received messages from the same people. During the second half of the performance, members of the audience were chosen apparently at random. Wilson described this post-interval performance as "much less convincing ... [relying] on intelligent guesswork and 'fishing. Disputed memoirs and testimony Stokes co-wrote seven volumes of autobiography, but some of the events she describes in them have been questioned. In her book, Voices in my Ear, Stokes claimed that she had solved two murder cases in England. However, Detective Chief Superintendent William Brooks of the Lancashire Constabulary stated that Stokes made no contribution whatsoever to the detection of either murderer. Whilst in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, she also claimed that local murder victim Vic Weiss had contacted her with details of his murder. Former magician and high-profile sceptic, James Randi, contacted the LAPD, who informed him that all of the information supplied by Stokes had been available to the media at the time. Stokes was unable to provide any new information to the police and the case remains unsolved. Bibliography Voices in My Ear, Doris Stokes with Linda Dearsley (1980) More Voices in My Ear, Doris Stokes with Linda Dearsley (1981). Publisher: FUTURA PUBNS. Innocent Voices in My Ear, Doris Stokes with Linda Dearsley (1983). Publisher: Sphere; New edition. A Host of Voices, Doris Stokes with Pam and Mike Kiddey (1984) Voices in My Ear: Autobiography of a Medium (1985). Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd; New edition. Whispering Voices, Doris Stokes with Linda Dearsley (1985). Publisher: FUTURA PUBLICATIONS; 1st edition. Voices in My Ear: Autobiography of a Medium (1980). Publisher: Little, Brown. Voices of Love, Doris Stokes with Linda Dearsley (1986). Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd. Joyful Voices, Doris Stokes with Linda Dearsley (1987) A Tribute to Doris Stokes, Linda Dearsley (1988) See also References External links Spiritualist's National Union of the United Kingdom Doris Stokes at the Barbican video (1986) 1920 births 1987 deaths English psychics English spiritual mediums People educated at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School People from Grantham