ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fˈoːɹd klˈeɪmd tə hæv kˈɑːntæktᵻd ðə dᵻsˈiːst spˈɪɹɪts ʌv haʊdˈiːnɪz mˈʌðɚ ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn hˈæɹi haʊdˈiːni hɪmsˈɛlf.
In 1928 Ford claimed to have contacted the deceased spirits of Houdini's mother and later in 1929 Harry Houdini himself.