Willi Schneider (1903 – 1971), brother of Rudi Schneider, was an

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n medium exposed as a fraud. His physical mediumship was investigated by notable psychical researchers such as

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, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing and

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, the Research Officer of the

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. Willi, like his brother Rudi, was also caught cheating in the

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room. Warren Vinton, who investigated Rudi, also attended sittings with Willi in 1926. According to Vinton there was movement of some curtains and a sheet of paper which were performed by Willi's blowing. Author Roy Stemman documented a picture of Willi in a séance with a "faked cloth phantom".Stemman, Roy. (1978). ''The Supernatural''. Danbury Press. p. 133

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The Mediumship of Willi and Rudi Schneider
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Willi 1903 births 1971 deaths Spiritualists Austrian spiritual mediums