Hi Sharon,

Thanks for this post.... I hadn't heard of a person like this, but I searched around a bit - is this the guy?

Joey Skaggs? He seems to fit the description....

Read the site a bit - it's fascinating stuff!

I agree with you - it does sound like something he would do!

- Dien Rice

> You know, not too long ago I saw something
> on 20/20 or one of those shows about an
> "artist" who creates
> crazy/outrageous hoaxes in order to see if
> he can get the media to believe them and
> report them. He almost always succeeds. This
> almost sounds like one of the things he
> would do...but I'm not sure.