Mrs. Mabel Chinnery was visiting the grave of her mother one day in
1959. She had brought along her camera to take photographs of the
gravesite. After snapping a few shots of her mother's gravestone, she
took an impromptu photo of her husband, who was waiting alone in the
car. At least the Chinnerys thought he was alone. When the film was developed, the couple was more than surprised to
see a figure wearing glasses sitting in the back seat of the car. Mrs.
Chinnery immediately recognized the image of her mother – the woman
whose grave they had visited on that day. A photographic expert who
examined the print determined that the image of the woman was neither a
reflection nor a double exposure. "I stake my reputation on the fact
that the picture is genuine," he testified.