evidence for reincarnation but cryptomnesia. He also investigated psychic detectives but found no evidence for their claims.
Harris also suspected that the Enfield Poltergeist was the result of pranks. A photo allegedly depicting Janet "levitating" in mid air actually shows her bouncing on the bed as if it were a trampoline. Harris called the photos examples of common "gymnastics", and said "It’s worth remembering that Janet was a school sports champion!"
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