Posted on 05/17/2003 12:05:05 PM PDT by tdadams
According to a report, the victim - whose name was not released by police because the investigation is pending - walked into the Delayed Criminal Investigation Unit in March. She told police that she went to the psychic - whose name was also not released - last year because she was having problems with her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend.
"The victim was suffering from evil influences against her spirit," wrote Jack Waters of DCIU.
Apparently, the psychic dealt a hand of tarot cards for the woman and determined that the woman had a "dark aura" and that "bad spirits" were coming from the grandmother of the ex-girlfriend.
The psychic charged the victim $775 for some herbs, healing oils and magic white candle.
Guess what? The potion didn't work.
But there's more. About a month later, the psychic called the woman and said the grandmother's influence was just too strong for the spiritual cleansing.
"Once the victim thought about the telephone call, she realized that indeed things had not improved that much in her life," Waters wrote in a summary report.
The psychic had another idea, one which cost $1,700. The victim told the woman that she only had $1,600 in her savings account and gave the psychic the $1,600. The psychic gave the woman more herbs and potions.
Since that last meeting, the victim said, the psychic has moved and left no forwarding address. Even though the woman was given a guarantee that the potions would improve her life, she has not seen evidence of it, police said.
Authorities predict that other folks out there may be victims of people like this psychic, which is why they are making the story public.
"The purpose of this is not to humiliate a victim but rather, to prevent other people from becoming victims," said Tampa police spokeswoman Katie Hughes.
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