▁sort ▁of ▁divine ▁inter vention . ▁Pop off ▁brand ed ▁his ▁critics ▁" tools ▁of ▁the ▁devil ". ▁ ▁Pop off ' s ▁methods ▁were ▁definit ively ▁exposed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁by ▁the ▁mag ician ▁and ▁ske ptic ▁James ▁Rand i ▁and ▁his ▁associate ▁Steve ▁Shaw , ▁an ▁ill usion ist ▁known ▁profession ally ▁as ▁Ban ach ek , ▁with ▁technical ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁crime ▁scene ▁anal yst ▁and ▁electron ics ▁expert ▁Alexander ▁Jason . ▁With ▁computer ized ▁radio ▁sc ann ers , ▁Jason ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁Pop off ' s ▁wife , ▁Elizabeth , ▁was ▁using ▁a ▁wireless ▁radio ▁transmit ter ▁to ▁broadcast ▁information ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁a ides ▁had ▁cul led ▁from ▁prayer ▁request ▁cards ▁filled ▁out ▁by ▁audience ▁members . ▁Pop off ▁received ▁the ▁transm issions ▁via ▁an ▁ear pie ce ▁he ▁was ▁we aring ▁and ▁repeated ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁aston ished ▁audience ▁members . ▁Jason ▁produced ▁video ▁segments ▁inter sp ers ing ▁the ▁intercept ed ▁radio ▁transm issions ▁with ▁Pop off ' s ▁" mi rac ul ous " ▁pron oun c ements . ▁ ▁Rand i ▁also ▁plant ed ▁accomp lices ▁in ▁Pop off ' s ▁aud ien ces , ▁including ▁a ▁man ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁woman , ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Detroit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁whom ▁Pop off ▁" c ured " ▁of ▁u ter ine ▁cancer . ▁Rand i ▁and ▁Shaw ▁recorded ▁Elizabeth ▁describing ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁Pop off ▁as ▁" that ▁big ▁n igger ▁in