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The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

TikTok psychic seeks relief from $10m verdict for false claims in Idaho student murders

Rows of bouquets against a brick University of Idaho sign at night.
A memorial for the four University of Idaho students killed in Moscow, Idaho, on 29 November 2022. Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/Reuters

A self-proclaimed psychic who in TikTok videos falsely accused a University of Idaho professor of being involved in the murders of four of the school’s students in 2022 is appealing for relief after a civil court jury ordered her to pay $10m in damages to the educator.

In a recent legal filing that she prepared herself, tarot card reader Ashley Guillard called the case brought against her by history professor Rebecca Scofield “fraudulent” and asked the federal court in Idaho where a jury delivered a verdict against her to set aside the judgment.

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