CONFESSIONSWITH KEITH MUOKI

Family

I Pretended to Be Dead for Insurance Money

Published 9/7/2026

My business was failing. I was $200,000 in debt. I faked my own death in a hiking accident. My wife collected the insurance. I watched my own funeral from a hotel room three blocks away. I saw my daughter cry over an empty casket. I saw my mother collapse. It has been two years. I live in another country now. My wife knows. She visits me twice a year. We never talk about it. My daughter thinks I am dead. She posts about missing her dad on Instagram. I like every post from a fake account.
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