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Stuck In The Desert With Satan

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Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story

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Coco Berthmann: Coco讲述了她悲惨的童年经历,包括家庭暴力、性侵犯和心理创伤。她声称在圣殿广场经历了精神觉醒,并皈依了后期圣徒教会。她还编造了与席琳·迪翁见面的故事以及被邀请参加巡演等虚假经历,并利用这些谎言来获得同情和关注。她将自己编造的谎言归咎于他人,并试图操纵Emily等周围的人。 Emily: Emily是Coco在犹他州大学的一位老师,与Coco在Facebook上建立了联系。她起初相信Coco的故事,并给予了Coco很多支持和帮助。然而,随着时间的推移,Emily逐渐发现了Coco谎言的蛛丝马迹,并最终揭露了Coco的谎言。Emily对Coco的遭遇表示同情,但她同时也对Coco的行为感到失望和愤怒。 叙述者: 叙述者客观地讲述了Coco Berthmann的故事,并对事件的来龙去脉进行了详细的梳理。叙述者采访了多位相关人士,并收集了大量的证据,以还原事件的真相。叙述者也对LDS Living杂志在处理Coco的故事时缺乏事实核查和责任感提出了批评。 Lindsay Hansen Park: Lindsay Hansen Park作为摩门教徒和社会活动家,对摩门教文化和社区的包容性以及容易被利用的特性进行了分析。她解释了摩门教的洗礼仪式对信徒的意义,以及这种仪式如何被Coco利用。 Lynn Packer: Lynn Packer作为资深记者,对犹他州的诈骗案件进行了分析,并指出Coco利用摩门教社区的信任感来行骗的现象。他认为Coco的故事是精心策划的骗局,目的是获得同情和关注。

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Coco Berthmann's story began with a visit to Temple Square in Salt Lake City, where she experienced a profound emotional and spiritual revelation. This experience became a cornerstone of her subsequent narrative and platform.
  • Coco's first visit to Temple Square was in February 2017.
  • Coco was living in Las Vegas as an au pair at the time.
  • Coco's visit to Temple Square coincided with a President's Day performance of Music and the Spoken Word.
  • Coco described her experience as feeling like she was 'home'.

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It's February 2017, years before Coco Berthmann goes public with her story. She's a 23-year-old German au pair, living in Las Vegas. And she travels to Utah for college classes that are a requirement of her visa. There, she meets an instructor we’re calling Emily. The two quickly develop a Facebook friendship. Coco opens up about the abuse she endured back home in Germany. And Emily shares her faith, as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Coco tells Emily how Celine Dion’s music helped her survive 15 years of unimaginable abuse. And soon, the story takes a surprising turn. Coco is invited to perform with Celine on stage and join her European tour. Only…was she?

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