Charles Victor Miller (1870-1943) was an American spiritualist

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.Anderson, Rodger. (2006). ''Psychics, Sensitives and Somnambules: A Biographical Dictionary with Bibliographies''. McFarland. pp. 120-121. Miller was born in Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold,

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but moved to

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where he took up mediumship. Miller produced 'spirit' materializations in and outside his cabinet during séances. He managed to convince several psychical researchers such as Willie Reichel that the manifestations were genuine. Reichel in his book ''An Occultist's Travels'' (1908) described witnessing paranormal phenomena at many séances with Miller. However, most researchers were not convinced the materializations were genuine. They noted he only chose favourable conditions to work in, or worked before an audience of his choice which allowed easy opportunity for trickery. In 1908, Miller was eventually exposed as a fraud. He was invited by spiritualists to

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but during a séance it was noted that the materialization figures looked very suspicious. When his cabinet was searched, tulle netting and a perfumed cloth were found.

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commented that Miller was exposed as an "evident fraud". Richet, Charles. (1930). ''Thirty Years of Psychical Research''. The Macmillan Company. pp. 463-471

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