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112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

Update: 2025-03-27
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On December 22nd, 2010, a man named Michael Faherty was found in his home nearly burned to ash. Nothing else around him had been touched by the fire, however. The official coroners report read: Spontaneous Human Combustion




But what is SHC, and why does it happen? Let’s take a morbid little tour through history




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112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

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