KTID 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2006 Missouri town learns sextuplet claim was a con No one ever saw infants, but wallets were opened out of trust The library books on multiple births crowded the couple’s coffee table. The bedroom-turned-nursery awaited the arrival of six newborns. But in the end, authorities say Sarah and Kris Everson never had the sextuplets as claimed. All they had was what appears to be a big lie. The couple’s dramatic story had holes in it from the start — from their mysterious withholding of information for more than a month to the unanimous response of area hospitals that they hadn’t helped deliver the newborns. On Tuesday, authorities said the mystery had been solved — the entire tale was deemed a hoax aimed at tapping the generosity of others to pay the couple’s mounting bills. “I have never dealt with anything like this,” Police Chief Aaron Ambrose said. “The level of fraud like this involving people, I have not.” Gary Bradley, the city administrator, said charges against the Eversons were forthcoming. Prosecutors had not yet determined how much the couple profited from the scam or whether they would qualify for charges beyond the municipal level. The Eversons — Sarah, 45, and Kris, 33 — claimed to have given birth to four boys and two girls on March 8. The babies were apparently in intensive care. The tale exploded in the local spotlight Monday when The Examiner in Independence ran on its front page a photograph of the couple holding six one-piece baby outfits and announcing the births. Those who heard the Eversons’ sad story of tight finances set up a Web site to solicit contributions — including a van, washer and dryer, cash and gift certificates. A real estate agent was even working to find the family new housing. Hours before admitting it was a scam, Sarah Everson showed an Associated Press reporter pictures of her in maternity clothes, her baring a huge pregnant-looking midsection, even sonogram images she claimed were of her infants. She showed off a tiny nursery, a closet full of baby clothes and the tiny diapers premature newborns must wear. She said the entire story of her children’s births was being kept secret by a court order enacted because a member of her husband’s family was trying to kill the Eversons and their new sextuplets. “I’m so afraid they’re not going to make it,” she sobbed. “Nobody understands how hard this is. I know that they’re here. I know what I had to go through to get them here.” Sarah Everson said a detective begin questioning her Tuesday evening; Bradley and Ambrose said the Eversons were interviewed at the police station for about an hour, during which they revealed the story was a scam. They were released pending charges. After the Examiner’s initial story, the AP did not publish a story or transmit photos about the sextuplets over concerns of accuracy. Reached by phone late Tuesday, Sarah Everson offered no explanation. “I’m not talking to anybody right now,” she said, “because nobody gets it.” The Web site soliciting gifts was taken down Tuesday night. Examiner Editor Dale Brendel said he was considering a front-page column to readers addressing the issue. He said the incident would force a review of his reporters’ verification practices. “I think that we fell victim to the hoax. There were people out in the community who were doing fund-raisers already, and we feel bad for them and for us that we were the victims of that,” Brendel said. “In retrospect, there were things we could have done better from a newspaper standpoint, in terms of our investigations and trying to flesh out some of the red flags there were about the story.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2006 What a town of idiots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2006 Prosecute them, or better yet, lynch them and be done with it. Obviously they're a couple of worthless people who have nothing to contribute to society except to take from it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZGangsta 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2006 Prosecute them, or better yet, lynch them and be done with it. Obviously they're a couple of worthless people who have nothing to contribute to society except to take from it. Yes, let's lynch people for crimes like fraud and forgery... ...Psycho. “I have never dealt with anything like this,” Police Chief Aaron Ambrose said. “The level of fraud like this involving people, I have not.” Oh come on, like this is some giant fraud. They bought 6 pairs of baby clothes and some diapers. The townspeople dumb enough to start a website for donations without any proof that these babies existed is pretty funny though. I just don't get how these people were stupid enough to not consider that they might have to, you know, produce some babies for people to see at the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Satanic Angel Report post Posted April 13, 2006 Many people in the midwest are naive. It's unfortunate that people anywhere would stoop to this level of deceit. A woman in FL was jailed for claiming her daughter was sick with leukemia or something of that sort. She took $60k in donations. I hope these two are put in jail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2006 Yes, let's lynch people for crimes like fraud and forgery... Woks for me -- I'll bring the torches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daileyxplanet 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2006 If Hell is anything like Dante's Inferno I hope the woman's punishment is to give birth to demon seed sextuplets every nine months fully equipped with unending morning sickness, and no clothes will fit her ever again. And the guy? The exact same thing, except he'd be giving birth through his penis, which splits open like an Applebee's Onion Blossom, and the healing process takes 8 months, 30 days (roughly) so by the time it's fully healed, it's time to bloom again. Is that weird? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Satanic Angel Report post Posted April 13, 2006 Is that weird? It is weird. But acceptable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2006 "Show-Me" State my ass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sylvan Grenier Report post Posted April 14, 2006 Woks for me Sounds like a Chinese restaurant in the food court at a mall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted April 14, 2006 Many people in the midwest are naive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sylvan Grenier Report post Posted April 16, 2006 You know, I'm pretty sure somebody's beaten them to the whole "sextuplet" thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted April 16, 2006 Many people in the midwest are naive. Many people in the midwest are naive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
