![Beatrice 'Bess' Houdini, encased in a glass urn at one of her shows.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FR6LKGO24BF73AQ63AL4OBQ7QU.jpg?auth=89c680fed0c088b21a6d4c6b914d8835fa91526786ead4ee561bfce9b770e803&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
The secrets of Bess Houdini, the magician’s wife who knew his escapist tricks
Juanjo Villalba|
Her crusade to unmask the charlatans of spiritualism—part real and part spectacle—still has a very special place in 20th century American culture
Her crusade to unmask the charlatans of spiritualism—part real and part spectacle—still has a very special place in 20th century American culture