She lived on the street, without asking for money

For 16 long years, Wanda Ritter lived on the street, but she did not beg. Instead, she held a note in her hand, asking passers-by to read it, hoping that one day someone would listen to her. Every morning she would stand in a corner, holding a suitcase filled with papers and cheques never cashed. People thought her was a disturbed woman, disconnected from reality. But his truth was very different.

A suitcase full of ignored evidence

Why did this woman, visibly homeless, carry with her a collection of official documents? Wanda claimed that the government owed him 100,000 dollars. Yet no one believes it, not even social services or other aid agencies. For the majority of passers-by, she was just one street figure among many, talking about debts and injustices that many regarded as delusions.

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