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This article, dated December 8. 1998, reports on a grand reopening of a theater in Hollywood, California, where Cecil B. deMille's film "The Ten Commandments" was being shown.

It is the earliest reference to someone with one of Kaz's names I could find.

Web link: http://www.indiewire.com/film/biz/biz_981208_GrauEgyptianOpe.htm

Kaz DeMille, the famous director's granddaughter who flew in from Europe for the event, was aglow with nostalgia. "It brings back a part of old Hollywood," she gushed to indieWIRE, "and reminds me of when I was a little girl.

So, someone was using this name (and this relationship to Cecil B. deMille) as far back as late 1998. According to the deMille family, there is nobody in the family who goes by the name Kaz.

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Dated Monday, October 6, 2003, this article appears to be a transcript of a radio news report on a "ceremonial luncheon".

Web link: http://www.sirag.org.uk/slrecognitionvisitkoreaLA.htm

Dr. Kaz Demille Jacobsen, who produced many movies and TV shows, won three AME awards, served in a minister in the New Zealand government, worked with UN for many years, found two non profit organization, of which one of them has subsidiary organizations also spoke on this occasion. Dr. K. Jacobsen was one of the only two survivals of 9/11 at North Tower. She was in her office located on 9th floor of the North tower when the plane hit the building. She lost four clients and 17 staff members as well colleagues. Dr. K. Jacobsen expressed satisfaction of what the two Ministers and Dr. Rhee presented on that day. She praised the Somaliland people for their hard work, adding that they will be rewarded sooner for what they deserve.

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This site, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, is an attempt to document the 9/11 experiences of all people. Anyone can go to the site and type in anything they wish to say.

It appears that Kaz entered the following:

Web link: http://www.911digitalarchive.org/smithsonian/details/6523

Contributed by: Dr K Jacobsen Contributor's location on 9/11: Now in California and New York. Contributed on: 13 May 2004 How did you witness history on September 11th? After a long recovery and many many months of professional help I am now able to talk about some of the events of this Horrific day that not only change the World but changed my life forever. I was at a meeting with my business partners and eighteen staff and four clients high in the North Tower . Enjoying the clearness of the early morning out over Manhattan. I, along with my assistant Anna left just prior to the plane slamming into our building. There were eight people who were trapped in the Elevator nearest to impact. We knew that it was a bomb or something very serious had just happened that stopped our elevator as we could hear the extremely loud noises and smell smoke and fuel as all our lights went out and our elevators stopped. Some of the men climbed up on to the roof through the manhole to see how we could escape. Five people around us died as huge explosions blow metal like paper and fire raged. Three of us managed to escape through a huge hole that was blown in the elevator wall and via a ladder on inside of the elevator shaft. We climbed down with our injuries and through a small opening into a landing. Eventually we reached the main stairwell. People were injured and very afraid. There were people pushing and trying to get out. No order was present as they panicked and tried to save themselves. I saw things on this day that shall stay in my mind and heart forever. By the Mercy and help of God we escaped only seconds before the building fell. Prior to September 11th I had been a successful business woman and after my life is dramaticall changed. I know God was there on that day for me and others. Miracles did happen . God was there for so many along with the brave firemen, medics, civilians and did save my life and many others. We were graced by a living God who heard our cries and saved us Psalms 18 1-7. Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? In every way my life has changed. I value life and the source of where it come so much more. I value what is really valuable "All the things that money can not buy" What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? Never forget what happened this day. Never go back to your comfortable arena's. Please do not place a building on ground zero. For me it represents the place where my partners and beloved staff are and no one should place a building over them. Put a memorial wall with beautiful gardens with water running were people can come and feel. Were there can come and say goodbye. Have some peace and closure. ( let me design a monument even though it is not my field) It would be from my heart, and that represents the hearts of the world. But we must unite in every way one nation under God. Hold on to what made this country great. Hold one tight and be faithful and true. Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? I am a stronger American than ever. Loyal and faithful.

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This is the same text which I used on the "Her Story" page of this site.

Again, I do not know if it was created by Kaz, or by someone else for her.

Note: The text below was generated by scanning the photocopied flyer and processing it through OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. Although I have proofread the text against the original, some minor spelling errors and typos may have been introduced. Also, the first few characters on the left-hand side of the article were cut off on the photocopy. Where the missing characters were obvious from context, I filled them in. Where they were not obvious, I have replaced them with "XX".

Introduction to Dr. Kaz deMille-Jacobsen Most are familiar with the events of 9/11 on the World Trade Center in NYC. However., few living people are as intimately acquainted with that fateful day as Jacobsen is. On the morning of 9/11 at approximately 7:45 am Dr. Jacobsen, her business partner, four clients and eighteen staff members finished a breakfast at the "Windows of the World" the scenic restaurant on the 106th floor and adjourned to the scheduled meeting in a conference room at the 101st level. The meeting and breakfast had been arranged to hand over the current project to her business partner and introduce him to the clients and staff. Dr. Jacobsen had come back from California where she had been having treatment for a serious blood disorder. She returned to New York to hand over the oversight of her projects to her business partner who had just arrived from Canada. She had planned to take twelve months leave of absence and had scheduled to return to Los Angeles on the 26th of September. Just moments before the plane slammed into the North Tower, Jacobsen's assistant Anna insisted that Jacobsen abandon her coffee in order to keep another appointment for 9:30 am in "Brooklyn. Anna's abrupt insistence save both their lives because the conference room that they were in was in the direct line of impact by American Airlines Flight 11 as it plunged into the World Trade Center at approximately 8:30 am. Dr. Jacobsen and Anna had entered the elevator at Cantor Fitzgerald, Kidder Peabody's level 101 and had just begun their decent when there was a thunderous noise like a huge explosion followed by the elevator jerking to a halt between the 96-94th floors. The smell of jet fuel and smoke and a further horrendous noise sent a clear message to all captives. Jacobsen and the other seven people were trapped. Five would choose to climb up through the manhole to reach an interior ladder. These five would lose their lives within minutes and the remaining three miraculously survived. The subsequent story of Dr. Jacobsen's traumatic and courageous escape from the towering inferno is indeed miraculous. To hear about the things that she witnessed and endured renders the listener into a heart wrenched silence. The miraculous healings of life threatening multiple injuries sustained, trauma and shock induced state of unconsciousness, in which she died, went to heaven, received a great anointing and was sent back with a message from God to all mankind is absolutely riveting. Dr. Jacobsen's being alive is no less an act of God, an intervention so powerful that no man has another explanation of any substance to compare. During the months of hospitalization and subsequent recovery she was sharing her story to one and all and witnessed fIrst hand the life changing affects on Loyal Christians, imitation Christians, devotees of different faiths, non believers, agnostic and atheist alike. Through faith and experience she continues to witness the ongoing power of God's Grace not only in her life but also in the lives of others. After hearing her speak, the results in the hearts of the people has been likened by many to the zeal of the early disciples as recorded in the Bible. A life changing impact as it witnesses to the ever present loving, living God. Dr. Jacobsen's wide experience and respected reputation as an educator working with a variety of professional platforms, numerous non-profit organizations and her success as a businesswoman are accomplishments in themselves. However she has also been a senior executive in award winning companies, the personal manager of world-class talent, the founder and chairperson of two global networks for financially disadvantaged children and youths as well as a sought after consultant in a variety of business and Government environments. Dr. Jacobsen is a living asset to everyone who hears her remarkable testimony and receives the message she has to impart. In the Bible in "Revelation 12:11 it says that "we overcome the devil by the blood of the lamb and by our testimony." Dr. Jacobsen's testimony certainly does that both for herself and for everyone who is fortunate enough to hear her speak. She is truly an inspirational speaker who shall change your life forever for the better.

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This comes from a photocopy of an article that Kaz provided to people who came to see one of her talks. It purports to be from the "September 13-14, 2003" issue of The Burbank Leader, a local supplement to the Los Angeles Times.

I have yet to be able to confirm whether or not the article was actually published, as the man who wrote it no longer works for the newspaper.

My assumption at this point is that it actually was published. I would be interested to know what sort of "fact checking" the writer did on the article, but I have been unable to contact him. I have "X'd out" a phone number and email address at the end of the article.

Note: The text below was generated by scanning the photocopied article and processing it through OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. Although I have proofread the text against the original, some minor spelling errors and typos may have been introduced.

CIVIC CENTER -Kaz Jacobsen is living proof that miracles do happen. Two years ago this week. Jacobsen was at work on the 94th floor of the ,World Trade Center's north tower when a hijacked commercial jet rammed into the skyscraper. "It sounded like waves crashing on a beach," the former Burbank resident recalled Thursday morning, following the city's Patriot Day ceremony in front of Police and Fire headquarters. You could smell the fuel." An explosion rocked the building. Fire broke out. Jacobsen suffered third-degree burns over parts of her XX-year-old body. The strap of her shoulder bag was "fused to my skin." Her throat was cut from ear to ear and a piece of steel embedded in her skull. Her wiIl to survive superceded any physical discomfort. She stopped to help a young man, whose hand had been blown off, applying a tourniquet to his damaged limb to stop the bleeding. She retrieved the hand and put it in her bag. Eight people, including Jacobsen, made their way to an elevator that wasn't going anywhere. Trapped inside, five people tried to escape through a manhole in the ceiling. A subsequent explosion blew them to pieces. Body parts rained down inside the elevator, she said. Jacobsen and the two others managed to squeeze out of the elevator through a small opening in the wall, seconds before it plummeted 94 floors: She and the others walked down stairs to the XXth floor, where rescue personnel greeted them. Along the way, she witnessed unspeakable acts of desperation. PeopIe pushing and shoving, even biting one another to get ahead. A young woman, Jacobsen recounted, was thrown over a stairway railing by her ponytail and fell to her death. .'Horrific behavior," she said. You can't even imagine… You can't get it out of your mind." Amid the chaos, a woman began to sing "Amazing Grace." People, Jacobsen among them, prayed. Jacobsen, a sociologist and producer who founded two worldwide youth organizations, was hospitalized for 20 months. She continues to receive treatment for her injuries at UCLA Medical Center. She was invited to attend Thursday's ceremony at the request of Burbank Mayor Stacey Murphy, a friend. "This was incredibly emotional for me, " Jacobsen said of the ceremony; "There's not a day goes by that I don't think. 'What if?" Today. Jacobsen's life barely resembles the one she was living .on Sept.l1. 2001. She left a lucrative career for a life of ministry. She sold her homes and possessions, paid off all her debts, and gave the families of co-workers killed in the attack an undisclosed sum of money. Her 27 -year-old assistant and two longtime business partners were among those killed. "You never know when your time is up," she said. "I should have died, but it wasn't my time." A millionaire before the terrorist attacks; Jacobsen says she is now broke but manages to get by on her faith. She rents a room from a friend and spends much of her time "telling people about God." "I want to let people know that miracles do happen. " she said. Indeed they do. Kaz Jacobsen .is living proof. TIM WILLERT is the Burbank Leader's city editor. He can be reached at XXX-XXXX or at xxxxx@xxxxxxx.com.

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The following is the text of an email sent by Kaz to a couple who were members of a church where she was scheduled to speak. The recipients of the email distributed photocopies of it to other members of their church.

Note: The text below was generated by scanning a photocopy and processing it through OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. Although I have proofread the text against the original, some minor spelling errors and typos may have been introduced. I also have "X'd out" such information as the first and last names of the recipients of the email, as well as the phone numbers Kaz provides for them to contact her.

Dear Brother and Sister Xxxxxxxxx, Praise the Lord and i shall trust in him that you are all in fine spirits and health, Xxxxxx I just got a phone call from my house mate and she said someone from the xxxxxxx Church in xxxxxxx had call me about me speaking there? She (my housemate) also added that the person said that she had know idea who I was or anything about me and needed to if I was to speak at her Church? She said that a lady wished me to call her last night Sunday 11th or very early this morning 12th. She said that this lady and another were laughing at the end of the call left on the message center. Xxxxxx, Please tell me what is going on? I am currently away in Colorado with Judge Roy Moore, The Governor of Colorado and five Washington Senators. I was asked to be the keynote speaker for the unveiling of a huge "Ten Commandment monument" The first of many across America to be unveiled. Praise God. I then leave on the 20th to join Mr. President, the first family and their family and friends to give this testimony. I am also officially resigning from the post I have had the honor to hold three years with Clinton two with George Bush. Advisory capacity. Although I did resign just after my recovery of 9/11, I have to sign the formal paper work. On the 22nd-23rd I shall be the keynote speaker also to all Church Pastors, Ministers, public at the South Bay Revival. I move house 25-30 before departing again to speak to more world leaders and return the day before your event, as God arranged. I work for no other than our Lord as he commanded I do after sending me back from Heaven. I have a mission to carry out and am trying to do just that. Xxxxxxx, I was invited to be a speaker in Washington on the National Day of Prayer but as I am a person of my word and hold tightly to Gods principles not mans, I shall honor our agreement and be with you all on this day. I shall not be coming with my Pastor and his wife but shall be bringing another singer and a dear friend who travels with me. I would like to stay Wednesday night, then get to the breakfast fresh and maybe the Thursday night depending, how late they get through? But there shall be three ladies if that is ok with you. All is in his control and hands. And as long as WE all stay totally reverent towards that grace and what HE is in fact orchestrating then all shall have the exact effect that He so desired. All He wishes is to touch to hearts, bring into his arms, change, turn around, heal, and He shall do just that. Amen Amen. It is about "freedom for all" but it is more importantly about Repentance, Redemption, Restoration, Revival, Renewed heaven and earth with the only King, and Sovereign our Lord .Jesus Christ. I am going to try to forward two attachments for that lady with info on them. However maybe you and your lovely wife who did in fact allow God to use her to bring this all into place. May like to inform her, her Pastor and Elders. I and my visit is Gods doing, God blessing, and God ordained plan. This is no light weight every day message of His greatness. This is and shall be a tool that He arranged to bring people to were he needs them to be. With Him in line with His commandments. Walking and talking righteous into His prepared place. Since going out.on my mission I have witnessed hundreds now come to Him, seen miracles happen, beautiful signs of his great love and wonders of a living God. What a blessing and privilege it is. Let us give that the utter most respect at this privilege we all have in service to Him. I deem it an honor to have experienced what I have and an Honor that he trust me with this commission. I am sorry this is so long winded but I was a little taken back by that phone call and wished to make and have things very clear. This is the number you shall be able to leave a message on XXX XXX XXXX or my new number XXX XXX XXXX Leave a message with my friend Xxxxxxx. Looking forward to meeting you my brother and renewing an acquaintance in your wife. I shall need all the directions and addresses please soon. Please pray for me too for my travels and meetings. Also pray for a reliable car tor me, as I am staying now in LA for whatever time the Lord wishes and shall need to have my own vehicle. I believe very much in prayer in numbers that is why I asked. Athough I trust Him for all my needs it does not hurt to put it opr there in prayers also. God bless, Dr Kaz deMille Jacobsen

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This xerox of a "collage-style" flyer was distributed by Kaz to members of a church where she was scheduled to speak.

At the top of the page is an image of the World Trade Center towers under the words:

"The North Tower has the Antenna on top."

To the right of the image of the towers is what appears to be a "mini-flyer" which reads:

Miracles of 9-11 with Dr. Kaz deMille-Jacobsen An educator, businesswoman and philanthropist, who was trapped in an elevator, on the 96th Floor, when the first jet plunged into the North Tower -- who miraculously escaped, from a series of deadly incidents, only moments before it collapsed - and, who then died in the hospital, went to heaven, and was sent back with a message. A "must hear" Event! Please call or write for more information: (XXX) XXX-XXXX XXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com

Beneath the image of the towers is an image of a city skyline, with the following:

"This photo was taken on the morning of Sept 11th From our conference room window. The film in my pentax camera made it out in my shoulder bag."

It might be instructive if the image could be examined to determine:

• Is it an actual view from the North Tower?

• Are the buildings in the image as they were on that morning?

• Is the angle of the shadows what it should be for the date and time (prior to 8:46am, September 11th, 2001)?

• Is it an image which could have been "borrowed" from, say, a web site?

Unfortunately, the image is of such poor quality that such details are hard to make out.

An enlarged version of the image can be seen here.

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One of at least two Cease and Desist notices the deMilles have had sent to Kaz over the years.

O'Melveney & Myers LLP (address) December 2nd, 1997 By Registered Mail, Return Receipt Requested Ms. K. Jacobson-DeMille (address) Re: Cease and Desist Notice Dear Ms. Jacobson-DeMille: We represent the Cecil B. DeMille Foundation and the DeMille family. It has come to our attention that you have been promoting various endeavors which invite confusion and/or imply a relationship with the Cecil B. DeMille name and the DeMille family. Therefore, this letter constitutes notice that you should immediately cease and desist from any and all activities which erroneously suggest that you are in any way related to or associated with the Cecil B. DeMille name and/or the DeMille family, or that the DeMille family endorses or supports the activities in which you are involved. Unless you immediately cease and desist from any and all such activities, our clients will take all necessary legal and equitable measures to protect their rights. Nothing in this letter is intended or shall be construed to constitute an express or implied waiver of any rights or remedies which our clients may possess in connection with this matter, all of which are hereby expressly reserved. Sincerely, (signature) Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva for O'Melveny & Myers LLP cc: M. Randall Oppenheimer, Esq.

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The Jesse Lee Peterson Show is a daily one-hour webcast, recorded in the Los Angeles area, and hosted by the Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson. The show explores a variety of topics, mostly political and religious in nature.

On September 2nd, 2004, the show's webcast was titled "Dr. Kaz deMille Jacobsen - 9/11 Survivor Miracle."

In that episode of the show, the Reverend Peterson interviews Kaz for about an hour.

I found the episode during a web search I did on Sunday, 9/5/2004, downloaded it and listened to it.

The next day, I called the offices of the Reverend Peterson, and he was gracious enough to return that call. We spoke for some time, during which I expressed my doubts as to the validity of Kaz's story, and gave him the web address of this site.

He said that I was not the first person to call and express this opinion, and that he would check out the site. He seemed to be open to the evidence, but said "If she is a fraud, she's a very good one."

I have emailed and left phone messages for the Reverend since then, but have gotten no replies. Whether this is because he still believes Kaz's story, or doesn't, or is simply too busy, I do not know.

I recently received an email from a Christian gentleman who has also been investigating Kaz's claims. The following is a quote from a writeup he had put together on his findings (emphasis mine):

She appeared on a local Los Angeles radio program, "The Jesse Lee Peterson Show" on 9/2/2004. I called the program and the director told me that she had approached the show through the church he attends. Her story and testimony was so impressive, she was invited on the radio show. Her show brought numerous phone calls from listeners who either had concerns over her testimony and/or direct confrontations disputing her statements. She was offered to come back on the show to address these issues, but declined. I asked if there was a way to contact her, and was told she never provided a way of contacting her (she had approached and contacted the show at her discretion).

The archive page above seems to no longer contain the show in question, the oldest show on the page at this writing (11/14/2004) is from 09/08/2004.

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On Sunday, October 24th, 2004, Kaz spoke at the services of King's Way Community Church in Lomita, California. The church evidently makes audio tapes of some or all of its services available, and someone was kind enough to send me a tape of this particular service.

Below is a transcript of portions of that tape, along wth my comments. Note that all bolded emphasis within the transcript is mine, to highlight the portion of the transcript I comment on afterwards.

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After some singing and prayer, Kaz is introduced, and starts her presentation. Almost immediately, she discusses me, and this web site:

"I have been under incredible fire, incredible criticism. I have a web site erected against me. I have critics following me. And, uh, some of those critics are here today, and I would like to say this to you, from the word, and Robert Lancaster, you have never ever come to me and asked me one question."

This is true - I have never seen Kaz in person. Since there does not seem to be a published schedule of her appearances, and I usually only hear about them after the fact, this is problematic. (Kaz., if you want to let me know your speaking schedule, I will quite likely come to see you speak. See this site's Contact page for my email address and U.S. postal address. The ball is in your court.)

It should also be noted that, while she criticizes my questions here, she does not answer them.

She continues…

"And yet you seem to write on your website more about my life than I know myself. And I'd like to turn the bible to Matthew.... and I'd like to turn to Matthew 5... and I'd like to quote the words of Jesus... because the only one I want to please is Jesus Christ. The only one I'm saved for to be here today is Jesus Christ. And I really don't care what people write about me, because they wrote worse about Jesus."

It is interesting to note that when a con artist is running a "Christian" scam (eg., Jim & Tammy Faye Baker), when the scam is pointed out, the con artist immediately compares themselves to Jesus, and compares their critics to those who persecuted Jesus. It is a sure-fire way to get a congregation on their side, and does nothing to answer the criticism.

She continues…

"And I don't care if you want to persecute me, but have the decency to come in front of my face and ask me questions. And ask me what you want to know. Don't misconstrue, and put up letters you say are written by me when they are not."

The only "letter" on the site which is (purportedly) from her is the "Email From Kaz". As I say on this site's Sources page, I have no proof that Kaz wrote the email. But I have the word of four members of a church where Kaz had spoken. These four members had also believed Kaz's story up until I showed them some of the things now on this site. They had shared the email with each other because they were impressed with her story. So they would have had no reason at that point to invent such a letter.

She continues…

"Do not quote things that I am saying, that I have not said. Because Jesus loves me. And he will validate me and he will vindicate me. So, if you'd like to leave now and embarrass yourself, you're welcome to do so."

Evidently, she thought that I was there, or was pretending to, for dramatic effect. Regardless, I was not there, nor to my knowledge, was anyone there that I know. But, had I been there, I would have declined her invitation to leave.

At this point in her presentation, Kaz reads a passage from the Bible about loving your enemies, and praying for those who persecute you.

She then continues…

"I will keep on loving you and praying for you that come against me. But this testimony is not my testimony, this is the testimony of a real, living God. And I don't come here for my own glory. I could go back into producing and get as many credits in the world as I want. I already have great credits, acknowledged by the world. But.... I'm here to give credit for Jesus."

Evidently to Kaz, "loving" someone includes saying to them "So, if you'd like to leave now and embarrass yourself, you're welcome to do so."

"...I'm here because Jesus brought me here. He opens the door. I have never gone to one person in the entire universe and said 'Listen, I've got something to say, please have me in your place.' I have never solicited to anyone, I have never taken a cent."

Never taken a cent? I have heard of contributions taken up for Kaz at various churches where she has spoken. In fact, just prior to her speaking on this day, someone (I could not tell on the tape if it was the pastor or an elder) said the following:

"We're not going to receive a formal offering for Dr. Kaz this morning, but we are going to make you... make it available for you to give to her ministry as you leave this morning. If you want to make a check out, make it out to King's Way Community Church, and we will make one check out for all of us."

No, she didn't take "a cent". I'll wager it was much more than that.

Shortly, Kaz took out an album she had brought to show the elders of the church. The album evidently contained what Kaz felt was proof of the validity of her claims. She called up Sue Ann White - a woman who knew Kaz - to help her "prove" something.

The following exchange took place, regarding a piece of paper in the album:

Kaz: This is a letter... is this a letter from the White House? Sue Ann: This is a letter from the White House, with the official seal on it. Kaz: Is it an original? Sue Ann: It's original. And then there's a brief note here and then it says "The president joins me in sending best wishes to you. Best wishes, Laura Bush." Kaz: And they lift me up in prayer and are grateful for my words, and so on, right? Sue Ann: And then they say "I love you for who you are." Kaz: Thank you very much. And the reason I brought this out is that there is constant, constant criticism that what I am going to tell you is not right. So I just wanted to show you one thing, from the president of this country, who DOES endorse me, and hold me up.

Well, without seeing the document (Kaz, feel free to mail me a copy. I will place it on this site.) it is difficult to comment, but here are a few observations:

1. She never actually reads the contents of the body of letter, even though it is "a brief note." Why not? If it is such a ringing "endorsement," why not read it aloud?
2. From what little was read, there is nothing that says that the Bush family even knows Kaz., let alone "endorses" her.
3. All that was read aloud seems very generic in nature, and in keeping with a polite, generic "form letter" reply that might be sent out to anyone who sent a letter of prayer and support to the President or the First Lady.
4. And this is all assuming that the letter is an actual letter from the White House, and not something else entirely.

Later in her presentation, Kaz says the following regarding herself and her purported (and unnamed) "business partners":

"We had primarily been involved in consultancy, and producing film, television and personal appearances for artists."

Again, she does not name any of those films, television shows, or artists. She continues…

"And so during those period of years - and I've had thirty-odd years in the industry - I have also founded two organizations. One of them is called Tinseltown International, and it is an organization to help financially disadvantaged young people."

She does not say if either of these organizations is the company she was "turning over" on' that day, but regardless of that…

I cannot find a reference to "Tinseltown International" on the web. Not one. There are some references to a "Tinseltown Incorporated," which seemed to be involved somehow in a lawsuit regarding their selling purses, wallets and such with "objectionable language" on them. I assume this is not the organization Kaz is talking about.

" The other organization is 1-800-BE-A-MENTOR, that has been around for a long time helping young people to get into the entertainment industry or to get into an equal opportunity career. And I have dedicated my life, all my life to working for young people."

I cannot find a reference to "1-800-BE-A-MENTOR" on the web. Not one. There are references to 1-877-BE-A-MENTOR. Does Kaz claim that this is her organization? If so, you'd think that she'd know its actual name. And the real organization's goals seem to be simple mentoring of a child, not "helping young people to get into the entertainment industry or to get into an equal opportunity career."

So again, she so far offers no proof of anything.

She continues with her "proof," showing some photographs. Kaz says of one picture:

"These are some of my Tinseltown kids, and as you can see, it actually says 'Tinseltown' against my t-shirt."

If she is implying that a photograph of a t-shirt constitutes proof of her ownership or founding of a company/organization, I would beg to disagree. Anyone with a few dollars can have anything printed up on a t-shirt.

Showing another photograph, she says:

"And you'll see on this one - this is actually a poster - and on this poster it says that this young man is performing at the Rainbow Room in New York, and my New York friends will know it's pretty hard to get in there, isn't it? You've got to be very good."

I can only assume she thought that this was "proof" of her claim to have represented many actors and musicians. But again, anyone can have a picture of a poster. It proves abosolutely nothing.

Ablut another photograph:

"This is in my music room... WAS my music room. And you'll see that on there, there are, there is an Academy Award, and you'll see there are three Grammys on the mantlepiece, can you see that? I just thought I'd show you some of these today. Thank you."

Again, this was an audio tape, so I have nothing to go by but her verbal description, but if it was simply a photograph of a room with those awards in it, such a picture wouldn't be hard to obtain - magazines such as People often show photographs of rooms inside celebrity homes. And yet again, Kaz neglects to mention what movies and records she supposedly won these awards for.

So still, she has offered no proof.

She then shows more pictures:

"These are some of the houses that I sold, and you'll see that actually is me in the picture. Thank you."

Anyone can have pictures of expensive houses, even with themselves standing in front of those houses (I have pictures of me standing in front of the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. That doesn't mean I own them). So still, no proof.

Later, she starts discussing her 9/11 claims…

"...I had gone to Windows On The World for breakfast. Contrary to what the web sites say, and unfortunately, when people put things up on a web site, it's near-impossible to take them off."

Yes, there's that pesky First Amendment, isn't there? But as Kaz must know if she has actually read this web site, I have stated that if she actually proves her claims to me - even most of them - I will take this site down, and put up an apology in its place.

So far, I have seen no proof. And from the sound of it, if what she showed to this church congregation is her idea of "proof," then she has none.

"And there are many things written and quoted there that are not quoted by me, and not written by me. So should you, after leaving here, go and check that web site. Please know that they were not written by me or condoned by me."

There are LOTS of quotes attributed to her on this site. If she saying that NONE of them were said or written by her, she is calling all of the people who supplied me with these quotes liars. And I don't buy that.

"I was not in my office in this building, I was a guest in this building. I went to breakfast with my partner and staff. And I was leaving to go to a meeting. We had hired a conference room on the 101 level of the North Tower to have a meeting because I was taking a year off."

Fair enough. Looking back on the sources I have, I see where I read into them that she claimed to own a business located in the tower, but she did not. I accept now that her story is that she did NOT own a business located in the tower, but instead owned a business which held a meeting there on 9/11. I still see no proof of it. But, correction noted.

Much later in the tape, after telling her 9/11 story, Kaz says the following:

"I believe in Jesus Christ, and I'm grateful that he believed in me. And I am grateful that when you turned on your TVs and you saw something that looked like a movie, that you weren't there. And I'm going to say this to... to Robert: You can write what you like, sir, about me, but I wish that everything that I read on your web site was not true. I wish that everything you said about me wasn't true. And I wish I didn't go through it. I wish for whatever time I could turn back the clock I wasn't there that day. So you go write that. But I say this to all of you: I was there that day, and I saw God's hand on my life. God is real. And Heaven is real."

Earlier, she says that the things on this site are not true. Here, she says that she "wishes they were not true." She is probably just misspeaking here, but it is still an interesting Freudian slip.

Later…

"My pastors - I have three pastors. My pastors I ask on a daily basis, 'Can I not do this job? Is there some way that I can ask God to let me off here? I just want to go back to making movies. I just want to go back to being a normal person.' And do you know what they say? 'Jesus was persecuted to the point they hung him on a cross. You will be persecuted, and you will be nailed to the same cross, and you will have the lashes on your back. But you go and tell this world that Jesus is real, and you saw him. And you go tell them that God is in Heaven and He's watching you.'"

Once again here she uses the ruse of equating herself to Jesus, to make her sympathetic in the congregation's eyes. But comparing having a website critical of her to being lashed and crucified? Not only is this self-aggrandizing, but I would think that to a Christian audience, this would be belittling what Jesus went through.

Later…

"I was interviewed by the Smithsonian Institute. The Smithsonian Institute do not put archives up into history that are not verified and checked out. And the one thing that they were gracious enough to write was 'I believe that miracles happened in this woman's life.'"

Is she talking about her entry into the Smithsonian Institution's September 11 Digital Archives (which she wrote herself)? If so: anyone can write anything and submit it there. It is a collection of thousands of people's stories, and the Smithsonian would not have time to "verify and check" them.

Later in the talk, Kaz says the following about other people who have stories about going to Heaven and talking with God…

"No one can look upon the eyes of God and live. So those people who come back and say to you 'Oh I was in heaven, and I talked to God, and I said this, and I said that', I would be inclined to say to them, 'Rubbish.'"

She then goes on to talk about how God speaks "telepathically." Then, only a few minutes later, she says, of her own purported conversation with God…

"Whilst I was in Heaven, He gave me some parables, and I want to share one of them with you. He showed me a mountain range of purple, and He said 'What do you see?' And I said 'I see a mountain range of purple.' (laughs) And he brought it closer and said 'What do you see?' And I said '(I) see a fields, fields of Irises, wild flowers.' …"

So, apparently, if Kaz heard her own story, she would be inclined to say "Rubbish."

And for once, I would be inclined to agree with her.

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Kaz often claims to have been married to a "Roberto Andretti, from the famous car-racing family."

Here is a portion of a transcript of her speaking in front of a congregation:

I went on to marry... some years later I married Roberto Andretti, from the famous car-racing family, and I was married to him for 23 years. He was killed in 1989 in Monte Carlo, running tests for Ricardo Andretti, when he was practicing for the World Series Gran Prix. So I was left with seven children, and very little finance, because my husband had been spending most of his money on cars and I didn't know it.

Finding no mention of any "Roberto Andretti" in the racing world, on December 03, 2004, I sent a letter to Patty Reid, publicist for Mario Andretti. In that letter, I quoted the above passage, and asked if Mr. Andretti could please comment on it.

On December 09, 2004, I received an email reply from Ms. Reid. The text of that email is below:

Subject: Mario Andretti From: xxxxx@xxxxx.com Date: Thu, Dec 09, 2004 3:32 pm To: StopKaz@StopKaz.com Dear Mr. Lancaster, I received your letter, asking for clarification on a few things about the Mario Andretti family. I reviewed each of the following points with Mario Andretti and his response is below: 1) According to Mario Andretti, there is nobody by the name of Roberto Andretti or Ricardo Andretti in the Mario Andretti Family Tree. And there is not another Andretti racing family in this world, other than the Mario Andretti family. If there is anyone by the name Roberto Andretti or Ricardo Andretti living in this world, they are not related to Mario Andretti and are not connected to the famous car racing family. 2) It could possibly be true that Kaz was married to somebody named Roberto Andretti. But if so, he is not related to Mario Andretti and he was never a racer. 3) There were no racing fatalities in Monte Carlo in 1989. In fact, there have been no racing fatalities at Monte Carlo for more than 30 years. Furthermore, no one by the name of Roberto Andretti or Ricardo Andretti ever raced at Monte Carlo. So it is not true that someone named Roberto Andretti was killed in Monte Carlo racing cars. If someone by that named died, he did not die racing cars and did not die running tests at Monte Carlo. I hope this is helpful to you. Should you need further clarification, I am happy to ask Mario Andretti once again. Regards Patty Reid Publicist for Mario Andretti

My sincere thanks to Ms. Reid and Mr. Andretti for their help.

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Kaz claims that her birth father is the famous actor Peter Lawford. She also claims that towards the end of his life, he stayed with her in Australia, where she baptized him.

The following is a quote from her April 18th, 2004 talk in fron of the congregation of the Bowles Community Church in Littleton, Colorado:

My father, Peter Lawford, came to the Lord in 1983, just prior to his death in 1990…. 1984. And that was a great joy to me because he came to stay with me in Australia, and I got to baptize him in the sea myself.

Finding no evidence of any of this, on December 04, 2004, I emailed James Spada, author of Lawford biography "Peter Lawford - The Man Who Kept The Secrets".

I asked Mr. Spada if he had heard of Kaz (in any of her various names) in the course of writing Lawford's biography, or of any illegitimate daughter of Lawford's. His reply came later that same day:

Dear Robert: I have no knowledge of this woman ever having known Peter Lawford. Neither her name nor Lawford's having an illegitimate daughter ever came up in the hundreds of interviews I conducted.

I wrote to Mr. Spada again on December 12, 2004, after hearing the claim about the supposed baptism in Australia. I asked Mr. Spada if he was aware of any such trip so late in Lawford's life. His reply came later that same day:

I'm not aware of a trip to Australia; he did make a movie in England in 1983. His widow wrote a memoir called "The Peter Lawford Story" and she makes no mention of a trip to Australia.

My sincere thanks to Mr. Spada for his help.

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Kaz claims that Jesus has a "special name" for her - "Kazshari."

The following is a quote from her "testimony", a Microsoft Word document she emailed out in June of 2003:

He opened both arms and said, "Come Kazshari Izriah." That was the name only my nanny called me.

Searching the web for "kazshari," I found several pages on web sites devoted to house sitting, where she had evidently been offering her services as a house sitter.

Although many of the pages had expired (as had her membership in the board, evidently), I used the Google search engine's "cache" feature. This feature allows you to see snapshots of web pages which are in the search engine's index, but have been changed or removed since they were added to the search engine.

In this way, I found the profile she had filled out, advertising her sitting services.

As you read through it, ask yourself: Does this read like it was written by someone with a PhD?

I have added paragraph breaks to make it more readable.

Details for User Name Kazshari Occupation: consultant, strategist,. April 9,2004 In: United States , Canada, England, France, Indonesia, Italy, United States State: California County/District: USA, Australia, Europe, City: Los Angeles, New York,. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth,San Francisco, San Diego. City/Town Area: Los Angeles, N Y.Manhattan,Long Island,San Francisco, San Diego, Suburb(s): Santa Monica,Silverlake, Brentwood,Hancock Park, Hollywood Hills.Burbank, Sherman Oaks Hills, Encino Hills, Marina Del Ray, Beverly Hills, Bel Air. Manhattan, Long Island, La Jolla, Marin County, Innner City SF. Description: Highly recommended.Seasoned Gold member with Great references,

Note that even though she now says that she never claimed to have an office in the tower, she specifically says so here (emphasis mine):

I am well educated, responsible, clean tidy, kind, caring, personable person. I had an office in the North Tower World Trade Center on Sept 11th. I lost my business partners, many staff and treasured clients. I have gone from a successful business person to nearly bust because of that day of terrorist attacks. I have personally had the experience of three miracles during and since. I have had 16 months recovering but am now back on my feet and looking forward to a great future. I have been very blessed and although I have lost much in the material way I have gained much grace and huge blessings. I am currently looking for a good house sit or guest house in exchange for housesitting / care. I was an ex award winning Producer,Consultant and Strategist. I have a Ph.d. I am a huge animal lover. I love animals very much and they return that to me. Dont they always? I will only consider a home in a safe neighborhood and be well maintained and clean. A good computer and printer would be a plus. Have current drivers international license. "A ONE Drivers record. I do not bring other people into your home as I am very respectful. I come from a sound / well respected background. I am a private person and a little shy. I have house-sat all over the world for years and have had housesitters myself minding my own homes while I have been gone. I always use this company and via this medium I have met and maintained great friendships around the world. I have one house sit that I have continued to do for several years. I have very sound references local and international, plus referees. I trust the judgement of this company in it's placements/ clientelle and fully recommend it's services to all how are in need of this type of service. I shall look forward to hearing from you. Take care and God bless.

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AT least two people who have discussed Kaz with me have received letters from an attorney, demanding that they "Seize (sic) and Desist" from "spreading damaging and defamatory statements" about her.

One of those people sent me a copy of the letter, which, quite frankly, did not sound as though it had been written by an actual attorney (one would hope that an attorney would know that the proper legal phrase is "Cease and Desist).

Here is the text of that letter (emphasis mine):

(Attorney's name removed) Attorney at Law (Address removed) Telephone: (Phone numbers removed) August 18, 2004 Mr. (Name removed) (Address removed) Dear Mr. (Name removed), This office has been retained by Dr. Kaz DeMille Jacobsen. It was recently brought to my client's attention that you are spreading damaging defamatory statements regarding my client. These accusations are untrue and should be retracted as soon as possible. We request for you to seize and desist from participating in any defamatory statements or accusations against my client. If these statements and accusations are not seized, we will be forced to commence litigation against you. If you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Very truly yours, (Attorney's name removed) Attorney at Law (signature) (Attorney's name removed) cc: Dr. Kaz DeMille Jacobsen

I called the phone number on the letter, which was indeed the phone number of a law firm. When I asked the woman who answered the phone if there was an attorney there by the name given on the letter, she said that he no longer worked there, but that yes, he was an attorney.

When I asked her if the firm had a client by the name of "Dr. Kaz deMille Jacobsen," she quite firmly replied that she (Kaz) was NOT a client of the firm, but was a client of the attorney named on the letter.

I called the new firm where the attorney now works and left voice mail, which was never returned.

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A visitor to this site forwarded me an email which had been sent to them from Kaz in June of 2003.

Below is the text of that email, with Kaz's typical requests for help, including some rather odd remarks about rabbits she had with her, which she says that Jesus wanted her to keep (emphasis mine).

Attached to the email was Kaz's "testimony." It is an early version of the story she would tell later, with many variations in it from what the story would later become. Click the image above to view the Microsoft Word document.

From: K Jacobsen-deMille (Kaz's email address removed) Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 20:38:26 -0700 (PDT) To: (Recipient's email address removed) Subject: Dr Kaz's Jacobsen Testimony Attachment: kaz's testimony final.doc Dear (Recipient's name and spouse's name removed), So nice to speak with another brother and sister in Christ. Here is my testimony. It has been an amazing experience in every way through his grace. However I too have had and am having the things of the natural ( FLESH) chipped away. I have been extremely humbled in every way and have had a little struggle with some things. Like just having my own room and a bed. Right now I stay in this little ceramics room of my friend and sleep on a table with a mattress on it. I have always been very independent and never had to rely on anyone except God in the past. I walk very tight in Him and am happy always in the delight of Him but I really have asked God to open a door for me in a few areas because my health is being troubled due to this demonic fire I have been under where I have been staying. I do know why the Lord brought me to this door but I believe that job is done. That is what he has place on my heart. So I feel confident that he shall now move me out soon to where he wishes me to be for the next assignment. He did say I was to reach out and tell my brother and sisters that I need their help and support. I need a room or guest house free of charge. I can pay for my own food, phone expenses. I have two bunnies but are house trained toilet trained and do not chew. The Lord told me that I was to take them from NY but leave my other pets. He said I was to do duty each day with them and that when a person really love him and wanted his word to spread they would open the door to me and the bunnies. That is a little test of the Lords I guess. Remember what he told us about the hospitality of many he rewarded and the story of the neighbor who knock on the door to ask a favor?. I do not know why but that was his instruction and I just obey him in everything. After going through what I have and seeing and hearing what I have there is no questions asked. So I shall rely on him for my every need as he told us all he shall provide. Thank you for taking time to speak with me and reach out on my behalf and our Lords work. Your sister in Christ Kaz

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The Burbank Leader, an insert to the Los Angeles Times, ran an article on December 29, 2004 (by reporter Mark Madler) discussing some of the doubts surrounding Kaz and her stories.

Below is a quote from the article, in which it discusses the earlier article run in the Leader in 2003:

Jacobsen's survival story apparently duped even the audience of a city-sponsored event in September 2003, when she was recognized as a WTC survivor. She was subsequently profiled in The Leader. Burbank City Council- woman Stacey Murphy was described as a "friend" of Jacobsen's in the newspaper article, a relation she denied ever existed. "I met her once," Murphy said. "I am not her friend, and I don't like the way she does things." She was suspicious of Jacobsen's 9/11 story, Murphy said, adding that while Jacobsen did not directly ask for money, she hinted being given some would be helpful. "I was very offended," Murphy said. "There were lots of victims of 9/11 and for her to come out of the woodwork and claim what she does, just offends me."

My thanks to the Leader and to reporter Mark Madler for the coverage.

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One week after the "Survival Story Now In Doubt" article, the Burbank Leader ran the above political cartoon by Steve Bolton.

Sums it up quite nicely, I think.

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As mentioned above, Kaz has said that her second husband, (the apparently-nonexistant) "Roberto Andretti", was killed while working for the (apparently non-existant) "Ricardo Andretti."

In another appearance (West Bowles Church, Littleton Colorado, April 18, 2004), she says that the driver which "Roberto" was working for was Riccardo Patrese - who definitely exists. Here is a quote from that appearance (emphasis mine):

"I went on to marry Roberto Andretti, and then had to contend with racing cars. So I traipsed around the world with him. He was a handsome Italian, so it was quite worth traipsing around the world behind him. I was really trying to keep the other women away, but he was a good man, and... How many racing car driving people have we got here? He actually was killed, he actually was um, killed, um, testing Riccardo Patrese's car in Monte Carlo. And I got left, totally unexpectedly, with very little finance."

On December 05, 2004, Doug Switz (a visitor to this site) asked about this, on the Riccardo Patrese Tribute Site:

There is a woman calling herself Kaz Demille Jacobson who said she was married for 23 to a Roberto Andretti (who supposed to be a part the well known Andretti racing family). She said her husband (Roberto) was killed testing your (Mr. Patese's) F1 car at Monte Carlo in 1989. I 've been a big racing fan all of my life, and well acquianted with F1 and the Andretti's, and have never heard of Roberto. I would very much like to know if this story is true or not. Thank you for any help you might be able to give me regarding this matter.

On December 19th, Riccardo Patrese himself responds (emphasis mine):

I know the F1 drivers who were at Monaco and a Roberto Andretti was never at Monaco. I know nothing about this story.

Thanks both to Doug Switz and to Mr. Patrese for this.

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On January 8th and 9th of 2005, Kaz spoke to the congregation of Sydney Full Gospel Church, a Korean-language church in Sydney, Australia.

Luckily, the church videotapes some (or maybe all) of their services, and makes them available for viewing at their web site.

To view these recordings, go to the church's web site by clicking the image above. Once there, clicking on an image in the lower left of the page (it currently has a picture of Kaz, but this varies) will display another page where various sermons/presentations are listed.

Although most are in Korean, two of them (currently items 33 and 34) have the words "Kaz Jacobsen", along with "Day_1" and "Day_2".

Clicking on either of these two entries displays a page where the selected video will be presented. It is a nice set up, and the streaming video worked very well for me.

In Day_1, Kaz tells her story up until the point where she claims to have died.

In Day_2 , she tells the rest of her story.

Every few sentences, she stops while the gentleman standing beside her translates for those in the congregation who only speak Korean.

A few moments into the Day 2 presentation, Kaz starts talking, once again, about me and this web site (by the way, I believe that she is speaking in short, simple sentences in order to make the translator's job easier):

"When somebody is out to save souls for Jesus Christ, you can guarantee the angel of light - Satan - is right behind, if not trying to be in front. And, like most people, and a lot of people who have gone out there to speak on God's behalf, with a total sincere heart, they come upon a lot of persecution. And I'm no different than any body else. Something happened here last night that I feel has to be addressed."

She never says "what happened," but from what comes next, I assume that someone mentioned this web site to her.

She continues...

"There is a web site against me, to stop me. This web site was put together by an atheist."

No. From the day this site first opened up, I have stated on this site's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page that I am an agnostic. There is a difference, Kaz. But by calling me an "atheist" in front of a crowd of Christians, she is trying to make me seem like The Bad Guy. And, having prefaced it by saying that "the angel of light - Satan" tries to stop anyone who is out to save souls, she tries to associate me with Satan. How nice of her.

She continues...

"The person who put the web site together has never spoken to me."

Yes, and as I mention earlier on this page, this is because she purposefully makes herself difficult to contact.

Her attorney (of the "Seize and Desist" letter) never returned my calls. She has no phone number, since she moves from place to place, living with whatever person will donate some living space to her.

The ministers I have asked for her number have all said that they never had a number for her, that she called them. She has no web site (and why is that? You would think that someone with an inspiring story to share with the world would have a web site where they could publicize their upcoming speaking engagements).

Regardless, Kaz does not want people to contact her. If she wants to talk to someone, she contacts them. I have heard this from ministers, journalists and others. You don't call Kaz. Kaz calls you.

So Kaz., if you're reading this, send me an email. I'd love to talk to you - with witnesses present.

She continues...

"His mother came to hear me speak at a church, and, I believe, was saved."

After I stopped laughing at that one, I got on the phone to my mother. I knew she had been a Christian before Kaz was even born...

After our hellos and how-are-you's, the conversation went something like this:

Me: Mom, when did you become a Christian? Mom: When I was seventeen. Why? Me: Because Kaz thinks you were "saved" when you saw her speak. Mom: Oh, she does, does she? Me: Yup. (I describe what Kaz had said) Mom: Well, you put this on the web site: You tell her that I was taking you and your brother and sisters to church when you were all tiny, and I taught the Sunday school. And I don't think Kaz had a thing to do with it.

Yes, ma'am!

Back to Kaz...

"So he felt that if he could prove that I was false, that he would prove his point to his mother, and to every body else."

By having said that she thinks she "saved" my mother, she is insinuating here that I set out to talk my mother out of being a Christian, and this is definitely not true.

And if anyone is curious, my mother is:

• Fully convinced that Kaz is a fraud, and
• Still a church-going, bible-reading Christian.

Thanks to Sydney Full Gospel Church for making the video available, and to my mother for the quote.

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The New Zealand Herald, a major newspaper out of Auckland, ran an excellent article (by reporter Amanda Spratt) about Kaz in their Sunday, January 9th, 2005 edition.

NOTE: Text of article added here on Mar 1, 2005.

Here is the text of that article. Note: I typed it in from a copy of the article. Any typos and.or spelling errors in it are my own.

On the bottom-right corner of page 1, a picture of Kaz's face is shown, along with:

STRANGER THAN FICTION She claims to have survived 9/11, won a stack of Oscars, and that she's a relative of the late film director Cecil B. deMille. But even worse she says she's lived in New Zealand and been a cabinet minister. Meet Kaz DeMille-Jacobsen. PAGE 5

On page 5, the article itself:

Living in a Fantasy Welcome to the bizarre world of Kaz deMille-Jacobsen - The "Kiwi" with a rather strange take on reality BY AMANDA SPRATT [picture of Kaz at podium with Korean interpreter] TALE-TELLER: Kaz DeMille-Jacobsen at Sydney Full Gospel Church last night. - PAUL MILLER [photographer] HER RESUME' reads like a work of fiction. From surviving rhe September 11 attacks to winning a stack of Oscars, Kaz DeMille-Jacobsen - who claims to have lived in New Zealand and is understood to hold New Zealand citizenship - has made a living peddling tall tales ranging from the astonishing to the absurd. She has claimed to have been a New Zealand cabinet minister, a multi-Oscar and Grammy winner and a relative of the late film director Cecil B. DeMille. But it is her supposed encounter with God after her "miraculous escape" from the Twin Towers that has seen her emerge as a sort of spiritual guru. Last night she was in Sydney where she spoke to a church congregation about her so-called 9/11 experience. She does not charge a fee, but accepts dona- "The smaller the church, the more likely they are to fall for her. She knows what she's doing." - ROBERT LANCASTER tions, living off the generosity of those who have heard her. So, who is this woman - and can anything she says be believed? The real DeMille family has taken legal action against Jacobsen, and hired a private investigator to establish her true identity. "She's a fruitcake, a real piece of work," said Cecilia DeMille Presley, DeMille's real grand-daughter. She was amazed at some of the claims Jacobsen had made, such as that the Queen of England stayed with her family and that she had been a spiritual adviser to three US preseidents. The DeMilles are not the only ones worried. Robert Lancaster, a Californian computer programmer, has set up a website - www.stopkaz.com - dedicated to exposing Jacobsen. "The only way we can stop this woman is to expose her, to get the word out," said Mr. Lancaster, who has alerted the FBI. Mr. Lancaster became skeptical about Jacobsen after his mother told him about an "amazing woman" who spoke at their church. "Even before I heard some of the wilder parts of her story, I found it extremely hard to believe." Mr. Lancaster is convinced her tales are more fantasy than fact. "The smaller the church, the more likely they are to fall for her. She knows what she is doing." The Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, who asked Jacobsen to appear on his American radio show after hearing her speak at his church, said that while Jacobsen claimed to be a pauper, having given away her $170 million fortune at God's behest, she was well-presented and believable. "I've had some weird people come through (the show), but no one quite so convincing." During the hour-long radio interview, DeMille-Jacobsen spoke about her experience in the north tower of New York's Twin Towers, where a hijacked plane flew into the building. She was pronounced clinically dead, she said, during which time she went to heaven and met "the Lord", whom Jacobsen says she now works for fulltime. In the elevator on the 98th floor at the time of the attacks, DeMille-Jacobsen tells of having her throat slashed from ear-to-ear and her skull pierced by a steel spike. Like all her tales, the story is detailed enough to be believable, but vague enough to be difficult to prove wrong. But hard evidence of her being in New York at the time cannot be found. Photos Jacobsen claimed to be her in hospital showed a woman so "beat up" and bandaged Reverend Peterson could not tell if it was her. "She claimed to have scars, but I never did see them. At this point I don't know what to think," said Reverend Peterson, who said he did not feel it was appropriate to question her claims at the time. Attempts by the Herald On Sunday to contact Jacobsen have been unsuccessful. Phone calls to her lawyer and churches believed to be associated with her have not been returned. Proving citizenship is difficult because she appears to use a number of pseudonyms. She does not give out contact details, offering her services to churches when she wishes, and when pressed for details about her "I'm on the fence. She's an interesting person. She seemed sincere. If she's a fraud, she's really going overboard." - NORI HARAOKE story, she declines to answer for personal reasons. "She has it down to an art. She seems to know exactly how to stay off of everyone's radar" Mr. Lancaster said. Her story of heroic escape and resurrection is not the only one raising eyebrows. But despite apparent gaping flaws in her life story, it seems there are many still willing to believe. "I'm on the fence. She's an interesting person. She seemed sincere,: said Nori Haraoke, pastor of King's Way Community Church in Lomita, California, where Jacobsen spoke in October. He was impressed by her passion and knowledge of biblical scriptures, and said her claims would be difficult to disprove. " If she's a fraud, she's really going overboard."

Next to the article is a sidebar, with the following:

KAZ'S CLAIMS [picture of Bill Clinton] Spiritual advisor to United States Presitent George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton Died and went to heaven where she met God. [picture of the Queen of England] A family friend of the Queen Married Mario Andretti's brother, Roberto. There is no record of Mario having a brother named Roberto. [picture of Twin Towers after planes hit] Survived horrific injuries from September 11 terror attacks after being trapped in an elevator in the Twin Towers. [picture of Nelson Mandela] Corresponds and advises Nelson Mandela and other world leaders. Has a PhD and was a cabinet minister in the New Zealand Government. [picture of painting of Jesus] Was given a rock by Jesus. Has won multiple Oscars, Grammys and AME awards and co-wrote Sleepless in Seattle. [picture of Quincy Jones] Owned a company worth $170 million; set up non-profit organisations, including one with Quincy Jones. [picture of Cecil B. deMille] Beat leukemia. Is Cecil B. DeMille's grand-daughter.

My thanks to Amanda Spratt and the Herald for the coverage.

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The New Zealand Herald ran a paragraph within their "Briefly" section on page 5 of the Sunday, January 15th 2005 edition.

It read:

Tour cancelled Self-proclaimed New Zealand citizen Kaz deMille-Jacobsen, the woman who had been telling of her miraculous escape and resurrection after the September 11 terror attacks, has cancelled speaking engagements in New Zealand this week. The Herald on Sunday revealed her lies last week.

My thanks to the Herald for staying on top of the story.

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Neil Saavedra is a lay Christian apologist (a "defender of the faith") and the producer/host of "The Jesus Christ Show", broadcast on radio station KFI (AM 640) in Los Angeles every Sunday morning.

At the beginning of the eight o'clock hour of the January 16th, 2005 show, the topic was "False teachers in the church."

The main focus was on Kaz.

This web site was mentioned multiple times, and listeners were urged to check it out. At one point, talking about the site (and me), the host says:

...and you could say "You know what? The person's not a Christian, they don't believe in this, therefor they're just trying to tear down." No. If anything, they're protecting you. They're protecting you.

At the very end of the segment:

Be careful who you let in your church. Be careful. I don't care if they're standing behind the pulpit of a church today. Even if you respect the pastor, you check them out for yourself. You don't take things for face value. Your pastor can be wrong. Your church can be wrong. And I'm just absolutely disgusted that people like this enter churches and spew their garbage, and it takes the world to point it to you. Corinthians says "Judge yourself, and you won't be judged by others." You know why somebody outside the fold had to do this? Because you are not doing it yourself.

My thanks to Neil, and to KFI for giving him a "pulpit". Support like this from within the Christian community is both encouraging and important.

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The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) is "a Fellowship for men who would meet in small and large groups in cafes, hotels and public places to fellowship and minister spiritually one to another."

On July 10th, 2004, the Burbank chapter of the organization held a breakfast meeting in a dining area of a Ramada Inn in Burbank.

Their guest speaker: Kaz.

The presentation was videotaped, and I have been given a copy of that video. The image above is from that video (my apologies for the image quality. I have no video capture abilities, and so the image is a photograph of the video playing on a television set.)

At 11:15:05 by the video's clock, Kaz begins the following (emphasis mine):

"I was invited by Judge Moore to go and open a memorial for the ten commandments in Columbine, where all the kids were killed at Columbine, and had a great reunion with those young people because a lot of them needed to know there was a heaven. I had one little girl who ran from the back, and she was Rachel's sister. Rachel was one of the girls who had a gun to her head and said 'Do you believe in God?' and she said 'Yes I do, I believe in Jesus Christ' and they shot her. And her little sister has been 'gone within' with grief. She's just twelve, and she never expressed the grief. And she has hardly spoken, lost a lot of weight, and they were very concerned about her. And I was up actually speaking about heaven, and what heaven is, and this little girl ran from the back of the West Bowles Church, up onto the stage and grabbed me around the waist, and she said 'Does Jesus know my sister?' I said 'Jesus holds your sister.' And she said 'Does Jesus hold me and know me?' I said 'Jesus does know you. Would you like to make sure he knows you?' And I went through the Sinner's Prayer, on stage, in front of fifteen thousand people, and there was not a dry eye in that house as that child came to the Lord. And that's another miracle. Another miracle of His grace and His mercy and His compassion. I saw sixteen hundred people at one go at West Bowles Church stand and come to the Lord."

Kaz had spoken at West Bowles Church in Littleton, Colorado, on April 18th, 2004 (though whether she had been invited by Judge Moore, I do not know). I have a CD containing the audio of her presentation that day.

As far as can be heard on the CD, at no time does any young girl come up to talk to her.

But perhaps she spoke there more than once, and this little girl approached her during another presentation. So, let's look a little deeper.

Checking a list of the Columbine victims shows that there was one victim named Rachel - Rachel Joy Scott.

But did Rachel have a younger sister? Not according to her parents.

From Page 40 of the book "Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott", written by Rachel's parents Darrell Scott and Beth Nimmo (emphasis mine):

"As the middle of five children, rather than be the forgotten child, Rachel used that position to her advantage and was quite independent. She did not exactly fit in with her older sisters, Bethanee and Dana, or her younger brothers, Craig and Michael. By the time Rachel was three years old, she already had two baby brothers. Actually, she was pushed out of her babyhood very quickly."

Rachel was 17 years old at the time of her death (1999). Her youngest sibling - a brother - was around 15 or 16 years old at the time, making him around 20 or 21 years old at the time Kaz spoke at the West Bowles Church in 2004.

Could Kaz have misspoken the slain girl's name? She said "Rachel", but perhaps meant something else?

There was another girl who died at Columbine, who also is said to have been shot after proclaiming her belief in God. Her name is Cassie Bernall, and she attended West Bowles Church (I do not know if Rachel Joy Scott did).

Did Cassie have a younger sister?

All references to the Bernall family I have found mention only two children: Cassie, and a brother Chris.

From page 3 of the book "She Said Yes : The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall", written by Cassie's mother, Misty Bernall (emphasis mine):

April 20, 1999, started like any other school day in our house. At five forty-five Brad, my husband, left for work, and a little later I got up to wake the kids. Getting teenagers out of bed is always a small battle, but that Tuesday was especially difficult. Cassie had stayed up late the night before catching up on homework, and her books were all over the kitchen table. ... About seven-twenty Chris kissed me goodbye, or at least gave me his cheek, which is what it's gone to lately (he's fifteen) and clattered down the stairs and out of the house.

So again, no younger sister, only a younger brother who would be around 20 years old when Kaz spoke at West Bowles Church.

I will continue to investigate this claim of Kaz's, but as it stands now, it looks to me as though she decided to exploit yet another American tragedy - the Columbine massacre - by making up a story about it to try and make herself look good.

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I spoke on the phone with a member of the West Bowles Community Church (WBCC) regarding the statements Kaz made about her appearance there. (See above)

After introducing myself and expressing my doubts about Kaz's claims, I read to him the quote above, where Kaz talks to the gathering in Burbank about her appearance at WBCC.

He was present when Kaz gave her presentation at WBCC, and said the following things during our conversation:

• When Kaz spoke at WBCC, she was invited by the church, not by Judge Moore, as she claims.
• The church only holds 1,200 people, and he believes that there were perhaps 800 people in attendance when Kaz spoke there. Not the 15,000 she claims. Not even the 1,600 she claims "came to the Lord" at that time.
• To his recollection, no young girl approached Kaz during her presentation.
• The family of Rachel Joy Scott are not members of WBCC, and to his knowledge, were not there when Kaz spoke.
• He confirmed that Cassie Bernall had only one sibling, her brother Chris, who would have been around 20 years old when Kaz spoke at WBCC.
• He expressed concern over what I had told him, and requested that I send him a copy of the videotape for the pastors of the church to review.

I have sent him a DVD copy of the tape. He said that the church pastors would review it, and determine what, if anything, should be done.

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Some people with whom Kaz stayed for several months back in 2003 found the following document on their computer after she left.

The first question that occurred to me when I saw it was "why yet another variation on her name?"

The second question that occurred to me: "If God told her she was to work full-time for Him from now on, why did she need a resumé?"

NOTE: This document was scanned into text using Optical Character Recognition - OCR - software. Although I have tried to correct errors (other than those present in the source document), some spelling errors may have been introduced during the scanning process.

Resume in brief of Kaz Jacobsen-Lavell 2002 Profile. Since 9/11 my world has changed. I have lost much that shall never be replaced, but my values, goals and determination are even stronger. As I know just how blessed I am to be living. I work under the golden rule of "A fair days work for a fair days pay." This attitude assists me in being a good team player but also a capable, competent leader. I am a person who thrives on a challenge. I set realistic goals and am very focus on achieving them. Most of my past employment has required me to be a high achiever and perform under deadlines and stress. I am capable of handling multi tasks simultaneously. I am reliable, dependable and loyal. Known to call a spade a spade. The eternal optimist with a healthy outlook on life coupled with a good sense of humor and a compassionate heart. 1998-2002 Wrote new TV reality program "Happy stories of the world", Me, You, others", two feature films "Climb every Mountain." & "Les Chameleon". Co-created a reality TV show with Peter Hayman & Matt Zimbel Torch Entertainment. USA & Canada."Home town" I Drama series "110 Whitley Place". Senior Partner, Jacob's & Associates, Consultants and The Jacobson Companies Global. Producers. Co-Producer for three major artists live concerts in conjunction with other companies. Freelance. Consultant and negotiator. Career, marketing, strategies and development. Business development, Strategies for company and personal growth. Being a high achiever. Resolutions specialist, Negotiator: Mediator Different types of deals, settlements, and resolutions. Lectureslseminars: Career Strategies implementation, development personal, product, corporate dealing with today's world. Life couch. How to deal with disappointment, success and high expectations. Obtaining your goals comfortably. Youth related affairs. Management under mentorship programs of (2) singers, musicians, composers ( 1) actor. (1) Designer. Founder & chairperson for Tinseltown International Network & Be A mentor Program. (Worldwide) The Network's assist financially disadvantaged young people to have an equal opportunity in life. One of ten selected delegates to the White House to debate the responsibilities of the Entertainment Industry and Media. Children and Youth related programs Film & Television. (volunteer position) 1997-1998 Consultant to Credit China. Duties oversaw producing of award winning Asian Film /Television series Ran at no 1 through out all Asian countries. Managed singer who gained "Distinguished Artist of the year" New York. 1998. Mentor program .Freelance. Career, Sales, Marketing strategies/development/ Implementation. Life coach. Consultant. Deal negotiator Training the trainers and how to present your product. Strategist for major corporations on development. training, presentations, becoming a high achiever. Chairperson for Tinseltown International & The Be a Mentor Programs (As seen on national TV) 1995-1997 As above with the exception of being the spokesperson for Youth affairs and related programs. 1995-1994 As above. Plus the overseeing of production of albums for an International singer and a band. 1994-1989 Operations Manager for well established Engineering I steel construction company. Duties. Oversee Steel construction, labor hire of trade's personnel. Oversee for 580 employees. Negotiate with clients, Union representatives, Politicians, Trades Officials. Responsible for the above to the wages, benefits. World Services and construction. Ticketed rigger, crane chaser, TA on away and offshore projects. Chairperson for Tinseltown International and The Be a Mentor programs Global Volunteer Computer skills Proficient in computer, Internet Platforms Good communication skills, manners & diction. Education B.A.M.A Ph.D. Sociology, behavioral studies, Communications. Performing Arts Social Sciences Diploma's & Certificates, Contractual I Entertainment Law, Television /Film Interior Design, Stylist. Awards United Nations awards for work with youth in performing arts. Humanitarian award. Woman of the year for "A woman in a male dominated field" ; .Pursuit of excellence award. Many prestigious awards for acting, teaching, Dance, choreographing, stage, production. Awards for Environmental campaigns, Animal Rights. Skating International level. Award I Reward. Greatest achievement. Raising solo great human beings -My now grown children. Wage Salary negotiable in accordance with responsibility of position. Hobbies and Interests Animals ofall kinds. The outdoors and all aspects of nature. Cooking, Interior design. A passion for different cultures & languages. Reading, Painting. Sailing, Classic cars. Motorbikes. Local/International. Personal and Business References available on request.

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