ˈæftɚ fˈoːɹdz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚɹ ˈælən spɹˈæɡɪt ænd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt ɹˈɛv. wˈɪljəm vˈiː. ɹˈaʊʃɚ fˈaʊnd wʌt ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd təbi ˈɛvɪdəns ðætðə haʊdˈiːni sˈeɪəns hɐdbɪn fˈeɪkt.
After Ford's death in 1971, biographer Allen Spraggett and associate Rev. William V. Rauscher found what they believed to be evidence that the Houdini séance had been faked.