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Psychic convinced man he was dying of cancer, Iowa complaint says. He died by suicide
By Mitchell Willetts December 19, 2022 3:30 PM
An Iowa man took his own life after a psychic told him he was going to die of cancer, and soon — despite medical experts finding nothing wrong, according to a complaint made to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Allison Campbell, a self-described psychic and medium, is accused of violating the Consumer Fraud Act by saying she can provide “healing” to her clients for physical ailments and mental illnesses, the AG’s office said in a Dec. 15 release.
One such client was Craig Courtney, who began seeking help from Campbell after suffering a fall at his home, according to a complaint by his widow, which prompted the investigation. Courtney had three appointments with Campbell over the course of two months, the complaint said, according to the AG’s office.
During that time, they also spoke on the phone and texted. She told Campbell that he would soon receive a grim diagnosis: cancer. It would spread throughout his body, killing him in three months, or five at the most, she told him. He would not be “seeing another birthday,” she said, according to the complaint.
Campbell denied the accusations, the release said. McClatchy News reached out to her for comment Dec. 19 and is awaiting a response. Courtney saw a doctor and underwent tests screening for throat cancer, all of which showed he was cancer free, the complaint said. But Campbell allegedly didn’t back down from her prediction, telling Courtney the doctors were likely missing the growth that she said would ultimately kill him...
Psychic convinced man he was dying of cancer, Iowa complaint says. He died by suicide
By Mitchell Willetts December 19, 2022 3:30 PM
An Iowa man took his own life after a psychic told him he was going to die of cancer, and soon — despite medical experts finding nothing wrong, according to a complaint made to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Allison Campbell, a self-described psychic and medium, is accused of violating the Consumer Fraud Act by saying she can provide “healing” to her clients for physical ailments and mental illnesses, the AG’s office said in a Dec. 15 release.
One such client was Craig Courtney, who began seeking help from Campbell after suffering a fall at his home, according to a complaint by his widow, which prompted the investigation. Courtney had three appointments with Campbell over the course of two months, the complaint said, according to the AG’s office.
During that time, they also spoke on the phone and texted. She told Campbell that he would soon receive a grim diagnosis: cancer. It would spread throughout his body, killing him in three months, or five at the most, she told him. He would not be “seeing another birthday,” she said, according to the complaint.
Campbell denied the accusations, the release said. McClatchy News reached out to her for comment Dec. 19 and is awaiting a response. Courtney saw a doctor and underwent tests screening for throat cancer, all of which showed he was cancer free, the complaint said. But Campbell allegedly didn’t back down from her prediction, telling Courtney the doctors were likely missing the growth that she said would ultimately kill him...