Peter McDonald

Remember when she told the Grannis that she couldn't come to Chicago to have dinner with them because a birth mother named Rashonda and her baby had been murdered in Detroit? Tara Lee matched Roshanda with a couple in Georgia, who paid her about $15,000. She also sent them details about Roshanda and photos.

Remember when she told the Grannis that she couldn't come to Chicago to have dinner with them because a birth mother named Rashonda and her baby had been murdered in Detroit? Tara Lee matched Roshanda with a couple in Georgia, who paid her about $15,000. She also sent them details about Roshanda and photos.

And Tara Lee took it a step further.

And Tara Lee took it a step further.

And Tara Lee took it a step further.

Agent Sluss tracked down the real person in Tara Lee's photo. Her name wasn't Rashonda. She wasn't pregnant. She had never been shot. Tara Lee just found her photo online and invented the rest. This opportunity was completely fake. If a match failed, Tara Lee often tried to roll the couple into another one.

Agent Sluss tracked down the real person in Tara Lee's photo. Her name wasn't Rashonda. She wasn't pregnant. She had never been shot. Tara Lee just found her photo online and invented the rest. This opportunity was completely fake. If a match failed, Tara Lee often tried to roll the couple into another one.

Agent Sluss tracked down the real person in Tara Lee's photo. Her name wasn't Rashonda. She wasn't pregnant. She had never been shot. Tara Lee just found her photo online and invented the rest. This opportunity was completely fake. If a match failed, Tara Lee often tried to roll the couple into another one.

I think she developed a sense of how much money each client had, how far she could push them. She knew where they lived, the kind of house they had, the way they reacted when she matched them and asked them for $14,000. She profiled them. While the FBI was figuring out what Tara Lee did, who she did it to, and how, the question of why she did it permeated everything.

I think she developed a sense of how much money each client had, how far she could push them. She knew where they lived, the kind of house they had, the way they reacted when she matched them and asked them for $14,000. She profiled them. While the FBI was figuring out what Tara Lee did, who she did it to, and how, the question of why she did it permeated everything.

I think she developed a sense of how much money each client had, how far she could push them. She knew where they lived, the kind of house they had, the way they reacted when she matched them and asked them for $14,000. She profiled them. While the FBI was figuring out what Tara Lee did, who she did it to, and how, the question of why she did it permeated everything.

The answer is complicated and, in a way, unknowable. But inside the drawers of Tara Lee's house and on her credit card statements, the FBI found many ways Tara Lee had benefited. While some of her birth mothers lived in squalid conditions with their children, keeping food in the snow, sleeping on the floor, Tara Lee spent $30,000 to renovate her kitchen. She leased a boat. She flew first class.

The answer is complicated and, in a way, unknowable. But inside the drawers of Tara Lee's house and on her credit card statements, the FBI found many ways Tara Lee had benefited. While some of her birth mothers lived in squalid conditions with their children, keeping food in the snow, sleeping on the floor, Tara Lee spent $30,000 to renovate her kitchen. She leased a boat. She flew first class.

The answer is complicated and, in a way, unknowable. But inside the drawers of Tara Lee's house and on her credit card statements, the FBI found many ways Tara Lee had benefited. While some of her birth mothers lived in squalid conditions with their children, keeping food in the snow, sleeping on the floor, Tara Lee spent $30,000 to renovate her kitchen. She leased a boat. She flew first class.

She bought a Rolex. She had countless velvet baggies of David Yerman jewelry. She had sunglasses and reading glasses from Prada, Valentino, and Tiffany's. She had more jewelry than anyone could find occasions to wear. Some were unopened, the tags still on them. The FBI took photos of all of it. After the raid, the cat was out of the bag. But the FBI hadn't made anything public.

She bought a Rolex. She had countless velvet baggies of David Yerman jewelry. She had sunglasses and reading glasses from Prada, Valentino, and Tiffany's. She had more jewelry than anyone could find occasions to wear. Some were unopened, the tags still on them. The FBI took photos of all of it. After the raid, the cat was out of the bag. But the FBI hadn't made anything public.

She bought a Rolex. She had countless velvet baggies of David Yerman jewelry. She had sunglasses and reading glasses from Prada, Valentino, and Tiffany's. She had more jewelry than anyone could find occasions to wear. Some were unopened, the tags still on them. The FBI took photos of all of it. After the raid, the cat was out of the bag. But the FBI hadn't made anything public.

So reporters like Heather Catallo were scrambling to figure out what Tara Lee was being accused of. Meanwhile, couples in the Facebook group were anxiously waiting for Tara Lee to be charged. But there was one Detroit couple Tara Lee had worked with, Adam and Kyle Bells-Thomas, who refused to join the Facebook group because they were convinced that Tara Lee was completely innocent.

So reporters like Heather Catallo were scrambling to figure out what Tara Lee was being accused of. Meanwhile, couples in the Facebook group were anxiously waiting for Tara Lee to be charged. But there was one Detroit couple Tara Lee had worked with, Adam and Kyle Bells-Thomas, who refused to join the Facebook group because they were convinced that Tara Lee was completely innocent.

So reporters like Heather Catallo were scrambling to figure out what Tara Lee was being accused of. Meanwhile, couples in the Facebook group were anxiously waiting for Tara Lee to be charged. But there was one Detroit couple Tara Lee had worked with, Adam and Kyle Bells-Thomas, who refused to join the Facebook group because they were convinced that Tara Lee was completely innocent.