Thomas Lynn Bradford

Ruth Starkweather Doran and Thomas Lynn Bradford

Born| Template:Birth based on age at death
Died| (1921-02-05)February 5, 1921 (aged 48)
Cause of death| Suicide by household gas
Known for| Trying to prove the existence of an afterlife

Thomas Lynn Bradford (Template:Birth based on age at death – February 5, 1921) of Detroit, Michigan, was a spiritualist who died by suicide in an attempt to ascertain the existence of an afterlife and communicate that information to a living accomplice, Ruth Doran.[1] On February 5, 1921, Bradford sealed his apartment in Detroit, blew out the pilot on his heater, and turned on the gas, which killed him.[2][3]

Some weeks earlier, Bradford had sought a fellow spiritualist in a newspaper advertisement, and Doran responded. The two agreed "that there was but one way to solve the mystery—two minds properly attuned, one of which must shed its earthly mantle".[4] The New York Times ran a follow-up under the headline "Dead Spiritualist Silent".[5]

## See also

* List of unusual deaths in the 20th century

## References

1. ↑ Roach, Mary (2005). Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-05962-6.
2. ↑ Roach, Mary (18 November 2006). "The Big Questions: What happens after you die?". New Scientist (2578). doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(06)61140-8. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225780.075-the-big-questions-what-happens-after-you-die.html.
3. ↑ Roach, Mary (10 August 2009). "Proof". Radiolab Podcast Short (Interview). Interviewed by Jad Abumrad.
4. ↑ Alfano, Sean (October 30, 2005). "The Afterlife: Real Or Imagined?". CBS Sunday Morning News: p. 3. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-afterlife-real-or-imagined/.
5. ↑ "DEAD SPIRITUALIST SILENT.; Detroit Woman Awaits Message, but Denies Any Compact.". The New York Times (Detroit): p. 3. February 8, 1921. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A1EFD395810738DDDA10894DA405B818EF1D3.

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