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Did She Lie About Having Cancer? #truecrime #crimejunkie

August 12, 2025 / 01:22

This episode covers a suspicious case involving a woman accused of poisoning others with death cap mushrooms, her deceptive claims about having cancer, and the investigation that followed.

Key discussions include the woman's alleged cancer diagnosis, which was revealed to be false, and the implications of her actions on the investigation. Guests Ian, Gail, Heather, and Dawn share their experiences and insights regarding the events.

The episode highlights the woman's attempts to mislead authorities, including her ownership of a dehydrator and the disposal of evidence while others were hospitalized.

Listeners learn about the timeline of events and the critical moments that led to the unraveling of her story.

TLDR

A woman lies about cancer and uses death cap mushrooms to poison others, leading to an investigation and shocking revelations.

Episode

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and to tell them about her cancer. >> What cancer? She doesn't have cancer. >> I'm sorry, what?
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>> Yeah. Now, I don't know if they even knew about the ruse that she used to get
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everyone over there in that moment because it's a little unclear to me if Gail, Heather, or Dawn, or even Ian were
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in a position to tell police about that before they got like seriously ill. >> But Ian definitely told them about it
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after he recovered. and no record of cancer. So, let's call that question one, lie one. Question two, do you own a
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dehydrator? And have you ever foraged for mushrooms in the past? Because no way were these death cap mushrooms
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bought from a store? And she says, "Nope, but you know, you might find a manual for a dehydrator at my house
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somewhere. You might. I don't know." >> Aaron >> lie too. But she's trying to get ahead
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of them, I think, because they had or eventually will search her home and she knew that they were going to be looking
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at her. >> Okay. So, like why does she have a dehydrator? >> Had >> Oh, >> because police end up learning later
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that while everyone was in the hospital, she went and disposed of the dehydrator.
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>> And she did something else really damning to cover her trucks.

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Episode Highlights

  • The Cancer Lie
    A shocking revelation unfolds as it's questioned whether she ever had cancer.
    “What cancer? She doesn't have cancer.”
    @ 00m 03s
    August 12, 2025
  • The Dehydrator Mystery
    The police discover a suspicious dehydrator linked to the case.
    “So, like why does she have a dehydrator?”
    @ 01m 01s
    August 12, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • What cancer? She doesn't have cancer.
    Did She Lie About Having Cancer? #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • I'm sorry, what?
    Did She Lie About Having Cancer? #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • But she's trying to get ahead of them, I think.
    Did She Lie About Having Cancer? #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • So, like why does she have a dehydrator?
    Did She Lie About Having Cancer? #truecrime #crimejunkie

Key Moments

  • Cancer Revelation00:03
  • Dehydrator Discovery01:01
  • Covering Tracks01:14