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NewsMarch 27, 2015

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A woman accused of masterminding a scheme to kidnap two babies and pass them off as her own is a self-styled business mogul and motivational speaker described on one of her websites as one of the "kindest women you will ever meet."...

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TAMI ABDOLLAH ~ Associated Press

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A woman accused of masterminding a scheme to kidnap two babies and pass them off as her own is a self-styled business mogul and motivational speaker described on one of her websites as one of the "kindest women you will ever meet."

Police, however, painted Giseleangelique Rene D'Milian, 47, as a twisted schemer who was out to convince her married boyfriend she had borne his twins last December while she was out of the country. There is no indication he knew of the plans.

"She fabricated a story and wanted him to believe these children were his. Why? We don't know," Long Beach police Lt. Lloyd Cox said.

A photo on D'Milian's Twitter account carries the caption: "Twins with the man I absolutely love!!!" It was adorned with happy faces blowing heart-shaped kisses.

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D'Milian is shown in glamorous form on a number of websites she apparently operates. She had 271 podcasts on iTunes under the title "Speak Into Existence With Rene Reyes," where she refers to herself as an award-winning ghost songwriter and poet laureate.

She and three others were arrested Wednesday in what police called an "evil" scheme to abduct infants and kill their mothers. The plot led to the abduction and killing of a 3-week-old girl in January after her parents and uncle were shot and wounded in a home invasion. A second woman was attacked in February with a baseball bat in an unsuccessful attempt to steal her 4-month-old son, police said.

There was no hint of violent tendencies on D'Milian's multiple websites and international fan accounts, where she went by Rene Reyes. She advertised herself as the founder of an independent recording label and a professional speaker who has helped multinational corporations improve their operations.

Police said D'Milian told people she had created a not-for-profit charity focusing on 1- to 2-month-old babies in an attempt to find children to kidnap, though there's no evidence one ever existed.

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