" This is unbelievably sick. It sounds like she also included her daughter in this perpetual lie. This woman needs serious help and now the poor little girl has to live with the fact that her own mother lied and used her too. This child will need alot of counseling to even try to put this behind her and make sense, if there is any at all, of this ultimate betrayal. If you can't trust a mother, who can you trust? "

" She needs only to look in the mirror to find the answer to her statement, "I don’t know what kind of depraved person would makeup a story about cancer, inflate a story about cancer, or make something as horrible as cancer out to be worse that it could possibly be."

I hope she gets the help she clearly needs. "

" what I want to say will be censored. Witch! "

" I think this lie turned out to be bigger than she planned. She's not "mentally ill"...she wanted attention, but the lie kept growing, and she soon believed it. "

" Lavgirl, seeking attention to this level is a form of mental illness. Anyone of their right mind either would never consider such antics in the first place or would have the forethought to think past the initial proclamation of having cancer and know that they would have to do some pretty good acting to make the story believable down the road. To include her young daughter in her lies certainly doesn't sound like a mentally stable person to me. "

" JMO, by that token, nobody "of their right mind" would rob a liquor store or kill someone. Anyone could just blame their abhorrent behavior on a newly discovered mental illness. "

" I agree, Baraki, and so does the law, I believe, because it boils the "mental illness" defense down to "unable to distinguish between right and wrong."

Just having a diagnosis doesn't qualify as a defense, as far as I know. "

" Enough is enough...we all know what she did and how bad it was. Is the Register running low on stories that might actually affect us in a more realistic way? Please put down the whip and let this tragedy run it's course, shrivel up and hopefully serve as sad reminder in just how bad greed can affect some people. "

" What a disgusting, horrible human being. Lock her up for 15. "

" napasfinest- I thought it was a max of only 3 years? "

" Wheres the child endangerment charge?

She should have her child taken away from her if it hasn't already happened. Unfit mother. This poor little girl will never have a fair shot at life now. "

" This woman, Ms.Vanderpool, is not mental ill and I resent that her so called lawyer is using that term. So let me try to put this all in perspective of some sorts as well as make it more accessible. Ms. Vanderpool is what is called a clinical sociopath. It's a deep 'personality disorder' or profound one that is very difficult to understand as such people not fully formed humans and live with another moral and emotional compass. That lack what is called the ability to identify and thus have no conscience. The are also predators by default and some are better skilled at lying than others. They do very well in law enforcement, religion and in all area of finance and business as per the opportunities they these professions provide. They do "not" experience feelings or guilt or "fear" as you or I might and will poison the own children in dramatic and surreal insurance scams as people mean nothing to them emotionally as they cannot love. I watched another former female police dispatcher do this and worse here locally years ago in the bay area. She was also very smart and knew just how to manipulate the civil legal system. It was a heart stopping and shattering experience even at distance as she could be so charming, intelligent and gifted as she was, however ( long wise pause here ) that was not the real her. That creature was to emerge later. Try reading this book for more introductory information regarding this deeply disturbing, pronounced psychiatric disorder: The Sociopath Next Door. Again Ms. Vnderpool is not mentally ill. "

" We get it. The Register and the police mis judged someone. Surprise. Perhaps we should have more news on the election tomorrow, which no one seems to know about, so we can decide what to do with our taxes, and not worry so much about this poor girl. I don't think she'll win any popularity contests, even if we have to hear about it every day or not. "

" Ephemerol -- Sociopathy is an obsolete term for Antisocial Personality Disorder, which is a mental illness as defined in the DSM-IV. If you are claiming the woman is not mentally ill because sociopathy is not a mental illness, you are incorrect. "

" A sociopath, also known as a psychopath, is someone who has no conscience. He or she shows a reckless disregard for the rights and feelings of others, and tends to live a parasitic lifestyle. The classic work on psychopaths is "The Mask of Sanity," by Hervey Cleckley.

Dr. Robert Hare, a recognized authority on psychopaths (and a fellow Canadian) has written a book for the lay person called "Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us," as well as a book on psychopaths in the workplace, "Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work." "Without Conscience" is an excellent introduction to the topic that give some warning signs.

Recovering from a sociopath:
First of all, understand that you're not a fool, you were targeted. Sociopaths are expert manipulators. They spend their whole lives perfecting their acts. There are millions of sociopaths on the planet, and each has conned hundreds of people. You are certainly not alone.

Secondly, get help—the right help. Do not expect your family and friends to understand. No one really understands unless they, too, have been targeted. If you see a therapist, make sure he or she knows what it's like to be involved with a sociopath. Some therapists are excellent, but others really do not understand the trauma suffered by victims of sociopaths.

http://www.lovefraud.com/12_leavingAsociopath/recovery_from_sociopath_psychopath.html "

" Everyone is so happy to excuse her behavior with the "mental Illness" excuse, and think she needs "help"... Well Duh to a point. Obviously she has issues, but who doesn't the difference is we deal with them. If we excuse this then we should open the jails and let everyone go, because they all have issues too.....

But more importantly, if she is so mentally ill and needs so much help, why on earth does she still have custody of her daughter. She should also be charged with child abuse and mental cruelty. But lets protect the child from any further abuse and remove her from this crazy womans care. "

" It sounds like she is writing a script for a movie that would be viewed on Lifetime. It takes a good actress to pull this off even if there mental issues involved. Hopefully she will get the help she deserves as well as help for her daughter. The daughter is the victim in this issue "

" is being a good liar a mental illness. I knew her growing up, she was just like every other teenager. But she obiously wanted some attention she wasnt getting elsewhere. And started this sad horrible lie. She's a liar, not mentally ill. "