Woman faked cancer to get money for bigger breasts, police say

Meet Trista Joy Lathern. She allegedly lied about having breast cancer and used money raised during a charity benefit to pay for breast enlargement, authorities in McLennan County, Texas, say. She reportedly thought the implants would help save her marriage, investigators say. The Waco Tribune-Herald says the husband, who has two boys with her, has since filed for annulment, saying she induced him by fraud to marry. Her attorney declined to comment on the charges.

Comments

[jeano]

I'm sorry, but there ain't NO man worth that.

[D-man]

I guess when you look like an ugly 15yr old boy, getting breast implants might actually make people think you ARE a woman. (See Marcy Rhoades/Darcy from Married With Children)

[The Golfer]

D-man - And then the woman who played Marcy turned out to be a lesbian in real life. And since she came out, has had little or no work.

[D-man]

She played a waitress as a guest appearance in a sitcom a few yrs back as I recall. I just don't know what it was and don't care enough about her to google it.

[cripjak]

Being a parent of a cancer survivor my sympathy and sense of humor level is nonexistent on this issue.

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OK Buzz Killington.

[James Hart]

It's really weird how often this sort of thing happens. I spot about a half-dozen cases like this every year -- and it's almost always cancer, not lupus or AIDS or kidney failure. I wonder if they do this because cancer is relatively easy to fake -- just shave your head, and then find a relatively rare form of cancer, so that nobody can question you.

[Amazing G]

She's obviously a secret lesbian. That's why the husband is filing for an annulment based on marital fraud.

[D-man]

What if the fraud was that she is actually a man. And the money she was trying to earn was not just for breast surgery, but to cut the pole and dig a hole thus, making her a "woman"?

[Elrond of Rivendell]

Uh, D-man, read the article. She is apparently the mother of two kids.

[Marvin]

I don't think being a lesbian killed her career, I think it was being a deficient sitcom actor. They're not considered best of the breed.

But, she looked pretty cute in "Fright Night"

[The Golfer]

I had also heard that she is EXTREMELY difficult to work with.

[D-man]

Or is she the father?
j/k

[Pat-a-rona]

A woman only aqua could love...

[aqua]

I prefer the real ones Pat, but I'm not one to turn away customers.

[Brad]

This could turn out to be some pretty nasty karma.

[shell]

It goes to show how much of a mental issue women not having breasts (considering she is flat chested). The moral of the story it is so sad. Did she actually go through with the surgery? If so couldn't the doctor tell????

[146]

I don't think anyone should use fake cancer to raise money. But I do think she could of come up to me and said "Here, I'm raising my shirt. Now what do you think?" I would then give her money to go buy some boobies:)

[Man in a Mission]

Joan Rivers used to tell a joke about walking into a K-mart to buy a brassiere.

Rivers, walks up to a clerk and lifts her blouse: "Do you have anything for these?"

Clerk, looks at her chest: "Clearasil, aisle 18."