Woman Fakes Cancer; Betrays Friends
Friends were heartbroken when 36-year-old Jean Anne Allen told them she had only six months to live. They were even more heartbroken when they found out it was all a lie.
Allen, a medical assistant, told her coworkers at Medical Weight Loss Clinic in Jackson , Michigan
Friends and family scrambled to raise money for the medication and chemotherapy they hoped would save her life. At the clinic, they sold items to benefit Allen. They organized a blood drive. Nearby Napoleon Schools hosted a spaghetti dinner in hopes of raising funds. Classmates of Allen's children collected coins and donated them to the cause. The total raised was at least $20,000, but investigators suspect there may be more funds still undocumented.
One friend, Anitra Hotchkiss, did more than give money. She took tests and prepared herself to donate part of her liver to Allen, but it never came to that. Allen kept putting it off and as the months went by, friends became suspicious and began asking questions.
Stephanie Fitch, who helped organize the spaghetti dinner, grew even more suspicious when she looked into Allen's history and found out that she had been married to two men at the same time. Fitch then looked into the bank account which held the raised funds and discovered that Allen had withdrawn all the money. Both their names were on the account.
Investigators found no history of cancer in Allen's medical records, but attorney Ken Hotchkiss, who is not related to Anitra Hotchkiss, is in the middle of his own investigation into the matter. He believes his client does have a history of cancer. While he is not certain of Allen's current state of cancer, he told the Jackson Citizen Patriot that she does have "a number of serious and significant medical issues."
Allen, a medical assistant, told her coworkers at Medical Weight Loss Clinic in
One friend, Anitra Hotchkiss, did more than give money. She took tests and prepared herself to donate part of her liver to Allen, but it never came to that. Allen kept putting it off and as the months went by, friends became suspicious and began asking questions.
Stephanie Fitch, who helped organize the spaghetti dinner, grew even more suspicious when she looked into Allen's history and found out that she had been married to two men at the same time. Fitch then looked into the bank account which held the raised funds and discovered that Allen had withdrawn all the money. Both their names were on the account.
Investigators found no history of cancer in Allen's medical records, but attorney Ken Hotchkiss, who is not related to Anitra Hotchkiss, is in the middle of his own investigation into the matter. He believes his client does have a history of cancer. While he is not certain of Allen's current state of cancer, he told the Jackson Citizen Patriot that she does have "a number of serious and significant medical issues."
