I don't know the reason she is on. I have a suspicion, however. Despite my repeated requests to only contact me through a lawyer (she has threatened lawsuits and police action over my website), she again e-mailed me. Somehow, this time it ended up in my spam folder, so I didn't see it until after I posted this.
In this e-mail she asked me to speak with her over Skype (I have refused all such requests to speak with her and told her never to ask again) to explain to her why her claim was falsified. She wanted to record the conversation, which she implied would be interview style, so she could post it on her website. She's made noises about being willing to listen and that since everybody is telling her she's wrong, maybe she is wrong.
Of course, there were key phrases that indicate to me that this is nothing more than an attempt to prolong discussing her claim. She told me, "TELL ME the truth! Show me the evidence!" What have we all been doing for the last 18 months? What was the point of the test? And notice that burden is on me to present evidence that something doesn't exist.
She tried to manipulate me by writing, "Isn't that what you're trying to do? With your website? To "stop" me? Well, now is one of those times when that could happen." You see, if I would only talk to her so she could record it and post it on her website, "Everyone who stumbles upon my website would thus for sure have access to your opinions about my claim."
The reason I am confident this relates to the interview is that she told me that she has already had a similar conversation with Jeff Wagg and recorded it. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to put two and three together.
I am also confident that is just another grab for attention. Last year in one of our early Skype chats she asked me, "Do you really think I am mentally ill?" I had just made a long post going symptom by symptom listed in the DSM-IV and giving examples of her behavior. Did she think I was joking? The conversation went nowhere. She insisted she had no money to get professional help (the school has free counseling) and didn't need it anyway. Several months later I learned from her that these statements were far more misleading than I first imagined.
Then over the holidays I received an e-mail from her (again, long after being told not to contact me) saying in effect that if she disappears on-line it's because she is dead. She told me she was being checked for heart problems at the hospital, but they could find nothing wrong. They said it was a panic attack, but she knew it wasn't. She felt obligated to express her appreciation and love for me in case she died.
I see this latest request from her as nothing more than the same. She's acting like she's going to come around on her claims, but let's not forget she said the IIG test would "falsify" her claims if she failed. If you watch the video, she failed on the very first trial. However, she conveniently had in her notes that two people might be missing a kidney. She was very excited and began telling the audience that she actually did get it right because of her other guess. That is, until it was pointed out that the target was actually a third person and not her alternate.
This is why I don't believe it's a good idea to interview her. It's going to be more of the same old routine where she pays lip service to falsifying her claims. Noticeably absent from her request for an interview with me is what she would do if I convinced her (as if I have anything new to add). There was no offer to take down her site or post a retraction. The offer was what she would want - to post my voice for the world to hear.
And, of course, there was no indication of what it would take to convince her. As skeptics we should always be able to offer a scenario of "if you show me this evidence, I will change my position." She made no such offer. I was just invited to give my opinion and allow her to respond. Having dealt with her extensively, it was quite transparent.
She desperately wants to keep talking about her claims. It's been almost a decade now since she started with Alenara. Nothing has changed.
