Audrey Seiler

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Audrey Seiler is a native of Rockford, Minnesota and a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student, who faked her own abduction in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] At 2:30 a.m. on March 27, 2004 Seiler was seen on a surveillance camera leaving her apartment without her coat and purse, leaving her apartment door open. Police initially investigated her disappearance as an abduction. She eventually admitted that the whole thing was a hoax and agreed to pay monthly restitution to the Madison Police Department (scheduled to total $9,000). The department spent $96,000 on the case.[2][1] The case was investigated with the help of the FBI and garnered attention from many national news sources (Fox News[1], CNN[3], CBS[4], the National Review[5]) as well as local papers and television stations (WISC-TV [6]). The morning news broadcasts on NBC, ABC, and CBS aired a combined 98 minutes of coverage.[7] Seiler was convicted and sentenced to probation and restitution. [8][9]

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  1. ^ a b c Audrey Seiler Charged Over Kidnapping Hoax
  2. ^ Madison.com
  3. ^ Police stop short of calling abduction a hoax
  4. ^ 'Abducted' Student Seeks Plea Deal
  5. ^ Amber Alerts and surveillance cameras are no substitute for good police work
  6. ^ Seiler's Lawyer Meets With MPD
  7. ^ transcript CNN discussion of media preoccupation with missing women
  8. ^ Audrey Seiler Sentenced To Probation For Faked Abduction WISCtv.com
  9. ^ Madison police officially close Audrey Seiler case