[Poster note - there is a video stream available at the same page which has a news segment which has more info on this situation as well]


Posted at: 02/28/2008 11:00:25 AM
By: Nicole Muehlhausen, Web Producer
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Who is Alianiss Nunez Morales?


5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned the real name of the van driver, responsible for a fatal crash that killed four children in Cottonwood.

Investigators said the woman lied for nearly a week about her name, age, and where she's from.

The woman claimed to be 23-year-old Alianiss Nunez Morales from Mexico. Investigators tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS her real identity is Olga Franco; a 24-year-old from Guatemala.

Two state ID cards were issued to her, using the Morales name. In 2005, Morales was five-feet five-inches tall and 140 pounds. The next year, a woman with the same name and birthdate was issued another ID. But this time, the woman was four inches short and 25 pounds lighter.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS checked Minnesota and surrounding state records and found that Franco does not exist. However, our investigation found the real Alianiss Nunez Morales.

She is an American citizen, born in Puerto Rico. She is a single mother, attending school, and lives in Connecticut.

The real Morales has a clean criminal record and was unaware Franco was using her identity in Minnesota.


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