Tina Resch poltergeist photographs

Record summary

In 1984, photographs taken during a Columbus, Ohio disturbance appeared to show a telephone or other object moving near teenager Tina Resch. The images became a prominent photographic claim in parapsychological and skeptical discussions, with critics proposing that Resch herself may have moved the object or that the photographs were ambiguous. The case is useful for examining camera evidence, observer effects, family conflict and media framing. Researchers should consult the original newspaper photographs, photographer accounts, police material and later analyses rather than relying on reproduced captions.