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He said his wife fell off a cliff, sparking a huge search. She actually faked her death to avoid prison.
Andrea Salcedo, The Washington Post
April 7, 2021
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FILE: A view from an overlook at New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia, known by many as the Grand Canyon of the East.Sky Noir Photography/FlickrVision
Last May, Rodney Wheeler dialed 911 with a frantic plea for help: His wife had just plunged hundreds of feet over a steep cliff in a West Virginia national park.
Authorities quickly launched a massive search for Julie Wheeler, 44. For days, hundreds of volunteers, police, and professional rescuers trekked along the base of the New River where her husband said she d fallen, aided by helicopters and rescue dogs.
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