4 h. ago Drug lord who faked own death finally caught hiding in European holiday hotspot

Ecuadorian drug lord Wilmer Chavarria, also known as 'Pipo', faked his own death before fleeing to Spain years ago - today he was finally captured

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5 h. ago Ecuadorian drug gang leader captured in Spain years after faking his death

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the capture of one of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers

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5 d. ago Woman who faked own death to avoid court caught on CCTV attending wedding

Amy McAuley, 35, had been due to stand trial on charges of theft and attempted deception after she faked her own death in an attempt to avoid criminal charges, but was caught out

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1 week ago American rapist who faked his own death to avoid charges attacks victims in sick courtroom outburst

The American man who faked his own death and fled to Scotland under a false identity to avoid jail has officially been sentenced to two prison terms for rape.

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1 week ago Fugitive Nicholas Rossi who faked his own death sentenced to ten years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, who faked his own death and fled to Scotland, has been found guilty of raping another women in Utah in 2008.

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2 w. ago A fatal drop: what do we know about the drug, 500 times stronger than heroin, taking Australian lives?

Only a few years after first being detected in Australia, nitazenes have been found in everything from vapes to fake heroin – and the death toll is rising. What can be done about it?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the middle of winter last year, in a unit in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Carly Morse, Thomas Vale, Michael Hodgkinson and Abdul El Sayed used a rolled-up bank note to inhale cocaine. About 3am on 24 June 2024, all four likely become unresponsive.El Sayed’s uncle, Cory Lewis, became concerned late the following night when his nephew, who had been living with him, did not return home.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A fatal drop: what do we know about the drugs, 500 times stronger than heroin, taking Australian lives?

Only a few years after first being detected in Australia, nitazenes have been found in everything from vapes to fake heroin – and the death toll is risingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the middle of winter last year, in a unit in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Carly Morse, Thomas Vale, Michael Hodgkinson and Abdul El Sayed used a rolled-up bank note to inhale cocaine. About 3am on 24 June 2024, all four likely became unresponsive.El Sayed’s uncle, Cory Lewis, became concerned late the following night when his nephew, who had been living with him, did not return home.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scots teacher 'faked her own death' as part of elaborate cancer con

A Scottish teacher faked her own death in an elaborate two-year cancer fraud during which she claimed to have her lung removed and leg amputated

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2 w. ago Britain's cruellest teacher... she was struck off after she faked terminal cancer, a wedding and her own death

A teacher has been struck off after falsely claiming to have cancer as part of an extraordinary web of lies that ended with her faking her own death.

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2 w. ago Fake baby scandal takes dark new turn as accused woman goes into hiding

The world has been gripped on the ongoing story of how a woman had secretly faked a pregnancy, birth and death of her baby, but now the woman at the centre of the drama has fled her home

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot shuts down ‘fake news’ report of her death and shares health update

False reports emerged online that the legendary French actor had died following a serious illness

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3 w. ago Brigitte Bardot shuts down ‘fake news’ reports of her death and shares health update

False reports emerged online that the legendary French actor had died following a serious illness

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3 w. ago Dad fakes own death just to see how many would turn up to his funeral

Mohan Lal, 74, faked his own death and lay in a coffin as his body was carried towards a crematorium in the village of Konchi in India's Gaya district to see who would show up

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3 w. ago Nicholas Rossi: US fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland jailed for rape

One victim said Rossi had left a “trail of fear, pain and destruction” behind him.

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3 w. ago 'Rapist who faked his death using obituary and fled US is jailed for five years'

Nicholas Rossi, who is also known as Nicholas Alahverdian, was jailed for five years on Monday after he was convicted of raping two women in 2008

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3 w. ago American man Nicholas Rossi who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges is jailed

Nicholas Rossi (pictured), 38, from the US state of Rhode Island, has been sentenced to at least five years behind bars for raping two women in northern Utah in 2008.

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3 w. ago Imposter Nicholas Rossi jailed at last after fleeing justice to Scotland and faking his death

Nicholas Rossi has been jailed on rape charges stemming back 17 years, after he faked his own death and started a new life in Scotland

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3 w. ago US man accused of faking own death after rape conviction gets at least five years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, who fled US, gets first of two sentences after being convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest of at least five years in prison for rape.The sentence handed down Monday for Nicholas Rossi, 38, was the first of two he faces after being convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November for the second conviction. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fugitive double rapist Nicholas Rossi who faked death and fled to Scotland to avoid justice has been JAILED

FUGITIVE serial sex attacker Nicholas Rossi who faked his own death and fled to Scotland has been jailed for five-years to life. Rossi was sentenced today over the first of two sex convictions in Utah. A Salt Lake County jury found him guilty of a 2008 rape after a three-day trial in August His accuser...

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3 w. ago Man who appeared to fake his death and flee to the UK faces sentencing for Utah rape

A U.S. man who authorities say faked his death and fled to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges is scheduled to be sentenced in Utah on Monday

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