Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Sleeping Girl of Turville. In 1871, Ellen Sadler suffered a terrible seizure, curled up in a ball, and fell asleep. The local doctor rushed in from a town nearby to find out what was wrong, but couldn't wake her. IUnder her mother's care, Eleen became a tourist attraction and the subject of confusion and scepticism from doctors. Over 9 years later, at the end of 1880, Ellen woke up and went on to live a normal life. What mhappened to Ellen Sadler? How was she kept alive while she slept? Whoat could have been the cause of this? Listen in to find out!

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References for the episode:

Dewey, Mike. “The Sleeping Girl of Turville – a New Perspective, Part III | Bucks Free Press.” Bucks Free Press, Bucks Free Press, 30 Oct. 2023, https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23888014.sleeping-girl-turville---new-perspective-part-iii/. 

Rose, Nell. “The Sleeping Girl of Turville: The True Story of a Girl Who Fell Asleep for Nine Years..” Medium, 18 Feb. 2019, https://medium.com/@nellrose_3882/the-sleeping-girl-of-turville-the-true-story-of-a-girl-who-fell-asleep-for-nine-years-fa5ea9efd0a4. 

“The Story of the Real-Life Sleeping Beauty Who Slept for Almost a Decade within the Walls of This Picturesque Chilterns Cottage | Country Life.” Country Life, Country Life, 23 Nov. 2021, https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/a-picturesque-chilterns-cottage-that-was-once-home-to-a-real-life-sleeping-beauty-228526. 

You can email Glen at whattheheckpod3@gmail.com with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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