She spoke out and said the boy was turned away from other rides. His actual relatives say she is an imposter.
gripped headlines last week, Shay Johnson wasted no time talking to the press about the final moments of the 14-year-old boy she described as her cousin.
But Sampson’s family is now insisting the woman who claimed to be the teenager’s cousin is not related to them at all—and have reported the alleged false identification to the police. Meanwhile, an investigationRobert Hilliard, an attorney representing the Sampson family, confirmed to The Daily Beast on Friday that the “family doesn’t know her” and that it was “distressing” to them that someone might “attempt and capitalize on their tragedy.
The lawyer added that Sampson’s parents were not giving interviews as they prepared for the St. Louis teen’s funeral and had not yet made up their mind about pressing for possible charges.The allegations represent just the latest in a series of heartbreaks for the teenager’s family after his fatal fall during a spring break trip. Originally from Missouri, authorities say Sampson was among 30 thrill-seekers who participated in the Free Fall ride when he fell in a disaster captured on video.
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