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Today's locus of weird: Columbus, Ohio (shock, surprise)
A woman accused of tricking people into giving her money by pretending she had cancer died after setting herself on fire, authorities said.
Kara W. Hurt, 30, of Columbus, died Saturday at Ohio State University Medical Center after setting herself on fire in her pickup truck, said sheriff Al Myers.
...Hurt was indicted Friday by a Delaware County grand jury on a charge of theft by deception.
County Prosecutor Dave Yost said Hurt told members of Moms Offering Moms Support in a speech in February last year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had had cervical cancer in 1996.
Hurt did not request money but club members sent her checks and gift certificates totaling about $1,900. A member later talked to one of Hurt's relatives and found out she did not have cancer and alerted police.
Kara W. Hurt, 30, of Columbus, died Saturday at Ohio State University Medical Center after setting herself on fire in her pickup truck, said sheriff Al Myers.
...Hurt was indicted Friday by a Delaware County grand jury on a charge of theft by deception.
County Prosecutor Dave Yost said Hurt told members of Moms Offering Moms Support in a speech in February last year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had had cervical cancer in 1996.
Hurt did not request money but club members sent her checks and gift certificates totaling about $1,900. A member later talked to one of Hurt's relatives and found out she did not have cancer and alerted police.