Houdini & the Siberian Transport Cell

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Houdini & the Siberian Transport Cell

Postby JohnCox » July 15th, 2016, 1:10 pm

This week I dug into the story of Houdini's escape from the Siberian Transport Cell in Moscow in 1903. It's a fascinating escape steeped in mythology about how it played out and how Houdini might have escaped. Two parter. Enjoy.

Houdini v. the Siberian Transport Cell Part I: The escape
http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2016/07 ... rt_13.html

Houdini v. the Siberian Transport Cell Part II: How did he do it?
http://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2016/07 ... -part.html
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