Tania Head: The 9/11 Faker
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Alicia Esteve Head is a Spanish woman who claimed to be a survivor of the World Trade Center September 11 attacks under the name Tania Head.
She joined the support group World Trade Center Survivors' Network. She later became a spokesperson and president of the group and was regularly mentioned in media reports of the attacks.
In 2007 it was learned her story was fabricated. Head was not in the building at the time of the attacks and had traveled to the United States for the first time in 2003.
Once discovered she allegedly disappeared but apparently resurfaced in 2010 at the White Plains, NY memorial, this time in the role of Ester DiNardo, a supposed victim's mother.
This story breaks my heart, for the real survivors of 9/11 and what she must have taken from them by trying to be famous. I find it gut wrenching that no criminal charges could be made against her. Just a very terrible and sad story
I just watched this documentary. What a pathetic woman..... and apparently a smart one too. This documentary was heartbreaking. I feel sorry for all involved. The victims and the survivors. Although Ms. Head didn't steal anything, she should be in jail for her deception. She was smart. Too bad she couldn't put her talents to better use.
What a sad pathetic person she is. I just started watching her documentary. She really does disgust me. Very narrcisvit
I find her to be the biggest POS on the planet. Her lies upon lies to people who actually were survivors of such a horrible incident is disgusting. It’s fraud. She should have been charged and arrested and thrown in jail. What a f***ing nutcase to run a survivors support group and absorb everyone’s trauma and live her lies. Burn in Hell.
She should be arrested. Lying fake fraud... a lot of people actually died that day, and went through hell and she goes and takes advantage of it. Smh.
9/11 it's a complex of lies.
Wanting attention isn't a crime. Wanting affection isn't a crime. Wanting them at the expense of others, however....I can see where she did things that helped the Survivors who were ignored for so long, but if she'd done it in an honest way, the outcome is questionable. No matter how you look at this, it's a pitiable situation, mainly because it took a liar to get help for a group of people who endured unimaginable horror, then were overlooked and shunted aside for far too long. I hope that wherever she is, she gets the help she so badly needs for her own problems, and I would like to help the survivors in any way I can; they are the real story, the real heroes of this mess, the people who have memories of hell they can never lose.
What can you do if you know someone who is lying about surviving the WTC?
I have to feel sorry for this woman who has such low self-esteem that she feels she had to lie about being a 9/11 victim so she could feel special. This woman shows evidence of being a sociopath or perhaps suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. She did this to fit in somewhere, to feel admired and loved and useful. She absolutely needs help in the form of therapy. To fake being a victim of this tragedy is a tragedy in itself. I know the true survivors must be angry and insulted by someone pretending to have endured the same suffering as they did but she really deserves to be pitied but not necessarily forgiven.
This fat liar deserves death or assisted suicide. J they need to pay for their crimes. Why was she not arrested by the police ? and left free to leave the country ? this is corruption and help from J ruled deep state authorities.
I must commend those who have expressed the willingness to "forgive and forget" and has pointed out "the good" Tania has done for 911 survivors. It is encouraging to see such kindness though misplaced.
At first I too was confused when it came to her motives, but after watching both docs again and reading the book as well as watching interviews of psychologists and therapists specializing in treating patients who exhibit such behavior the confusion was replaced with understanding and anger. Why anger some might ask? Take a closer look at other survivor's experiences with Tania. You should notice a common thread in all of her interactions with "fellow survivors." Control is the key word here. The book goes into more detail, giving the reader an idea of Tania's manipulative, domineering, attention getting actions that undermined the very reason for the creation of a much needed support group. You will notice several survivors in both docs expressing how there were times that Tania's actions were suspicious but did nothing. Fear of being thrown out of the support group was the reason for their silence. One of the most damaging episodes involving the president of the survivors group was her nasty habit of telling everyone that so and so is a fake they were liars seeking out attention therefore that person doesn't belong. She did this to at least half a dozen people. Can you imagine? She turned away persons suffering emotional trauma simply because they rubbed her the wrong way. In one case the person recognized Dave's photo on Tania's shirt because she had worked with him. Within days she was an outcast of course for Tania knew if she allowed this person to stay a member her secret would be discovered.
Besides the additional trauma Tania Head inflicted on the 911 survivors there is the organization itself. The reputation of a nonprofit organization is it's lifeblood it's heart and soul. If that is damaged in all likely hood it won't survive. Even though it thankfully beat those odds a lot of work was ahead for all members and they knew it. I strongly encourage one and all to watch the other documentary and read the book "The Woman Who Wasn't There." Keep in mind those who abuse their loved ones will often times bind their victims with words of love and acts of kindness so that they don't leave. There is a strong possibility our Ms. Head will find another support group to exploit for her demented purposes.
She should be deported.
This was an amazing, well put together documentary. What a crazy story
It's too perfect, a fake victim to go with the fake attackers. The only thing that is real is the controlled demolition of the three buildings.
What a sad, pathetic, insecure person she is. I also saw the other documentary "The Woman Who Wasn't There", and that one has interviews with Tania and she gushes on and on about her "fiance" Dave and how he proposed, and how they married in Hawaii, and so on. An unattractive woman who will do anything for attention, and why not throw in a love story that would NEVER happen for her to top it off. Truly pathetic.
I started growing suspicious when she said there was this person who was actually going to marry her... just saying
She would've lied saying the lawyer advised her not to do the interview after being caught out, she couldn't face the embarrassment . She's so pathetic.
The sad thing is - through the lie, she is becoming even more famous. Or maybe that should be infamous.
Wow, she's a scum bag for that one. Sounds like a s*itty comedy, it would have been okay of she had cried, and apologized, admitted she was a scumb bag, and told everyone the real sufferers of 9/11 deserved better and that she still wanted to help the foundation. Instead she just proved all she cared about was the identity. She sounds lonely.
Tania Head was in Orange Park, Florida, two or three months ago. There is no mistaking her for any one else. Her features are very distinctive. She was having dinner in a Golden Corral Restaurant. She was wearing scrubs, and was very aware of my sneaking peeks at her, although I tried not to.
Oh boy, someone makes a documentary about one nutjob and a million more come out of the woodworks with their assinign insane ramblings about 9/11 being an inside job. They're just as insane as "Tania" is!
Tania Head needs an exorcism
Thank you for making this documentary available for online viewing. I tried to buy a copy of "The Woman who Wasn't there" but it is not available in Canada. This film covered the story well. Thanks again.
Inside Job
Tania did not commit suicide in 2008. I just finished reading "The Woman Who Wasn't There" and the author/filmmaker, Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr. states he ran into Tania in New York City on 12/20/10 and again on 7/14/11. The first time she screamed at him when he taped her on the shoulder and said "Tania." The second time he passed her and her mother on the street. He followed them and when Tania finally realized he was filming her she chased him, trying to get his camera. The book is facinating and hard to put down until the end. I hope all of the survivors of the 9/11 tragedy are doing well.