Post by Supernatural Empress on Dec 18, 2005 21:35:16 GMT -5
The Rosenheim Poltergeist case has become world famous, mainly due to the fact that it was witnessed and investigated by so many different people. This case was centered around an 18-year-old secretary called Anne-Marie Schneider, who worked at a lawyer’s office in the town of Rosenheim in Germany. Severe poltergeist activity began in 1967 and continued for almost two years.
The office workers became extremely concerned when the electrical and telephone systems appeared to be subject to a great deal of interference. Light bulbs would flicker and brighten. Some bulbs would twist out of the socket apparently of their own accord and fall to the floor. Others would smash, despite the fact that they were switched off. Technicians were called in to check the electrical systems in the office, and they discovered that massive surges of electricity were coming in to the building intermittently.
Telephone bills became inexplicably high; documents produced by the telephone company suggested that the speaking clock had been dialled hundreds of times in a few days. At one point, the number had been dialled six times in one minute. This appeared to be impossible as the technology of the time meant that it took seventeen seconds for a call to be connected. Telephone interference did not stop there. Calls would be cut off with no apparent explanation, and all phone lines would ring at once, despite the fact that there were no incoming calls registered on the switchboard.
The local press became interested in the strange events, and before very long, television companies were producing documentaries on the subject. The lawyer who owned the firm filed a charge against the unknown practical joker who he thought must be responsible for the disturbing events, so the local police also had an interest in the case. It is estimated that there were about forty witnesses to the Rosenheim case over the two years that paranormal events took place.
Professor Hans Bender, of the University of Freiburg’s Parapsychology Unit, began to carry out an investigation in Rosenheim. He linked the phenomena with Anne-Marie Schneider, as all activity seemed to occur during the time that she was in the office. He observed that light fittings would swing violently when she walked underneath them, and other events would be aggravated by her presence. Bender tested Schneider for ESP abilities, and the results suggested that she was telepathic. Her mental state during the time of the paranormal events was poor; her relationship with her fiance was deteriorating and she had experienced a great deal of family problems.
Other phenomena began to occur at the office. Pictures rotated on the wall (this was apparently caught on film), a heavy filing cabinet moved forward on its own, photo copier fluid was spilt while no one was near to it and drawers opened by themselves. The lawyer lost patience for the occurrences and sent Miss Schneider home on leave. The paranormal events stopped immediately following her departure.
The office workers became extremely concerned when the electrical and telephone systems appeared to be subject to a great deal of interference. Light bulbs would flicker and brighten. Some bulbs would twist out of the socket apparently of their own accord and fall to the floor. Others would smash, despite the fact that they were switched off. Technicians were called in to check the electrical systems in the office, and they discovered that massive surges of electricity were coming in to the building intermittently.
Telephone bills became inexplicably high; documents produced by the telephone company suggested that the speaking clock had been dialled hundreds of times in a few days. At one point, the number had been dialled six times in one minute. This appeared to be impossible as the technology of the time meant that it took seventeen seconds for a call to be connected. Telephone interference did not stop there. Calls would be cut off with no apparent explanation, and all phone lines would ring at once, despite the fact that there were no incoming calls registered on the switchboard.
The local press became interested in the strange events, and before very long, television companies were producing documentaries on the subject. The lawyer who owned the firm filed a charge against the unknown practical joker who he thought must be responsible for the disturbing events, so the local police also had an interest in the case. It is estimated that there were about forty witnesses to the Rosenheim case over the two years that paranormal events took place.
Professor Hans Bender, of the University of Freiburg’s Parapsychology Unit, began to carry out an investigation in Rosenheim. He linked the phenomena with Anne-Marie Schneider, as all activity seemed to occur during the time that she was in the office. He observed that light fittings would swing violently when she walked underneath them, and other events would be aggravated by her presence. Bender tested Schneider for ESP abilities, and the results suggested that she was telepathic. Her mental state during the time of the paranormal events was poor; her relationship with her fiance was deteriorating and she had experienced a great deal of family problems.
Other phenomena began to occur at the office. Pictures rotated on the wall (this was apparently caught on film), a heavy filing cabinet moved forward on its own, photo copier fluid was spilt while no one was near to it and drawers opened by themselves. The lawyer lost patience for the occurrences and sent Miss Schneider home on leave. The paranormal events stopped immediately following her departure.
