Was human trafficking expert, Bill Hillar a fraud? Speaking at The Mill Casino last month, Hillar, claimed to have been the inspiration for the move Taken, claiming his own daughter was sold into slavery in 1988. None of it is true.
Students attending a lecture at the Monterey Institute of International Studies detected inconsistencies in his story and discovered Hillar, who claimed he was in Special Forces, misrepresented his service to our country.
When the students researched the movie’s writer they say they learned TAKEN was based on a Paris police officer. Bill Hillar wasn’t mentioned.
The movie inconsistency wasn’t the only thing that caused Hubbs and a handful of students to start researching Hillar’s claims.
Hubbs, a former Marine vet, said what bothered him the most were the stories about Hillar being high atop the army’s chain of command.
“He specifically said I’m retired army colonel, special forces, Delta Force took part in all these operations,” saiod Hubbs.
Hubbs tracked down documentation that shows Hillar was in the Coast Guard reserves, but there is no record of him in the army or any type of special forces.
According to The World, 85 people attended the lecture for Zonta of the Coos Bay Area’s Human Trafficking Conference duping sympathetic citizens and police alike. Hillar’s claims were printed as fact in The World newspaper.
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UPDATE:Hillar also claimed a PhD in Health Education at the University of Oregon where he has been teaching for seven years. The University says he was never awarded the degree.
