Now, The Only Question Is Why?

I found this story to be absolutely incredible! According to police in Vancouver, WA, a woman who claimed that she was the victim of an acid attack has admitted her injuries were self-inflicted. Police Chief Clifford Cook said at an afternoon news conference that Bethany Storro, 28 years old, told detectives the truth during an interview after discrepancies emerged in her story.

Storro's interview was conducted after a search of her home, which she shares with her parents, and interviews with her family are still ongoing, detectives said. Police will turn over their findings to prosecutors, who will decide if charges will be filed against Storro. They said they were not ready to discuss Storro's motivation for doing this, but said she is remorseful and in a "fragile mental state".

Splash patterns and other parts of the story, like wearing sunglasses at night, led to the unraveling of Storro's story, Cook said. "Things just didn't add up to the circumstance," Cook said. The revelation followed the cancellation of Storro's scheduled Thursday appearance on "Oprah." On her Facebook page, Storro had said she cancelled because the show might stray from the religious inspiration she had to deliver. However, others in Vancouver saw the move as evidence that Storro's story was phony from the beginning.

Storro originally claimed that a black woman with a ponytail threw acid in her face on the night of August 30, 2010, as she was celebrating a new job and had just bought a pair of sunglasses. Police said it was important to get the word of Storro's confession out immediately to assure the public knew that the Esther Park area of downtown Vancouver, scene of the alleged attack, was safe.

Just a week ago, NBC affiliate KGW-TV of Portland, OR reported that a remarkably upbeat and candid Storro sat in front of reporters at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and described how the alleged black woman threw acid on her face. She claimed her attacker said, "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" before splashing the acid that burned her face.

Storro said she held the news conference to draw attention to efforts to find the attacker, but also to talk about her faith. "I'm here today because of Jesus Christ," she said at the time, adding that the strength of her faith would allow her to move forward. However, doubts about Storro's veracity were already spreading. Media analyses, including a posting in The Vancouver Voice, questioned why acid burns were absent from her face along the hairline, eyes, lips, neck, shoulders, or inside her nose and/or mouth in the photograph.

The Vancouver Voice had also reported that a homeless witnesses claimed Storro was alone when she fell to the ground screaming. Chats on The Columbian newspaper website also questioned the veracity of Storro's tale. Personally, I would love to know why someone would do such a thing to themselves? It just doesn't make any sense. And, why is it that every time someone wants to "fake" some type of attack, the alleged assailant is always a black person? Give it up... this type of thing has been tried and foiled so many times, it's not even believable anymore.

Thank God the police were able to see through this story from the door!