Sandy Hook Victims not listed in Social Security Death Index SSDI - DEBUNKED

Sandy Hook "Children not listed in the Social Security Death Index" SSDI - DEBUNKED.

*Special Update*  Sandy Hook Facts has acquired the official raw Social Security Death Index files!

The Hoaxers claim the Sandy Hook Victims are not listed in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) as one of their main "proofs" the massacre was a "hoax".

The hoaxers are doing what they do; they are hoaxing; the victims are listed is the SSDI.

This hoaxer claim was debunked by Sandy Hook Facts last year, debunking Jim Fetzer, James Tracy, and Wolfgang Halbig's  fictional, contrived, tripe. "Nobody Died at Sandy Hook"
http://sandyhookanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/12/jim-fetzers-nobody-died-at-sandy-hook.html

The SSDI is the official government index of deaths in the USA and is publicly available for a fee and application to "subscribers". Genealogy websites pay the fee and jump through the "subscriber" hoops to get access and then make that information to the public, usually for a fee.

It needs to be said that the index is notorious for errors and delays in updating and the list is updated often.  Subscribers who offer it for a fee must pay for the updates each time.

How this Hoax Works
Hoaxers accomplished their manipulation of the truth by simply checking the listing before the 2012 deaths were added to the public listing.   By law, names are not on the public SSDI until three years after the death.  The three year delay is to prevent identity fraud.

Since the deaths from the shooting happened in 2012, the listings were first available in 2015.  All the hoaxers had to do was search it before then; then run around pretending their fake search means no deaths occurred.  Devious right? And yes, the hoaxers always forget to tell their hoaxer flock that the records could not be released before 2015.

The Hoaxers
The main purveyors of this false claims are two professors who changed their professions from educators to hoaxer liars and propagandists, Jim Fetzer and Maria Hsia Chang (aka Dr. Eowyn).  

The book claim is as follows

"What if I were to tell you that the Death Master File does NOT contain the SSDIs for any of Adam Lanza’s victims?"  -- "Dr Eowyn"

The book claims of the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) :

You are invited to search all of these records for the putative ‘victims’ of the Sandy Hook massacre. The children should all be 6 to 7 years old (“born” 2005-2006), and should have “died” in 2012. The adult “victims” appear in the appendix.

I did just that and can verify the claim that none of Adam Lanza’s victims is in Social Security’s Death Master File.

In December 2015, after the three year wait period, Sandy Hook Facts accepted Jim Fetzer's challenge and searched the index via Ancestory.com.  The result? The hoaxers were soundly debunked.

Goal Post Moved

While the hoaxers used geneolgy websites for their proof, they didn't like it when I used them to debunk them.  So they  moved the goal post declaring that the online geneology sites were "tampered" with and we needed to search the Raw Data.  Apparently, they thought Sandy Hook Facts would not get a copy.  Well...



SSDI Raw Data - Update - Sandy Hook Facts has acquired the actual Raw SSDI Death Master Index files (May 2013 release). There are 3 delimited text files that are about 2.8 gigs each.  Search  Results are included below, added to the previous inquiry through Geneaology.com.   

The official file contains the social security number of decedents.  While the victim's social security number is now public record, I will redact it for privacy purposes with this blog  (exception: Adam Lanza and Nancy Lanza Social Security Death Index listing).

The SSN's debunk any claim that the victims did not have a SSN.
Each index is in Social Security Number order with file 1 being the lowest Social Security number and file 3, the highest numbers.

A note on the search results.  
Ancestory.com lists every victim returned with their listing in the Connecticut's Death Index file.   Each Connecticut Index was substantially similar to this:

I did not include most Connecticut Death Index listings as the hoaxers claim is regarding the Federal listing.

The analysis below will be of the U.S. Social Security Death Index as listed in December 2015 at Ancestory.com and the May 2013 SSDI Raw Data files,

The hoaxer claim is listed first.  SandyHookFacts search results are listed as "Debunked" and "Raw Data".

See the research by clicking below.


Death Certificate Proves to SSDI
Each Sandy Hook victim returned with a "P" next to their date of death. This indicates the Social Security office confirmed there is proof of death via Death Certificate.


Summary of findings
The search of Ancestory.com's master file in December 2015 returned a result for every victim in the Connecticut listing. The SSDI listing returned all victims except Anna Marquez Green.  The search of the May 2013 raw data returned results for every victim except Anna Marquez Green.

Here are screen shots of the search results:

Charlotte H Bacon

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim: Charlotte Bacon: DMF has 36 individuals named Charlotte Bacon, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Charlotte Bacon.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index 

Daniel G Barden

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

2. Daniel Barden: DMF has 6 individuals named Daniel or Danny Barden, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Daniel Barden.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

 Olivia R Engel

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

3. Olivia Engel: DMF has one Olivia Engel, but she was born on May 18, 1905.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Josephine G. Gay

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

4. Josephine Gay: DMF has 29 Josephine Gay, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Josephine Gay.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Anna Marquez Green

Anna Marquez Green

Fetzer and Eowyn's claim:

5. Anna Marquez Greene: DMF has 21 Anna Marquez, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Anna Marquez.

Search Results:

Presently unable to locate in SSDI or the Raw Data file. Connecticut Death Index entry:

Dylan C Hockley

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

Dylan Hockley: DMF has no one named Dylan Hockley.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Madeline F Hsu

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim::

7. Madeline Hsu: DMF has no one named Madeline Hsu. The closest, an individual named M. Hsu, was born on Oct. 27, 1940.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Catherine V Hubbard

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

8. Catherine Hubbard: DMF has 68 individuals named Catherine Hubbard, none of whom is the Sandy Hook Catherine Hubbard.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Chase M Kowalski

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

9. Chase Kowalski: DMF has no one named Chase Kowalski. The closest, Chas Kowalski, was born on April 10, 1900.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Jesse M Lewis

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

10. Jesse Lewis: DMF has 565 individuals named Jess or Jesse Lewis, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Jesse Lewis.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

James Mattioli

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

11. James Mattioli: DMF has no one named James Mattioli.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Grace A Mcdonnell

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

12. Grace McDonnell: DMF has 38 individuals named Grace or Gracie McDonnell, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Grace McDonnell.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

 Raw Data from the Death Index:

Emilie A. Parker

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

13. Emilie Parker: DMF has 12 individuals named Emilie, Emilia, or Emiline Parker, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Emilie Parker.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Jack A. Pinto

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

14. Jack Pinto: DMF has 12 individuals named Jack or Jacob Pinto, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Jack Pinto.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Noah S Pozner

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

15. Noah Pozner: DMF has no one named Noah Pozner.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Caroline P Previdi

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

16. Caroline Previdi: DMF has no one named Caroline Previdi.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Jessica A Rekos

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

17. Jessica Rekos: DMF has no one named Jessica Rekos.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Avielle R Richman

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

18. Avielle Richman: DMF has 5 individuals with a first name that begins with the alphabet A and a last name of Richman, none of whom is Avielle Richman.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Benjamin A Wheeler

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

19. Benjamin Wheeler: DMF has 206 individuals named Benjamin (or Benjamine, Benjemin, Benj, Benji) Wheeler, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Benjamin Wheeler.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Allison Wyatt

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

20. Allison Wyatt: DMF has 4 individuals named Allison Wyatt, none of whom is Sandy Hook’s Allison Wyatt.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Rachel M Davino


Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

21. Rachel Davino: DMF has no one named Rachel Davino.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Dawn Hochsprung

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

22. Dawn Hochsprung: DMF has no one named Dawn Hochsprung.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Ann Marie Murphy

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

23. Ann Marie Murphy: DMF has 11 individuals named Ann (or Anna) Murphy, 4 of whom are named Ann Marie Murphy, but none of them is Sandy Hook’s Ann Marie Murphy.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Lauren G Rousseau

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

24. Lauren Russeau: DMF has no one named Lauren Russeau.

Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Aside from the obvious, hoaxers spelled Rousseau's name wrong, here goes:

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Mary J Sherlach

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

25. Mary Sherlach: DMF has two Marian Sherlach, but none named Mary Sherlach.


Jim Fetzer Debunked:

Raw Data from the Death Index:



Victoria G. Soto

Fetzer and Eowyn's false claim:

26. Victoria Soto: DMF has 50 individuals named Victoria Soto. The closest is a Victoria G. Soto who was born about 1985, married in Texas on July 2, 2011, but is not dead.

"Dr. Eowyn" Debunked

Raw Data from the Death Index:

The Lanza's

Both Lanza's were found in the SSDI:

Adam Lanza

Adam Lanza Death Certificate

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Nancy Lanza's CT Indix

Death Certificate

Raw Data from the Death Index:

Note on SSDI Access - 3 Yrs

In late 2013, the U.S. Government passed a regulation limiting access to SSDI for the prior 3 years. Access to the SSDI was limited due to the rampant identity theft of recently deceased persons.

http://www.idtheftcenter.org/ID-Theft-Legislation/important-changes-regarding-access-to-the-death-master-file-for-2014.html

Since three years have passed since the shooting, I decided to search the SSDI database.  Video and image screen caps of  each result were taken.  

Note: You can verify the work by search of the SSDI via a subscription to Ancestory.com.  Anyone can get a free trial subscription to Ancestory.com with access the SSDI.

There are free sites for this as well; however, for research, I felt the most well-known database should be used.

Further, Jim Fetzer's book specifically mentions Ancestory.com as one of the genealogy websites checked.  Therefore, using that site is certainly within the boundaries set by his book. 

Reference - SSDI - Social Security Death Index
A free copy of the May 2013 Social Security Death Index may be found here: 

http://ssdmf.info