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Paper Reader is a real person portrayed by John Farnworth in the TV series Mysteries At The Museum (based on a true story).
They appear in 13 episodes out of a total of 305 aired

Paper Reader

by John Farnworth

character

Episodes13

  • Host Don Wildman examines a plane used in a pioneering woman's quest to dominate the skies, a metronome that spread confusion and controversy among fans of Beethoven, and a small instrument used to fight off an army.
  • The 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning was the arsenic poisoning of more than 200 people in Bradford, England, when sweets accidentally made with arsenic were sold from a market stall. Twenty-one victims died as a result.
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    Host Don Wildman investigates an electric chair related to a bizarre crime, a marble table from a scientific experiment gone wrong, and a yearbook that tells one determined student's smart scheme.
  • Don Wildman examines a specimen linked to a case of mass hysteria, marvels at a massive locomotive connected to the worst train robbery ever and studies the West's most legendary creature, the jackalope.
  • Don Wildman investigates a statue which seemed to have taken a life of its own, a strange skull from a beast that once was the star of the big top and a small carving of an infamous dictator.
  • A woman's quest for athletic glory; a bizarre use of the US Postal Service; one man's will to survive against all odds.
  • Don Wildman examines a barrel connected to a daring World War II plot, a traffic light that sparked an urban revolution and the portrait of a doctor who was embroiled in a nineteenth century tale of biological warfare.
  • Don Wildman examines a stone tablet which may hold the key to America's beginnings, a model plane connected to a hijacking and a revolver that once belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.
  • Don Wildman uncovers the truth behind one of the most audacious hoaxes in sports history, investigates the preserved remains of a terrifying beast and inspects a watch linked to a presidential scandal.
  • Don Wildman examines the mysterious death of one of Hollywood's most beloved stars, the amazing discovery made during the search for Scotland's elusive Loch Ness Monster and a tone-deaf diva who improbably took center stage at Carnegie Hall.
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    Big Eyes, Magnetic Girl and the Half Safe

    episode S12.E10 october 2016
    Don examines a painting at the center of an art world scandal, a 19th century medallion connected to the case of a young girl with seemingly magnetic powers and a blunderbuss that recalls a pirate who terrorized the high seas.
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    White House Water and More

    episode S12.E11 october 2016
    11. White House Water and More Don investigates an old map, a wooden barrel and an ancient chalice.
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    When Twain Met Sawyer and More

    episode S12.E13 november 2016
    Don investigates the unknown story behind a literary legend, the inspiring tale behind a group of rookie heroes and an army of Roman ghosts.