On February 3, 1866, in Brooklyn, a healthy young woman, Molly Fancher, felt dizzy. She slid onto her mother's kitchen floor and into a trance that lasted forty-six years. During this time, she ate little and developed a strange talent. Family physician Samuel F. Spier examined Molly the day after she "fainted". Her pulse and breath were negligible, and her body was cold. Nine years later Molly still hovered between life and death. Her case became a cause célèbre in the medical profession. Then Dr. Spier announced that Molly had become endowed with a supernatural power. She was able to see people over a hundred miles away, as well as read unopened letters and books. Several witnesses, including the famed astronomer Richard Parkhurst and noteworthy neurologist Willard Parker, were invited to be at Molly's bedside when at least two tests were conducted. Molly was asked about a message that was in a building five miles away. She hesitated momentarily and then whispered, "It is a letter in three sealed envelopes in Dr. Spier's office. Written on a sheet of paper are the words, ‘Lincoln was shot by a crazed actor.'" Her response was exactly right. For another test she was asked to describe someone's brother, who lived in New York City. She gave a detailed description, even mentioning a missing button from the right sleeve of his coat. She also said that he had left work early because of a headache. In 1912, long after her parents and Dr. Spier had died, Molly finally regained consciousness. Her medical case had attracted worldwide attention, though the condition was never explained. She passed away in her sleep three years later, at the age of seventy-three.