Police: Mo. Couple's Sextuplet Tale a Hoax

Sam · Post by **Sam** » April 12, 2006 2:26 pm

People that do such as this NEVER cease to amaze me. No idea of the maximun sentences they can possibly get,if convicted, but they certainly deserve them.

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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/11/D8GU76D03.html

Police: Mo. Couple's Sextuplet Tale a Hoax
Apr 11 11:25 PM US/Eastern
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By MATT SEDENSKY
Associated Press Writer

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo.

A couple's dramatic account of newborn sextuplets turned out Tuesday to be nothing more than an elaborate scam.

Sarah and Kris Everson's story about their six babies' births had holes in it from the very start _ from their mysterious withholding of information for more than a month to the unanimous response of area hospitals that they had no such newborns.

Authorities said the couple admitted Tuesday evening that the entire thing was a hoax aimed at tapping the generosity of others to pay their mounting bills.

"I have never dealt with anything like this," said Aaron Ambrose, the police chief here in Grain Valley, where the couple lives. "The level of fraud like this involving people, I have not. When we hear of fraud, we think of bank fraud or confidence schemes."

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 _ the man is 33, the woman 45 _ claimed to have given birth March 8. In the weeks since, they had been earning the trust of others in the community with whom they've shared their story and appealed for assistance.

The tale exploded in the local spotlight Monday when The Examiner in Independence ran on its front page a large photograph of the couple holding six one-piece baby outfits.

Those who heard the Eversons' sad story of tight finances and the unexpected arrival of six infants had set up a Web site for the family and began soliciting contributions _ including a van, washer and dryer, cash and gift certificates.

Sarah Everson showed an Associated Press reporter the tiny nursery that was awaiting her new arrivals, complete with six baskets of gifts from her husband's employer. And she showed off an album titled "Mamma's Miracles, Daddy Brag Book," which included pictures of her in maternity clothes, her baring a huge pregnant-looking midsection, and even sonogram images she claimed were of her infants.

She described the surgeries two of her baby sons were awaiting Wednesday, and how 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."

All a lie.

Sarah Everson said a detective begin questioning her Tuesday evening. Bradley and Ambrose said the Eversons went to the police station and were interviewed for about an hour, during which they revealed the story was a scam. They were released pending charges.

"They said they needed the money to pay bills," Ambrose said. "It was definitely about money."

Court documents show Kris Everson was sued March 4 _ days before he and his wife claimed their babies were born _ by a real estate company for rent. The suit was dismissed March 20.

The Eversons said they met over a local chat line in March 2005, and months later Sarah Everson became pregnant. She said she learned of her condition when she went to her obstetrician for a birth control shot, which the doctor said could not be given because she was pregnant.

The Eversons married March 23 _ the third time for the groom, according to their marriage license, the fourth for the bride.

This is apparently not the first time Sarah Everson has claimed a multiple-birth pregnancy. David Raasch, an Independence engineer who knows the woman and her former husband through Maywood Baptist Church, said several years ago she also claimed to have been pregnant with at least six children. She eventually claimed she lost them all to miscarriage, he said.

"Some people had suspected her story was false prior to that," Raasch said. "But that sealed the deal for a lot of people."

Reached by phone late Tuesday, Sarah Everson offered no explanation for the hoax.

"I'm not talking to anybody right now," she said, "because nobody gets it."

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Associated Press writer Bill Draper contributed to this report from Kansas City, Mo.

Y-NO-9-O · Post by **Y-NO-9-O** » April 13, 2006 4:40 pm

"We didn't mean to hurt anybody," he said. "We did it out of financial reasons."

Gotta love this apology: "Sorry, we only did it for the money."

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » April 13, 2006 4:50 pm

Hell, they should have made up obituaries for them and gotten time off of work...

BoozeInTheBlender · Post by **BoozeInTheBlender** » April 13, 2006 5:16 pm

That's only about 40 miles from here. I don't understand how they thought they could get away with this. I'm sure people would want to see pictures of them. But if you've seen the parents, I'm not sure you'd want to see the kids.

They've been all over the TV. I really thought my screen was going to break into pieces.

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » April 13, 2006 5:41 pm

This is apparently not the first time Sarah Everson has claimed a multiple-birth pregnancy. David Raasch, an Independence engineer who knows the woman and her former husband through Maywood Baptist Church, said several years ago she also claimed to have been pregnant with at least six children. She eventually claimed she lost them all to miscarriage, he said.

"Some people had suspected her story was false prior to that," Raasch said. "But that sealed the deal for a lot of people."

Reached by phone late Tuesday, Sarah Everson offered no explanation for the hoax.

"I'm not talking to anybody right now," she said, "because nobody gets it."

I think I get it . . . she's messed up in the head!!!!!!!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 13, 2006 8:48 pm

shoot them.

surprise#3 · Post by **surprise#3** » April 14, 2006 12:00 am

ragtopW wrote:shoot them.

nope.. not at all

make them change diapers.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » April 14, 2006 12:38 am

ragtopW wrote:shoot them.

NAAAA!!!! Just neuter both of them!!! Stupid people should not be allowed to breed.
Yep sentence them both to diaper duty for the rest of their lives. MIGHT be fitting. But the damage they do/did to legitimate families that do have multiple births or actually need help cannot be undone.

Then again, perhaps they can also serve as a good example as to why people need to be careful when and how and where they donate to a cause.

Still they need to be severely punished to serve as a deterent to others.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » April 14, 2006 12:40 am

Sam wrote:
ragtopW wrote:shoot them.
NAAAA!!!! Just neuter both of them!!! Stupid people should not be allowed to breed.
Yep sentence them both to diaper duty for the rest of their lives. MIGHT be fitting. But the damage they do/did to legitimate families that do have multiple births or actually need help cannot be undone.

Then again, perhaps they can also serve as a good example as to why people need to be careful when and how and where they donate to a cause.

Still they need to be severely punished to serve as a deterent to others.

I know I don't say this often...

I completely agree with you!