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strong language.

It, therefore, may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find

it disturbing.

From his secret hideaway in a South American jungle, Jose Lantigua did something probably

no other person on the planet could do.

He read his own obituary.

Jose Lantigua says he died, but he's the dead man talking.

He says mad cow disease killed him, or so he wanted his life insurance company to believe.

This is a very unique insurance fraud because in order to accomplish this and be a success,

someone has to cut their ties and basically be a lone wolf for the rest of their lives

and say goodbye to their family and loved ones.

And that's a hard thing to do, if not almost impossible.

The fedsay Jose faked his own death, paying off local Venezuelans to create a paper trail

and even conning his wife, Daphne, into helping him pull off the scam.

And how long did this lie go on for?

Way too long, a long time.

That was the hardest, having to lie to my kids, my family, and I thought I was protecting

them.

Protecting them, she was led to think from a Mexican drug lord with revenge on his mind.

He think that's how he manipulated you.

Oh, I'm sure he knew how much family meant to me and how much I loved my children and

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