Secrets in the smoky mountains dateline4/16/2023 ![]() ![]() In each picture, Bob was in a different position. Martha Ann’s son found pictures of his step-father, Bob, dead in a chair. And then one day, Martha Ann’s son made a surprise discovery on her computer. Martha Ann and Charles both ended up behind bars and their criminal history was over. Other veterans came forward and said he was lying because what he was describing was not what happened as they were there. Over six years, the two defrauded the federal government of nearly $800,000 dollars until Chuck told one war story too many. They used a wheelchair or a cane to make it appear they had physical injuries as well. Martha Ann and Chuck both faked permanent injuries and had this whole scam going at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Chuck had been in the military but he never saw a day of combat. And Chuck doesn’t have PTSD, he was faking it for the veteran benefits. Martha Ann took on the role of a veteran pretending to be a Purple Heart recipient and claimed she earned it after the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. They didn’t even look like the same people when they started their new careers as fraudsters. Five months later, Martha and Chuck got married and embarked on a new life with a whole new look. Everything pointed to a tragic suicide and Martha Ann leaned harder on her friend Chuck. Chuck appeared distraught after finding his friend as did the sobbing Martha Ann after she found out. Chuck found his friend dead in his chair with an empty pill bottle in one hand and a 38 revolver in the other hand. On May 15, 2006, Chuck said he discovered Bob dead after another accidental overdose on his medications. ![]() When she got to the hospital, she claimed Bob was always messing up his medications. ![]() Martha often told Chuck things would be better if Bob went away. One night, Martha claimed to find Bob barely conscious after he had taken an accidental overdose of his medications for PTSD. They fell in love and soon Bob was looking increasingly like a troubled third wheel. Martha Ann and Chuck frequently got together in Bob’s home. Over the course of time, Martha Ann quickly warmed up to Chuck, the “military hero.” Their relationship blossomed beyond a friendship over time and Bob was never aware of their ongoing affair. Chuck said he had seen combat as well and was also awarded the Purple Heart. In the meantime, Bob was grateful for his friend and fellow veteran Charles Kaczmarczyk because he understood what Bob was going through. Bob would often take the wrong dose so Martha Ann decided it was time for her to take control. Bob went through some very traumatic combat experiences and was on strong medications. Bob was a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient who was also diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Bob suffered with severe stress after years of working as a detective and his time in the Marines. The two decided to move away from the fast paced life in Florida and settled in Tellico Plains, Tennessee which is nestled in the Smoky Mountains. They fell in love later in life and Bob decided to take an early retirement from his job. Martha was a secretary and Bob was a detective. Robert ‘Bob’ McClancy, 47, and Martha Ann McClancy worked in the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department in Florida. “Monroe County judge calls crime the most evil he’s seen.” Robert ‘Bob’ McClancy, US Marine Corps Veteran ![]()
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