Acid Attack Victim Lied

Less than two weeks after the supposed attack that occurred, Vancouver resident Bethany Storro has admitted to fabricating the story about an African American woman who flung a cup of acid into her face. This incident, the second in Washington in a month, supposedly occurred while Bethany was leaving a local Starbucks coffee shop. She claimed that the woman approached her with the cup and said, "Hey pretty girl, you want this?" and after she declined, the woman flung the acid into her face and then fled the scene.

According to Bethany Storro, she could hear the skin sizzling on her face after the acid had been splashed into it. She had just purchased a new pair of sunglasses and was wearing them during the attack, according to the "pretty girl" victim. According to policeman and doctors, the glasses are what saved her from losing her eyesight permanently during the attack.

This is where things get weird. Police had been suspecting Storro of fabricating the story from the beginning because, according to them, "Things just didn't add up." Bethany, who claimed to never wear sunglasses not only purchased the shades only 20 minutes before the attack, but she was wearing them after 7:00 PM -- when the supposed attack occurred.

According to Vancouver police, after they had requested permission to search the woman's house, she immediately recanted her story and admitted to making up the entire thing. This leads to speculation that she could be in possession of materials more powerful than hydrochloric and sulfuric acid. Vancouver police haven't released any details on the search, but an investigation is being performed.

The Vancouver police released this information on the evening of September 16th, stating that Bethany Storro did admit to a motive for her actions, although they are not ready to reveal the details of this case as of yet. What is known, however, is that during the week or so of people believing this story, Storro has possibly received unknown amounts of money from fundraisers and has also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show, causing a media circus and spurring at least a half dozen copy-cat acid attacks throughout the world.