The validity of the claims of the so-called "Craigslist killer," Miranda Barbour, are coming under scrutiny after police were unable to verify any of Barbour's claims, leading some to believe that one of this country's most prolific serial killers is really just perpetuating a hoax!

According to CNN, the doubts began to get raised when Barbour, 19, claimed to have killed "more than 22, but less than 100" victims over the course of six years, and her victims were located in states ranging from Alaska to North Carolina. Alaskan authorities were unable to tie any of their unsolved homicides to either Barbour or her husband, 22-year-old Elytte Barbour. "At this time the Alaska State Troopers are not aware of any information -- beyond Barbour's comments quoted in the press -- or evidence that would implicate Barbour with a homicide committed in Alaska," a statement from the Alaska State Troopers said.

Furthermore, according to ABC News, Barbour's claims were immediately deemed suspect because she claimed to be part of a "satanic cult" (which would immediately raise ire in a typically-conservative town) that engaged in killings over the course of the six years... which would mean that she would have had to kill one person, every other week, for six years... and leave absolutely no evidence behind in the process. In this day and age of DNA and other forensic evidence, that seems not only implausible, it seems laughable.

Finally, according to experts consulted by ABC News, female serial killers are extremely rare, and they are even less likely to be as young as Barbour. (Serial killers are predominantely white males, statistically speaking.)

The Barbours are, however, definitely being charged with the murder of Troy LaFerrara, whom they found off a Craigslist ad. Allegedly, they lured him to their house from the ad, repeatedly stabbed him, and dumped his body in their yard.