MYS223: In 19th century London, residents reported a ghostly figure in outrageous costumes would accost them, sometimes bellowing blue flame in their faces, and then vanish in the night. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who was Spring-Heeled Jack and did he really exist.Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTubeHelp us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Karl Bell’s book The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack* The book Penny Dreadfuls (vol. 5)* The Marquess of Waterford* Mike Dash’s paper on Spring-Heeled Jack* Edmund Burke’s Annual Register for 1838* Lord Ernest Rutherford’s book Forty Years On* 1945 Czech cartoon by Jiri Trnka, Spring-Man and the SS* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.* Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page.* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord* Send your feedback or comments to mysterious@sqpn.com or send a tweet to @mys_world* You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515Mysterious Headlines* Georgia Guidestones destroyed* Georgia Guidestones time capsule disproved* ManhattanhengeThis Episode is Brought to You By:Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Aaron Vurgason Electric and Automation at AaronV.com. Making Connections for Life for your automation and smart home needs in north and central Florida. Catechism Class, a dynamic weekly podcast journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Greg and Jennifer Willits. It’s the best book club, coffee talk, and faith study group, all rolled into one. Find it in any podcast directory.Fiorvento Law, PLLC,