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The Courier ran an obituary for Daniel "D.J." Reddout after a man who identified himself as his father dropped off information about the 17-year-old's alleged death at the newspaper.
But Waterloo police and The Courier received a report that people who know Reddout spotted him eating at the Happy Chef a full week after his alleged demise.
quote:"I had let my boyfriend know he was doing very, very badly at the hospital, and jokingly I said that he had passed away, and he took upon himself to put the obituary in," Jensen said.
Jensen, for those who haven't read the article, is the boy's mother.
Would I be wasting my time in asking what kind of parent jokes that their kid is dead?
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quote: A funeral home wasn't listed in the obituary, which directed that memorials be made to the family.
Am I the only one who smells something like a scam here? Edited for actual quote, clarity, and to fix ubb code.
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No, Moeko's Owl, I did too. It's mighty fishy. Then again, the paper may have asked him where memorials should be sent and he may have said offhand (this family, if what they say is true seems to be the definition of "careless"), "Just have them sent to the family." But if anyone sent any I'm sure they're not too happy about it now!
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If the guy believed that her son was really dead then she must have made more than a joke. The information contained in the obit had to have come from somewhere. So it sounds like either they made it up together or the mother really took things too far (as far as discussing place of burial)and the boyfriend then took things into his own hands.
Hard to beleive that the boyfriend would then take the obit to the paper without the mother knowing.
In any event this sounds like a lousy scam anyway. Is there really any hope of sizeable donations?
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This is the reason my newspaper won't accept obits unless they're from the funeral home. Supposedly, woman placed her own obit a number of years ago to get back at her boyfriend for breaking up with her.
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I knew a woman who lied to her parents that her 8 year old child had leukemia and was going to die. They were, of course, beside themselves. A few weeks later when her parents asked about treatment she acted like they were making things up. I wonder if Ms Jensen lied and told her boyfriend an elaborate story in an effort to get attention. The article said he was away on business, maybe she wanted him home.
I wonder if they will be prosecuted for fraud. If they received money in memorial they should be prosecuted.
And what's with the paper saying they are looking for a way to confirm obituaries brought in by family- it should not be that hard. Call the hospital, the funereal home or the cemetery listed. Job done.
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