The witch reportedly laughed and sang constantly during Bell's burial on the farm. A year later, the voice warned Bell's widow Lucy that she would return for more haunting in seven years.

A new A&E series debuting Monday, Oct. 26 will shine the spotlight on the 19th century legend of the Bell Witch, which dates back nearly 200 years in Adams.

Henson has researched the Bell Witch legend for 20 years and has been the city's historian since 1995. The Bell family farm, about a mile north of downtown Adams, is now a tourist attraction that ...

For two centuries, tales of the Bell Witch have haunted Tennesseans. It all dates back to a farm in Adams, Tennessee where, legend has it, John Bell was haunted and killed by the witch in 1820.

For two centuries, tales of the Bell Witch have haunted Tennesseans. It all dates back to a farm in Adams, Tennessee where, legend has it, John Bell was haunted and killed by the witch in 1820.

The story begins in 1817, when a farmer named John Bell moved from North Carolina to a 230-acre farm in Robertson County, Tennessee, a rural area not far from the Kentucky border.

The haunting started in 1817 when John Bell began seeing ghost animals on his farm. Among the visitors to see "Kate Batts' witch" was Andrew Jackson, who fled the site.

In fact, he even drove out to the Bell farm with a Bible in hand to confront the supposed witch in a cave on the property. The cave was closed. "I'm glad it was," Larry said.

The legend of the Bell Witch has been passed down through generations in Tennessee for more than 200 years. Today, the story of one of the state's most famous hauntings lives on through the work ...

Many believe the Bell Witch fled the farm after killing John Bell in 1820, and now dwells in the cave. “It’s been there since the beginning of time, ...