Woman admits story of being abandoned in Ukiah garbage bin was a hoax

SF Gate & AP ^ | April 25, 2006

[SmithL]

UKIAH, Calif. — A Washington woman says she made up a story about being kidnapped and abandoned four days later in a Ukiah garbage bin.

Rebecca Huston, 32, of Kennewick, Wash., gave investigators there a four-page signed statement admitting her story was a hoax.

"She was open and honest, but sadly after the fact," Kennewick Police Sgt. Randy Maynard said.

Maynard said Huston described during a two-hour interview on Monday how she had been suffering from depression. On her way to work April 13, Huston told police she suddenly decided to abandon her job and drive down the West Coast.

[NormsRevenge]

from born in the boondocks to down in the dumps

Damn..

Oprah was chomping at the bit for this one, I bet.

[lafroste]

On her way to work April 13, Huston told police she suddenly decided to abandon her job and drive down the West Coast.

I've had days like that.

[RegulatorCountry]

Alternate headline: "Kennewick Woman Discoverd In Dump A Hoax."

[derllak]

Anyone with half a brain could see that this story didn't add up. I guess that's why I had her pegged so quickly! :P

[nuconvert]

Here's your Kennewick woman.
I told you it sounded weird

[beelzepug]

Is she going to be returned to the tribes or will the Corps of Engineers just re-bury her?

[Number57]

"She was open and honest, but sadly after the fact,"

She lied.

[JennysCool]

I'm with ya! :-)

[GSlob]

"Is she going to be returned to the tribes or will the Corps of Engineers just re-bury her?"
Nah. She'll be discarded in the dumpster.

[AdmSmith]

LOL