Melissa Huckaby was accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a neighbor girl, has been described both as a 28-year-old Sunday school teacher and single mother of a 5-year-old.

A woman with the same name who lives more than 10 miles away is also a 28-year-old Sunday school teacher and single mother of a 5-year-old.

The improbable similarities have created predictable confusion.

News crews keep calling or approaching Melissa Huckaby of Manteca looking for the woman accused of killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu. A lot of people posted threatening messages on her MySpace page and that the misidentified Huckaby canceled her account.

“I get death threats all the time,” Manteca’s Huckaby told the Tracy Press. “I’ve had news vans at my house. My picture has been all over the media. I’m honestly scared for my safety.”

“All it takes is for one person to take matters into their own hands,” Cyndi Huckaby told the Press, of the unfortunate coincidences between her daughter and Sandra’s real alleged killer. “All of a sudden our lives are turned around. And it’s not our fault.”

Huckaby, the murder suspect, is being detained without bail at a San Joaquin County jail.

“So everyone in my life knows about the mix-up,” she told the Press. “I just want everyone else in the country to know.”

(from foxnews)

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