Mary Reeser's Fiery Death (sources)
- “Woman Dies In St. Pete Fire,” by AP, article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Tuesday, July 3, 1951, newspaper of Sarasota, FL, USA. Pg. 6. Online at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19510703&id=HyAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4540,421404&hl=en
- “Woman Cremated In Mystery Fire,” by AP, article in The Gettysburg Times, Vol. 49, No. 159, Thursday, July 5, 1951, newspaper of Gettysburg, PA, USA. Pg. 3. Online at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19510705&id=lqElAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2251,3080572&hl=en
- “Cremation Death Baffles Expert,” by AP, article in the Reading Eagle, No. 182, Saturday, July 28, 1951, newspaper of Reading, PA, USA. Pg. 12. Online at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19510728&id=kVItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ENoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5426,3203600&hl=en
- “Reeser Death Stumps Anthropologist,“ article in the St. Petersburg Times, Saturday, July 28, 1951, newspaper of St. Petersburg, FL, USA. Section 2, Pg. 9. Online at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19510728&id=EX1aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F08DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2054,4035936&hl=en
- “Body Destroys Itself,” by AP, article in the Lawrence Journal-World, Thursday, August 9, 1951, newspaper of Lawrence, KS, USA. Pg. 7. Online at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19510809&id=XShdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3VoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2198,3510651&hl=en
- “Cause of Fire Killing Woman Still Mystery,” article in the St. Petersburg Times, Wednesday, July 4, 1951, newspaper of St. Petersburg, FL, USA. Section 2, Pg. 13. Online at: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19510704&id=rwRZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lE8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3085,1265930&hl=en
- “Cremation Case Put Up To FBI,” by AP, article in the Miami Daily News, Friday Evening, July 6, 1951, newspaper of Miami, FL, USA. Section B
- The World’s Greatest Mysteries, by Joyce Robins, 1989 Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. ISBN: 083179674X, 9780831796747
- Strange & Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century, by Jenny Randles, 1994 Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 0806907681, 9780806907680
- Stranger Than Science, by Frank Edwards, 1978 Bantam Books (reprint of 1959 Lyle Stuart, Inc.), New York, NY, USA. Pgs. 53-55
Mentions & Repeaters
- The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries, by Colin and Damon Wilson, 1988 Contemporary Books, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA. ISBN: 0-8092-4524-8. Pg. 249
- “Irish Coroner: It’s SHC!,” by Paul Sieveking, article in Fortean Times, #281, December 2011. Pgs. 15
- Mysteries of the Unexplained, 1982 Reader’s Digest Association, ISBN: 0-89577-146-2. Pgs. 87, 90-91
- Secrets of the Supernatural, Joe Nickell (with John F. Fischer), 1988 Prometheus Books. ISBN: 0879756853, 9780879756857. Pgs. 149-150, 154-156, 167
- Spontaneous Human Combustion, by Jenny Randles and Peter Hough, 2007 Robert Hale Limited (first published in 1992). ISBN: 978-0-7090-8402-0. Pg. 201
- Unexplained!, by Jerome Clark, 1993 Visible Ink Press, Detroit, MI, USA. ISBN: 0-8103-9436-7. Pgs. 355-356
- Unexplained Phenomena: A Rough Guide Special (1st edition), by Bob Rickard and John Michell, 2000 Rough Guides, Ltd., 62-70 Shorts Gardens, London, England. ISBN: 1-85828-589-5. Pg. 155-156
- Unexplained Phenomena: A Rough Guide Special (2nd edition), by Bob Rickard and John Michell, 2007 Rough Guides, Ltd., London, England. ISBN 13: 978-1-84353-708-3. ISBN 10: 1-84353-708-7. Pg.186-187
- “Woman catches fire on street,” article in The Citizen, newspaper of Ottawa, Friday, August 6, 1982. Pg. 6. Online at: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DeVfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7O4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5870,1540559&dq=phyllis-newcombe&hl=en