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In that post, Cole revealed another wild tidbit of information: A month after Meachen’s “death,” she created a new fake account under the name TN Steele. Meachen, as TN Steele, joined The Ward Facebook group and worked her way up to leading it. Meachen’s former personal assistant, Connie Ortiz, had taken over the group after Meachen’s “death” but in November, Ortiz posted that her family’s recent health issues had made it difficult to keep up with her admin duties. She asked if anyone wanted to take over her role so that she didn’t have to shut the group down. Soon after posting, TN Steele commented, “I’ll take it Connie Ortiz. I will overhaul it and hope that is pleases you and Susan.” An insane thing to write in my opinion!!

It isn’t totally clear how folks determined that TN Steele was Meachen’s fake account, nor is it clear whether Ortiz was aware that Meachen’s death was an alleged hoax. Some people are claiming she was in on it; others, like Cole, are insisting she was “completely blindsided” like the rest of them. Those blindsided are rightly furious about the time, money, and grief they spent over what was allegedly a fake death to maybe sell more books (?). Some people, like Candace Adams, have reached out to Meachen directly, asking when to expect their money back. Meachen is claiming there was never a fundraiser in her name.

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Looking through Amazon’s listings of Meachen’s books, almost every single one of them could be the title of this drama: Finding Me: Two Books in One, Stolen Moments, Letting Go. Obviously, a lot of questions have been raised by this whole ordeal. Does Meachen even have a daughter? Is this a hoax in and of itself? If it isn’t, is Meachen legally responsible for repaying those who donated to her funeral? What happened in those two years between faking her death and now? Why on earth did she end her resurrection post with, “Let the fun begin?”

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I expect we will be learning more about this as it unfolds, and—as was maybe the plan—will be hanging onto every upcoming word Meachen writes.

If you or anyone you know is thinking about suicide, you can call 988 at any time of the day or night to speak with trained counselors.

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Jezebel has reached out to Susan Meachen, Connie Ortiz, and Samantha A. Cole for comment about this situation but has not heard back.