Case file · Haunting
The 'Chopper' poltergeist
In 1981–1982, a 'ghost' called Chopper spoke from telephones and spittoons in a dentist's practice in Neutraubling, Bavaria, becoming a national media sensation.
1982 CE · 48.99, 12.20 · status: hoax
The sceptical view
In March 1982 a special police commission exposed it as staged by the people in the practice, with the 16-year-old assistant at the centre; those involved were fined.