Naomi Ryan
Barrister
Naomi Ryan is a criminal barrister and lover of all things macabre. After qualifying with a Masters in Law from St Catherine’s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to undergraduates at St Hilda’s College Oxford and University College London before embarking on her career as a criminal barrister, where she both prosecuted and defended. She later moved into the Civil Service, where she has advised an array of senior government and legal figures on matters of constitutional, public and criminal law. She continues to work as an advisory lawyer whilst regularly giving talks about the darker side of legal history.
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July 31, 2025
Haunted Houses on Trial: Ghosts, Wills And Real Estate With Naomi Ryan
In this episode, we open the creaking doors of the courtroom to the world of the supernatural. From Adele’s eerily unsellable former home to 16th-century French tenants suing over ghostly disturbances, we explore how hauntings have—quite literally—made their case in court. Why do ghost stories grip us so tightly? Perhaps it’s because they invade our safest spaces—our homes—and then, to make sense of the chaos, we drag them before the law. We delve into notorious legal disputes where phantoms ...
Guest: Naomi Ryan
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Sept. 20, 2024
Law Verses The Supernatural: Legal Cases Haunted By The Supernatural With Naomi Ryan
In this episode of Haunted History Chronicles, we delve into the eerie intersection of the supernatural and the law with criminal barrister Naomi Ryan. From the infamous Cock Lane Ghost to the chilling murder of Zona Shue, we'll explore how the supernatural has influenced legal cases throughout history, even as recently as 1994 with the trial of Stephen Young. Naomi will guide us through these unnerving stories, including the Red Barn Murder and the mysterious case of Eric Tombe, revealing how g...
Guest: Naomi Ryan