She faked her own kidnapping. To get more followers.
An influencer stages an abduction for content. The search party finds evidence that the crime was a production. Complete with a shot list.
She vanished on a Tuesday.
Her car was found at a trailhead.
Door open. Phone on the seat. Purse on the ground.
Classic abduction scene.
Her followers panicked.
The hashtag trended within hours.
Search parties formed.
News crews arrived.
Her follower count tripled in two days.
Police dogs tracked her scent to a cabin two miles away.
Inside: a ring light. A tripod. A laptop.
And a script.
Fourteen pages. Titled: "The Comeback."
Scene one: "Discovery of the car."
Scene two: "Tearful reappearance."
Scene three: "Exclusive interview."
She was in the bathroom when police entered.
Doing her makeup.
For the reappearance video.
Scheduled for Thursday.
She faked her own kidnapping for content. The search cost $47,000. Her sentencing video got more views than any of her posts ever did.