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'Rockefeller' Forged New Phony Life

Kidnap dad created yet another identity in Baltimore: cops

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 4, 2008 4:21 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Bogus blueblood Clark Rockefeller, who went on the lam after abducting his 7-year-old daughter during a custody dispute, was creating a new identity in Baltimore when he was arrested Saturday, reports the Boston Herald. He was using the name Chip Smith or sometimes Clark Rock, and had already been building the foundations of his new life for two years, according to investigators.

“The way he operates, I’m sure he would have started a new life in high-society circles and probably become an upstanding Baltimore citizen," said a police spokesman. Rockefeller, who passed himself off as a member of the famous family, has had several identities, according to investigators, who still aren't certain who he is. His daughter was recovered unharmed and returned to her mom, who lives in London.

FBI agents raid the home of Clark Rockefeller in Baltimore. Md.
FBI agents raid the home of Clark Rockefeller in Baltimore. Md.   (AP Photo/Baltimore Sun, Patrick Smith)
Reigh Boss, the 7-year-old child recovered from her father, Clark Rockefeller, after a wek long hunt by police and FBI.
Reigh Boss, the 7-year-old child recovered from her father, Clark Rockefeller, after a wek long hunt by police and FBI.   (AP Photo/Boston Police Department)
Clark Rockefeller, the man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend.
Clark Rockefeller, the man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend.   (AP Photo/Boston Police Department)
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