His $1400 plane ticket was bought by his sister, who lives in Charlotte, NC area. I think his mother & nephew are also there too. I read that in an area paper soon after his case was publicized.
I personally think that the daughter of the ‘fiancee’, (the 35 yr old who is a nurse’s aide) knew exactly that Duncan had Ebola, and knew enough to tell everyone else to stay far away. She also knew enough to douse herself with bleach after treating him, and to keep the kids far away.
Also, didn’t the 60 Minutes story mention that Duncan himself suggested that he be treated for free as a charity case? If you are truly that sick, why would you spend one minute thinking about it, unless you had decided upon saying that early on? It’s unlikely the hospital billing dept. was already requesting payment.
The whole ‘fiancee’ story was concocted to bring sympathy to the family/girlfriend here, and to appeal to romantics. I think if the wider public knew how many different kids by different people were involved, & how little actual connection there was between Duncan and said ‘fiancee’, handlers felt that a story about a long-lost fiancee would reduce inquiry/criticism. The first stories about Duncan never mentioned she was a ‘fiancee’.
Also, I’m just speculating about this/could be entirely wrong-but I think he was actually the father of the 19 yr old’s baby, the one he was assisting in bringing to the hospital back in Liberia. Once she was dead, he left in a hurry. There are too many conflicting stories about her & her family. Since they are all dead now, they can’t contradict his story.
Maybe Duncan lied to his family here too. Hopefully someday the truth will come out about this entire situation.
His $1400 plane ticket was bought by his sister, who lives in Charlotte, NC area. I think his mother & nephew are also there too. I read that in an area paper soon after his case was publicized.
Silson Global is an authorized contractor for UPS. Duncan's former employer was SafeWay Cargo, which is the Liberian customs clearance agent for FedEx. Both companies' business is obviously centered on the airport.
Assuming the ticket agent's email is correct, it's likely Duncan's ticket was issued by a friend who worked at Silson, probably in return for a modest quantity of palm grease.
Also, Duncan had a round-trip ticket, which would have cost well above $1400. It was probably a requirement of his visa that he have a round-trip ticket. However, my guess is his plan was never to use the return half, but instead to become one of the many Liberian visa overstayers in this country and maybe drive a Dallas taxi and/or collect welfare.