NYC ‘Roblox’ widow who claimed male escort scammed her out of $6M reveals disturbing details about family

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-23 · by Peter Senzamici
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Marianne Flippo, 49, who alleges that Greggory Starr scammed her out of $6 million after the suicide of her husband, revealed during a legal meeting that her father-in-law was James Michael Flippo, an infamous murderer. During the July 7 confrontation in her lawyer Larry Hutcher’s office, Flippo disclosed that her father-in-law had killed his wife Cheryl in 1996 and had previously threatened to kill her as well.
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Story summary

Marianne Flippo, 49, accused Greggory Starr of scamming her out of $6 million following the suicide of her wealthy Roblox programmer husband. In a July 7 meeting with her attorney Larry Hutcher and Starr in Manhattan Supreme Court, Flippo revealed that her father-in-law was James Michael Flippo, an infamous West Virginia pastor who murdered his wife Cheryl in 1996. Flippo also claimed that her father-in-law threatened to kill her. The revelation emerged from audio transcripts filed with the court as part of ongoing legal proceedings.

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Claims extracted
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claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
33%
4 of 12 hedged
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Crime & Law
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Story

📰 Roblox Widow Scam Details
Crime & Law · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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“While both articles discuss Marianne Flippo's lawsuit against Gregg Starr for $6 million, Article B covers new details about a confrontation with her lawyer and revelations about her family, which is not mentioned in Article A.”

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Peter Senzamici
10 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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🔮 “I have serious concerns about how this was handled,” she told The Post in an interview, claiming that no teacher or school official appeared concerned when Orr would remove her from math class weekly to rape her in an empty room down the hall.
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Topics

Manhattan Supreme Court Morning Report Roblox West Point West Virginia

Subjects

Flippo PERSON · 4× Roblox ORG · 2× Starr PERSON · 2× Cheryl PERSON · 1× Greggory Starr PERSON · 1× James Michael Flippo PERSON · 1× Larry Hutcher PERSON · 1× Manhattan Supreme Court ORG · 1× Marianne Flippo PERSON · 1× West Virginia GPE · 1×

Narrative

Marianne Flippo, 49 — who accuses silver-haired Greggory Starr of milking her out of millions following the suicide of her wealthy Roblox programmer husband — made the wild disclosure while arguing with her attorney, audio transcripts filed in Manhattan Supreme Court reveal.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23

Claims (12 extracted, 4 hedged)

The lonely Roblox widow who claimed an icy-eyed gigolo scammed her out of $6 million dropped a jaw-dropping detail during a confrontation in her lawyer’s office — revealing her father-in-law was an infamous wife-murderer, according to a transcript of the meeting. She also claims the in-law threatened to kill her, too. uncertain
law → claim → her
Marianne Flippo, 49 — who accuses silver-haired Greggory Starr of milking her out of millions following the suicide of her wealthy Roblox programmer husband — made the wild disclosure while arguing with her attorney, audio transcripts filed in Manhattan Supreme Court reveal. asserted
transcripts → accuse → Court
“My deceased husband, his father, who’s a pastor of a church… he was a murderer,” Flippo told her attorney, Larry Hutcher, according to the transcript. uncertain
Flippo → ’ → transcript
Turns out her father-in-law was James Michael Flippo, an infamous West Virginia pastor who brutally bludgeoned to death his wife, Cheryl, in a remote state-park cabin back in 1996. asserted
who → turn → 1996
The bombshell relation came out during a July 7 confrontation between Flippo, Starr and Hutcher, the transcript claims. uncertain
transcript → come → Flippo
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
Flippo shot back that she wasn’t afraid of Starr — a West Point and law school grad — because she had survived sleeping under the same roof as a real killer. asserted
she → shoot → killer
“I slept in the same house with him,” Flippo said, according to the court-filed transcript. uncertain
Flippo → sleep → transcript
“He’d already murdered his wife. asserted
He → murder → wife
I had to sleep under the same roof with him and he had already threatened to murder me… asserted
he → have → me
I’m not afraid. asserted
I → ’m → ?
This is a developing story. asserted
This → develop → ?
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