Unleashed: Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina Resch

Unleashed: Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina ReschOne scientist's account of the poltergeist case that made headlines across the country and the riveting examination of a child's mysterious murder. When she was just fourteen years old, Tina Resch became the center of the best documented case of poltergeist activity of the twentieth century. During the spring of 1984, Tina's home in Ohio was thrown into chaos: appliances turned themselves on without electric current, objects flew through the air,

One scientist's account of the poltergeist case that made headlines across the country -- and the riveting examination of a child's mysterious murder.

When she was just fourteen years old, Tina Resch became the center of the best-documented case of poltergeist activity of the twentieth century. During the spring of 1984, Tina's home in Ohio was thrown into chaos: appliances turned themselves on without electric current, objects flew through the air, furniture scooted across the floor. Censured endlessly by her adoptive family and thrust into the eye of a media twister thanks to one reporter's photographic evidence of a flying phone, Tina was propelled into a downward spiral that led to an abusive marriage, a divorce, and the birth of a child -- all before her twentieth birthday. Three years later she was charged with that child's murder, and she is currently serving a life sentence for a crime as controversial, mysterious, and complex as the accused herself -- a crime she maintains she did not commit.
Unleashed is Tina's story as told by a parapsychologist who witnessed striking paranormal phenomena in Tina's presence. Examining the destructive powers of thwarted emotions from a scientific perspective, William Roll sheds remarkable light on the case of Tina Resch -- and boldly confronts our cultural responses to events that cannot be easily explained.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 05/18/2004
ISBN: 9780743482943
Pages: 309
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.30w x 0.86d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2004 pg. 157