She chronicled her struggle with cancer. Her husband said it was all made up.

Alexandra Romine Thomas built a reputation as a brave cancer warrior who chronicled her struggles online and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for her treatment.

But serious questions are emerging about the accuracy of her story.

Her husband filed for an annulment this month, accusing her of fabricating a cancer diagnosis.

A podcast that dropped this week alleges that Thomas, a 34-year-old Howard County resident known as Lexi, created an elaborate ruse to convince her family, friends and many supporters that she was undergoing experimental treatments.

Gavin Hannan alleges that he learned last year that his wife “did not, and never did, have cancer,” according to the annulment filing. “The doctors that Defendant [Thomas] claimed had saved her life, and treated her for years, have no record of her ever being a patient.”

Hannan first learned of the allegations against his wife in August 2025 when he was contacted by an investigative reporter, according to court documents.

That reporter, Nancy Moscatiello, is the co-creator of a podcast about Thomas, “The Lexi Con,” which released its first episodes Monday. Moscatiello and collaborator Scott Eldridge also created “Scamanda,” a podcast and documentary delving into allegations that a West Coast woman faked cancer.

Howard County Police spokesperson Lori Boone said in an email that police were aware of the allegations against Thomas and were “looking into them.”

Thomas did not immediately reply to an email sent to the address on her social media page or to a phone message left at her parents’ home. No attorney is listed for her in court records. Hannan also did not reply to a request for comment directed to his attorneys.

In a phone interview, Moscatiello and Eldridge said they spent three years investigating Thomas’ case. A tipster contacted them about Thomas after the release of “Scamanda.”

“It’s a story of betrayal. It goes deep into a marriage, into a family,” Eldridge said of the allegations against Thomas.

The podcast creators said they made many attempts to contact Thomas but never received a reply. People who identify themselves as Thomas’ sister, brother-in-law and former friends allege years of deception in the podcast’s first two episodes.

Moscatiello said they anticipate releasing at least five more podcast episodes, as well as several debriefings, and continue to receive new tips about Thomas.

“The trail of destruction is far deeper than anyone realizes,” she said.

In a blog and social media posts, Thomas chronicled a yearslong battle with cancer, detailing the uncertainty and anxiety of dealing with cancer as a young adult. But the podcast alleges that it was a lie.

The annulment filing makes similar allegations.

According to court records, when Thomas and Hannan met in 2017, she said she suffered from a rare blood cancer and was the sole survivor of a clinical trial in which 21 others had died.

Thomas told Hannan she had developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from the treatment and was taking part in a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health, the records allege.

She claimed that the clinical trial prevented friends or family from accompanying patients during treatment, according to the filing. Thomas would leave home for several days each month, purportedly to take part in the trial, the filing alleges.

Thomas claimed that more than 80 doctors, including former Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, were part of her care team, according to court documents.

The filing also alleges that Thomas posted doctored photos she had “stolen from other patients on the internet” on social media and that she raised hundreds of thousands of dollars through fundraisers for her “alleged medical bills.”

When asked to explain her actions, Thomas “claimed to be suicidal and required hospitalization,” Hannan asserts in the filing. Thomas later said she suffered from “conversion delusion disorder” — which is not a medical diagnosis — the documents allege.

Thomas’ cancer blog, Romans 8:28, has been taken down, but portions are still available through the Wayback Machine internet archive. The title references a Bible verse that states, “And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good.”

In an entry from Thanksgiving Day 2014, Thomas details kidney damage and weighs options for her next round of chemotherapy while thanking supporters.

“I am so lucky to have so many people who love and care about me, and who will do anything they can to make this journey at all easier for me,” she writes. “I have so many people who put me before themselves anytime I need them.”

Thomas’ Facebook fashion page, Life Styled by Lexi, is still accessible, although it has not been updated since 2022. Posts include photos of Thomas modeling fashions, with the hashtag #AmazonAffiliate, which indicates that the poster receives a small commission on sales.

Other posts are meditations on living with cancer. “Unplanned evenings spent in the hospital are one of my least favorite things- but the way the light overtook the darkness last night reminded me that there is always light to be found,” she wrote in one.

In the annulment filing, Hannan states that the couple maintained separate finances, per Thomas’ request. He requests that the title of the southern Howard County home the couple purchased for $640,000 in 2022 be transferred to him or that the home be sold and the proceeds be split evenly.

Hannan also requests that the court issue a divorce if it does not approve an annulment.

“The woman that Plaintiff believed he married simply did not exist,” the filing states.