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Bail set at $100,000 for woman charged in hoax.

The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO)

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Byline: John L. Petterson

TOPEKA, Kan. _ Donna L. Walker, charged in an apparent hoax that devastated the parents of a missing Indiana girl, sat shackled in a Shawnee County courtroom Friday.

In her first court appearance since she surrendered Thursday in Topeka, Walker, dressed in a navy blue jail jumpsuit, listened quietly as a Shawnee County judge set her bail at $100,000.

Her attorney requested a lower bond, saying Walker was on medical disability and had surrendered voluntarily. District Judge Thomas Conklin refused.

"It's my understanding she's moved around a lot," Conklin said. "In my opinion ... she's a flight risk."

Billy Rork, Walker's…

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