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A rooftop séance, a storm of rain—but ONLY above the Knickerbocker Hotel? 🌧️ 🔮 Harry and Bess Houdini had always been fascinated with the idea of an afterlife. After Harry's death on Halloween of 1926, Bess began holding a series of séances in hopes of contacting her late husband. On the 10th anniversary of his passing, she held one on the rooftop of the Knickerbocker Hotel, and although their secret word was never said, a storm broke out—but only on the roof. Could it have been one of Harry's