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  • August 2008

    • Kidnap Dad Now 'Of Interest' in Calif. Murder

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 6, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Kidnap Dad Now 'Of Interest' in Calif. Murder

      (Newser) - Los Angeles police have joined officials interrogating accused kidnapper Clark Rockefeller in Boston after declaring him a “person of interest” in the 1985 disappearance of a couple now believed dead. Remains believed to be John Sohus were discovered in 1994, and wife Linda is yet unaccounted-for; authorities think Rockefeller—likely an alias—may be the mysterious guest who vanished after they did, the Globe reports. More »

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      California  • crime  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • imposter  • cold cases  • kidnaping

    • 'Rockefeller' Prints Linked to Calif. Murder Case

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 5, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Prints Linked to Calif. Murder Case

      (Newser) - Fingerprints taken from kidnapper dad Clark Rockefeller reveal a connection to a decade-old California murder case, the Boston Globe reports. Prints taken after his arrest Saturday in Baltimore match those on a driver’s license application under another alias—which in turn is on a list of those wanted in connection with the California homicide. More »

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      California  • crime  • kidnapping  • identity theft  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • imposter  • con man

    • 'Rockefeller' Headed Back to Boston on Kidnap Charge

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 4, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Headed Back to Boston on Kidnap Charge

      (Newser) - Clark Rockefeller waived his right to an extradition hearing in Baltimore today, the Boston Herald reports. The blueblood imposter may be arraigned in Boston as early as tomorrow morning, though authorities have until Aug. 15 to transfer him. Rockefeller—likely an alias—faces charges of felony parental kidnapping and assault. He was attempting to start a new life with his 7-year-old daughter. More »

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      crime  • family  • Boston  • child custody  • Baltimore  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • imposter

  • July 2008

    • Imposter Priest Confessor Nabbed at Vatican

      BBC  |  Jul 6, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Imposter Priest Confessor Nabbed at Vatican

      (Newser) - A phony priest was stopped just as he was about to hear confessions in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the BBC reports. The man had on the right clothes and produced valid-looking priestly documents and Vatican ID—"but the expert eye of our personnel didn't need much to sense something strange in his behavior," said a Vatican judge. More »

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      crime  • Vatican  • priest  • confession  • imposter

  • May 2007

    • Phony Student Nabbed at Stanford

      Stanford Daily  |  May 25, 07 10:02 AM CDT

      Phony Student Nabbed at Stanford

      (Newser) - Stanford University officials evicted an 18-year old student  this week after discovering she was not enrolled at the school—despite living in several dorms, buying textbooks, and appearing to study for exams, the Stanford Daily reports. Azia Kim masqueraded as a sophomore majoring in human biology for eight months before a suspicious RA alerted the housing office. More »

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      school  • Stanford University  • college admissions  • Stanford  • imposter

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