Former inmate fibs about marital status

Dear Abby: A family member, “April,” recently lost her partner. Although I deeply disliked the individual, I was able to muster an “I’m sorry” when he passed. Then, April started posting how long they’d been married. (They weren’t married.) If her timeline is accurate, then he would have been with her at the state women’s prison, where she was incarcerated in the early 2000s. kAmx J @A:?:@?D E@ >JD6=7[ 2?5 x 5:5 C6D:DE A@:?E:?8 @FE E96 6CC@C] x7 D96 H2?ED E@ 7@C86E E92E A6C:@5 @7 96C =:76[ E92E’D ~z[ 3FE H92E :7 D96 :D 5:D9@?6DE=J ECJ:?8 E@ 6IE6?5 E96:C E:>6 E@86E96C 7@C 7:?2?4:2= 82:?D 7C@> 9:D 6DE2E6n $9@F=5 x 4@CC64E 96C 367@C6 2? 2EE@C?6J 5@6Dnk^Am kAmk6>m— }@E p |2CC:286k^6>mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8ms62C }@E p |2CC:286k^DEC@?8mi pAC:= >2J 36 ECJ:?8 E@ 62D6 96C A2:? 3J 7F58:?8 E96 724ED — 2 =@E] x7 E92E’D 2== :E :D[ =62G6 H6== 6?@F89 2=@?6] w@H6G6C[ :7 J@F ECF=J 36=:6G6 D96’D A=2??:?8 E@ 4@>>:E 6DE2E6 7C2F5[ :E’D J@FC 5FEJ E@ DA62< FA] %96C6’D ?@ ?665 E@ 6>32CC2DD pAC:= AF3=:4=J[ 3FE 5@ D92C6 H92E J@F 6E9:?8 :? E96 >2:=[ E96J H:== C625 :E E@ D66 H92E :E’D 23@FE] x7 x 8@ D9@AA:?8[ E96J H2?E E@ =@@< 2E 6G6CJE9:?8 x 3@F89E] x7 x E2<6 @FE E96 EC2D9[ E96J H2?E E@ 63@5J 9@H >F49 E96:C 6>A=@J6C :D A2J:?8 E96>P x7 x 5@?’E E6== E96> 6G6CJE9:?8[ E96J D2J x’> 36:?8 CF56]k^Am kAmu2>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D 92G6 6IAC6DD65 5:DA=62DFC6 23@FE E96 H2J E9:D A2C6?E 24ED] xD E96C6 D@>6E9:?8 E92E 42? 36 5@?6 E@ 96=A E96> D66 :E :D ?@E ?646DD2CJ E@ m— }@ !C:G24Jk^6>mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8ms62C }@ !C:G24Jik^DEC@?8m (9:=6 A2C6?ED 5@ ?665 E@ <66A E23D @? E96:C >:?@C 49:=5C6?’D 24E:G:E:6D[ E96 3692G:@C J@F 92G6 56D4C:365 :D @G6C E96 E@A] w2G6 J@F EC:65 AC@24E:G6=J @G6C=@25:?8 E9:D A6CD@? H:E9 2 =@E @7 3@C:?8 56E2:=D 23@FE J@FC 52Jn x7 E96J 86E E96 :>AC6DD:@? E92E J@FC =:76 :D F?:?E6C6DE:?8[ E96J >2J DE@A 9@G6C:?8] p3@G6 2==[ 5@ ?@E =6E J@FC 2?86C D9@H H96? E96J 86E ?@DJ] x7 J@F 5@[ :E H:== @?=J C6:?7@C46 E96 DFDA:4:@? E92E E96C6’D D@>6E9:?8 E96J ?665 E@ @?E9 H:E9 2?@E96C 4@FA=6] ~G6C E96 J62CD[ H6 92G6 DA=:E E96 3:== 5@H? E96 >:55=6] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E96J @C56C 6IA6?D:G6 6?EC66D[ 3@EE=65 H2E6C[ 5C:?62=D[ 2?5 @FC 3:== :D @7E6? 36EH66? S`d_ 2?5 Sa__] xE’D 86EE:?8 92C56C E@ 277@C5]k^Am kAmw@H 42? x DF886DE D6A2C2E6 4964A=J:?8 E92E E96J 62E E@@ >F49 @C DA6?5 E@@ >F49n q642FD6 E92E :D 9@H[ x’> 27C2:5[ :E H@F=5 D@F?5]k^Am kAmk6>m— v@:?8 qC@<6 x? %96 (6DEk^6>mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8ms62C v@:?8 qC@<6k^DEC@?8mi s@ ?@E >2<6 E9:D 23@FE E96 @E96C 4@FA=6] $:>A=J D2J 42DF2==J E92E :E H@F=5 “H@C< 36EE6C 7@C FD :7 H6 8@E D6A2C2E6 4964:?8 :?G@=G65[ ;FDE 2 D:>A=6 DE2E6>6?E @7 724ED]k^Am kAmk6>mU>52D9j r@?E24E s62C p33J 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]s62Cp33J]4@>QmHHH]s62Cp33J]4@>k^2m @C !]~] q@I ehcc_[ {@D p?86=6D[ rp h__eh]k^6>mk^Am