OK guys. I might have this one figured out. I’m gonna lay out my basic theory, and then do some more research to find family info — but, yes, I am of the belief that all of this is an elaborate ruse to kill off a problematic Internet history and start fresh online.
@MirnaMinkoff has done a fantastic job already of laying out why it is damn near impossible, if not entirely impossible, for a random American to just pack up and move to Germany, get on their healthcare, get surgery etc. That’s completely ignoring the fact that we are in the middle of a pandemic and Americans cannot even enter Germany (with one very special exception, which I will get into in a second).
Necessary PL: I have moved overseas. It is not this easy, even if you’re coming with just a suitcase. Hard with a pet, too. Needing legal residency to do things like open bank accounts and obtain government health insurance is not something you can just pick up, especially from a country like Germany. This isn’t Thailand, where you can pay your way into legal residency with one of their rich retired people visas. However, as I said, other people have explained this part pretty thoroughly in the last few pages. I suggest you go read through those posts because they’re pretty accurate.
Before I get into my theory, I want to point out the whole issue of bringing a pet. Germany does not require a titer test for dogs coming from the United States — but they do require a USDA health certificate with the official seal signed off by a USDA vet. This certificate is not cheap to obtain. It also requires a lot of advanced planning, either making an appointment to go to a local office, or doing it with enough leeway so that you get the signed and stamped certificate back in time. It seems now you can get the signature done digitally, but you still need time to prep this together. If I remember correctly? the certificate cost about $200.
OK. Back on track.
several pages ago in a spoiler containing screenshots referring to this girls family, you will see a reference to Tricare. Tricare is the healthcare plan for people in the military and their families. She claims she was on this insurance through her foster family, but I am calling bullshit. Don’t forget she also mentioned her brother being in the military.
I am 100% of the belief that this girl is a military dependent, meaning a parent or whomever is her legal guardian is in the military or DOD. I think a lot of the stuff about her family is exaggerated and/or a massive lie. Do I doubt she had a bad relationship with her parents? No, absolutely not. Do I think she might’ve become voluntarily homeless because her parents and her had a bad relationship? Absolutely. Remember the school form that was posted earlier discussing her being homeless? That form indicated she was living in Virginia Beach at the time. Virginia Beach has a massive military population.
There are numerous military bases in and around that area, many of which are some of the largest on the East Coast.
Because of the American healthcare insurance law that was passed under Obama, children can stay on their parents’ or guardians’ health plan through age 26. Furthermore, if a child is disabled,
they can remain on the military‘s health insurance for life.
so what about Germany?
I think she is in Germany. However, I think she is in Germany only because she is the child of someone in the military who is recently stationed in relocated to Germany.
People who work for the department of defense or are in the military are still being allowed to make international moves, even if the countries they’re moving to are banning tourists or other people from entering.
I don’t know if this is the case, but it seems that if you are in the military overseas and you or your family needs super specialized medical care — oh, you know, like super special heart surgery — you don’t get this done with military doctors.
They send you to a hospital or surgeon or whatever not affiliated with the military.
Since she claims to be seeing a specialist in Nürnberg, I figured I would focus on that location. Funnily enough, there are four major American military bases immediately outside Nürnberg: Ansbach, Schweinfurt, Bamberg and Grafenwoher.
The Pokémon go screenshot that was shared had the location tagged as Amberg,
just 20-30 mins from Vilseck, a town with a large US military population and a small satellite base facility for Grafenwoher. It is not entirely impossible that someone affiliated with the military or the Department of Defense might live in this little town 20 minutes away from work, or that a family would go there to visit and stay the night.
Another interesting tidbit: I knew nothing of this cow or history until today, but if she was claiming to live in Seattle, that’s a very interesting location to choose. Joint Base Lewis McChord is a massive military base located just outside of, you guessed it, Seattle.
anyway, this is my working theory and I think it’s an interesting one. If anyone who is or was in the military can poke some holes in the things I’ve outlined above, that would be great. But long story short, this girl is full of shit. I think she’s most definitely alive. In Germany, yes, but a military brat and definitely alive.
@Null Her name is spelled wrong in the announcement. It’s Rebekah.