HOUSTON – Detectives said it was a tip from a psychic that led them to a home in Liberty County searching for a mass grave that did not exist.
Now the tipster – who calls herself not a psychic but a prophetess – says her story has been blown out of proportion.
The Texas woman – who only wanted to be identified by her nickname Angel – said she’s worked with law enforcement in the past, and told CBS Affiliate KHOU she was just doing what she thought was right. …
“They up-front asked me how I got the information, and I am a reverend. I am a prophetess and I get my information from Jesus and the angels, and I told them that I had 32 angels with me and they were giving me the information and then it went from there,” she said.
Texas authorities on Tuesday have found up to 30 bodies, possibly all children, buried at a house in a rural county east of Houston, local media reported.
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said 25 to 30 bodies were found, according to KPRC television.
Preliminary reports indicated the bodies are those of children, the TV station reported.
The sheriff did not immediately return telephone calls or e-mails by Reuters.
Investigators said someone told them about the location, but they did not elaborate, the station said.
Local paper Cleveland Advocate said the tipster told authorities dozens of dismembered bodies were buried at the scene.
(Reporting by Kristen Hays; Writing by Doina Chiacu, Editing by Sandra Maler)
Liberty County officials said they have no evidence of “deceased persons” despite earlier reports of dozens of bodies found in a rural area.
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office initially said 25 to 30 bodies were discovered outside a home at the intersection of County Roads 2049 and 2048 between Hardin and Daisetta.
source told The Chronicle a psychic made the initial call leading authorities to the location.
That “psychic” bit makes me rather skeptic on the whole story. I think it would be better if US media would write more about real mutilaled children’s bodies in Afghanistan, caused by United States bombs, and less about fictional (?) dead children’s bodies in Texas.