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WARNING: CON ARTIST

This is a warning to any potential employer, coworker, friend, or romantic partner of a woman that goes by the name of Savannah Renee Bollenbaugh/Hoke/Chiasson. She said she grew up in Illinois and her birthday is February 12, 1988.

Savannah was my partner in management at a restaurant, roommate to my boyfriend and I, and a close friend. We first met February of 2018, and this is my firsthand experience with this human.

When she was hired at the restaurant I managed, she was supposed to be my partner. We grew close as friends within a month and that's when the lies started. She told me a story of sexual harassment, and claimed she felt unsafe at work and unsupported by our superiors in the accusation. It is important to note she confessed to me that she asked our superiors not to take action at that time. She told them she would tell them when she was ready, meanwhile she was contacting a lawyer and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. At this time, she began encouraging me to leave my position with the company citing disapproval from our superiors, a general dislike of myself, and their desire for me to leave on my own.

My boyfriend and I moved in with Savannah in April and it was at this time I discovered the severity of her drinking habits. Our apartment was never without a case of Bud Light Lime or a bottle of fruity vodka, which had to be replenished every other day. She left her position with the company the weekend of May 5th- I was home that weekend severely sick, she had bars to visit in a nearby town and decided to call in sick then never return. She remained in contact with her lawyer over these last few months making plans to sue for millions. Meanwhile, she never asked the company to formally address the situation internally.

I left the company in June and the three of us moved nearby to a trailer owned by a friend. She began dating a 19 year, who, ironically, was related to the supervisor to whom she initially told of her harassment complaint and requested it be kept private.

To this day, I believe her boyfriend was in on everything from the beginning. That is only an accusation and I have absolutely no proof, but I struggle with coincidences regarding millions of dollars.

It was around this time she started a job managing another local restaurant, from whom she stole both liquor and food that she brought home. I have heard rumors of cash larceny from that company as well but I have not seen proof. She took over the management position from a woman who was moving away and happened to have a house she needed to sell fast. We lived in this trailer until July, when she claimed to have settled her lawsuit against the company for $5 million and buy a house- the previous manager's house. If you're still with me- good job and thank you :) now it's time for the sociopath to shine.

Savannah is a mother and divorcee, the number of marriages has yet to be determined but we thought only one- her daughters' father. After "winning the lawsuit," Savannah planned to bribe her ex-husband with cash for full custody of her daughters. Her daughters would be moving in with her soon so she needed a house, but not any house- a gorgeous 4,000 square foot mansion with a hot tub, in-ground pool, and six-burner Wolf stove (that comes into play later). The money would be coming soon, but she needed help with bills until then. So in July, we move into this mansion with Savannah, her boyfriend, and 4 other friends from the area- one of which was her boyfriend's younger brother and Savannah's side piece.

Fast forward to September and her daughters "arriving soon."

I will add, there was some things that happened in this time that I believe is not my right to share, but I can say it involved two bottles of vodka, Savannah yelling, "CUNT!" in our gated community for 5 minutes straight, and everyone except myself leaving after threats from Savannah of physical harm.

She also had a "friend" come visit from home who was supposedly just a friend from high school. While he was with us for three days, he revealed he was actually an ex-husband. No one believed him, Savannah denied it, and everyone dismissed him as a liar.

September comes, her daughters should be moving in soon but Savannah has not asked anyone to leave. Instead, she confides in me her plan to tell our roommates the sale didn't go through so "everyone" had to leave, and that my boyfriend and I can stay to help. We are friends, after all, and she would need help being a single mother.

On the morning of September 19th, 2018, I was the first to wake up in the house so I went downstairs to make coffee. As soon as I left my bedroom on the second floor, I could smell gas. I woke up my room mates and they turned off the gas, but Savannah, her side piece, and his dog were gone. It was about 7:15am and Savannah was rarely gone before 9am, and never left early without letting everyone know ahead of time (we often had to rearrange the 6 vehicles between the 8 of us so she could get out).

They get home after a couple hours, claiming she had errands to run. She was surprised about the gas leak and said she called the gas company who would be arriving soon. Later, she said they found the leak and would be back to fix it but that the electricity would have to be shut off. This was not true, she had not paid our electric bill from the time we moved in and knew it would be shut off on the 20th. I know this from the previous homeowner, who's name the account was still in and who was responsible for the $2,000 bill we all racked up.

After the gas leak, she claimed to be frustrated with "all the issues" with the house so far and no longer wanted to buy it. She said the gas leak would give her the right to back out of the purchasing agreement with no penalty, and everyone had to move ASAP because when the owner found out, "she will call the police and have us arrested for trespassing." Everyone began packing and looking for somewhere to stay.

That night, September 19th, 2018, Savannah came home and told everyone her ex-husband and daughter had just been in a car accident. He was dead, but her daughter was holding on in critical condition. She was leaving immediately to drive like 5 hours to the hospital they air lifted her daughter to.

The next day, her daughter was determined brain dead and they would be turning off her support machines. She would be gone for at least a week to take care of all arrangements, so we were tasked with packing, moving, and storing all her belongings until she returned. We were friends, she was experiencing one of the worst things imaginable, and I wasn't about to let her lose her family heirlooms as well.

Two days later, her story completely unravels. One of our room mates reached out to Savannah's ex-husband's new girlfriend to confirm the accident. Instead, she spoke with the ex-husband, and daughter, on the phone who confirmed our suspicions.

Not only were they both alive and there was no accident, Savannah has a history of lying for personal and financial gain. Before leaving her daughters and moving 7 hours away, Savannah claimed to have cancer and held a benefit for herself. I was able to locate the Facebook page for this event where she lies about working three jobs to support her daughters and never asking for help from anyone.

Savannah had not seen her daughters in two years, their fathers' (different men) have sole custody and I hope that is true to this day.

I am doing what I can to help our previous employers beat her lawsuit, which was legitimate but hasn't entered mediation yet.

I have not seen or heard from Savannah since September 21st, 2018, though I am grateful for that.

I kept her belongings for 30 days, at which point I sold or threw it all. I spent two weeks cleaning the house for the homeowner, after Savannah trashed it like everything else in her life so far.

In the process of cleaning, I found the “gas leak” in the line in the cupboard just under the 6-burner stove. There was a circular puncture hole about the size of a screwdriver, and there was yellow paint flakes from the outside of the line on the bottom of the cupboard. There is no doubt the hole was made intentionally so I filed a report with local police.

The last I heard, she was living in or around the Kansas City area with her boyfriend and working at another restaurant.

Thank you for reading this far, if you've never heard of this woman I hope this was at least mildly entertaining. If this name sounds familiar, beware. I’m not saying don’t give her a chance, just watch your back and don’t let your guard down.

And Savannah, if you're reading this, I wish you all the strength in the world to get healthy again. I hope this is a story of a woman who no longer exists, that you have moved on and got your life on track, no one deserves to live their life in misery. Happy Anniversary