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Did Air Ace Fossett Fake His Death?

Questions surround disappearance

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2008 3:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – Air adventurer Steve Fossett may have faked his own death, reports the tabloid News of the World. No wreckage was ever found after Fossett disappeared last year in a light plane over the Nevada desert. Fossett didn't bother to wear his GPS watch—and he... Read full story »

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