Saturday, September 5, 2026

Charles Greene III on The Magic Detective Podcast

This is a must-listen podcast with our friends Charles Greene III and Dean Carnegie. By now, I'm sure everyone's aware of Charles's book, Exposing Houdini, in which he shares a collection of rare glass negatives that seemed to appear like magic. Now Charles believes he's traced the origin of the negatives to a man named Richard Silmser. You can listen to the full tale below.


At the end of this podcast, Charles mentions that I might have the answer to his "mystery photo." While I'm still not 100%, I will share my info on page 444 of my upcoming book, Handcuff King: The Conquests of Harry Houdini, 1900–1909, along with the original glass negative in the Jessica Jane Peterson collection.

You can buy Exposing Houdini at ioniasecrets.com.

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2 comments:

  1. Leo HeviaSeptember 6, 2026 at 6:27 AM

    Another great podcast from Dean! The bank vault was the perfect place to store those delicate glass negatives, dark and climate controlled. I wonder if the person who put them in there knew that.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM

    Really a bunch of bunk! Ask Don Greenberg for the REAL story.

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