# The Great Amherst Mystery: Canada's Most Violent Poltergeist Case

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Podcast: [Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jack-osbourne-s-the-most-haunted-6645904)
Published: 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted, Jack explores one of Canada's most infamous and controversial paranormal cases, the Great Amherst Mystery. He examines the story of Esther Cox, an eighteen year old woman whose Nova Scotia home became the center of reports of violent knocking, flying objects, mysterious fires, and chilling messages that appeared on the walls after she survived a traumatic assault. Jack breaks down the eyewitness accounts, the investigation by Walter Hubbell, and the evidence that turned the case into one of history's most famous poltergeist stories, while also exploring the skepticism, psychological interpretations, and unanswered questions that continue to surround the haunting. More than a century later, the Great Amherst Mystery remains a case that sits between paranormal legend, human trauma, and one of Canada's greatest unsolved mysteries.

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