A young man from England claims to have incredible paranormal gifts—but can it truly be proven? We all want to be special. . . and some of us even believe we might just have extraordinary powers. But that usually fades as we grow older. But for Matthew Manning, an alleged psychic, ghost whisperer, faith healer, and all-around phenom who came to prominence in the 1970s, international renown may have been the goal. . . though supporters argued he was simply sharing his gifts with the world.

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Researched by Anna Luria

This episode originally aired at Premium Episode 31.

SOURCES:

NA, “Matthew Manning, age 19…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

John Alexander, “Moments of mysterious…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

NA, “Matthew Manning: is he a genius…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

NA, “When things went bump…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

NA, “Writing on the wall…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

NA, “He can MAKE a wish…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

NA, “The ‘strong psychic gifts…’" Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

NA, “Mystery over a little bit…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

Andrew Barron, “Matthew Manning…” Cambridge Evening News, 1974.

Allen Spraggett, “Englishman Matthew Manning…” Daily Independent Journal, 1975.

NA, “The Link” The Wichita Falls, 1975.

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